Mathematical Abilities of Elementary School Students: a Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the research trends on the mathematical abilities of elementary school students. The analysis focuses on research articles in the field of mathematics education in elementary schools based on the Scopus database from 2003 to 2022. The obtained data is then inputted into the VOSviewer application to obtain a data distribution based on a co-occurrence map. The co-occurrence map is created based on the text data of the mathematics education articles in elementary schools obtained from the Scopus database and analyzed using bibliometric criteria that reveal the structure and characteristics of elementary school students. This study provides evidence of the research trends on the mathematical education of elementary school students based on the mapping of data that emerges in the Scopus database. These research trends are expected to assist researchers in obtaining information on which areas are more needed to plan their future research related to the mathematical abilities of elementary school students.