Research on the Identification and Awakening of the Phenomenon of “Sleeping Beauty” in Educational Technology

Sleeping beauty articles refers to the articles that were not widely recognized at the beginning of publication because of its advance, so they were “sleeping”, and then were suddenly cited in large numbers, which showed as “awakened”. The study of sleeping beauty articles is of great significance to find out the development context of the discipline and promote the development of it. In this study, all the articles since the inception of Computers & Education as the research object, using the BCP nonparametric index to identify the sleeping beauty articles, and analyze the reasons for sleeping and awakening of the identified sleeping beauty articles. It is found that there are great differences in the sleeping beauty articles awakened at different stages; The development of technology is the most direct reason for sleeping beauty articles sleeping and awakening in the field of educational technology; The awakening of sleeping beauty articles is also be affected by the development of relevant teaching theories.