Longitudinal research is needed to investigate changes
Research gap analysis derived from 3 education papers in our local library.
The gap
Longitudinal research is needed to investigate changes in the difficulties teachers face over time.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the future work of the source papers, classified as methodology gap, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 1 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Exploring Chinese EFL teachers’ adoption of generative AI: the roles of social influence and AI-PACK (2026) · Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning · doi
Future longitudinal research is recommended to track how the relationship between pedagogical competence and perceived ease of use evolves as teachers' expertise matures over time.
methodology gapfuture workevidence 4/5Keywords: future longitudinal recommended track relationship pedagogical competence perceived ease evolves teachers expertise matures time - Inclusive Mathematics Teaching in Primary Schools: An Analysis of Challenges and Barriers Faced by Teachers (2026) · International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research · doi
Longitudinal research is needed to investigate changes in the difficulties teachers face over time.
methodology gapfuture workevidence 3/5Keywords: longitudinal needed investigate changes difficulties teachers face time - What are teachers’ perspectives and practices regarding the integration of GenAI tools in pedagogical design and classroom instruction? (2026) · Education and Information Technologies · cited 1× · doi
Findings were collected at one time point; future studies should employ a longitudinal research design to examine whether teachers' perspectives and teaching-learning activities are related to initial enthusiasm of new tools.
methodology gapfuture workevidence 2/5Keywords: collected time point future employ longitudinal design examine whether teachers perspectives teaching learning activities related
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