A topic modelling approach for reviewing research on motor behaviour
Topic modelling is a statistical method which aims to discover the latent structure in large text corpora (Bagheri, Saraee, & De Jong, 2014) and allows researchers to make better informed decisions about the worthiness and timeliness of undertaking further research. However, hardly any topic...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-738182020-09-27T20:22:04Z A topic modelling approach for reviewing research on motor behaviour Ong, Angelyn Hui Sze Adrian Kee Ying Hwa National Institute of Education DRNTU::Science Topic modelling is a statistical method which aims to discover the latent structure in large text corpora (Bagheri, Saraee, & De Jong, 2014) and allows researchers to make better informed decisions about the worthiness and timeliness of undertaking further research. However, hardly any topic modelling has been done for motor behaviour research, which is progressively expanding in volume (Schmidt, Lee, Winstein, Wulf & Zelaznik, 2018). This study sought to establish a bird’s eye view of the topics in motor behaviour research from the past 10 years. It also assessed the relevance of the NTU SSM syllabus by comparing it to the topics found. English Bibliographical records that fit the criteria were downloaded from the Web of Science and analysed in R with R Studio, via the topic modelling approach. 407 terms and 109 collective themes were suggested based on the generated terms. 12 topics had notable links to the SSM syllabus. The suggested terms were further classified into 7 suitable categories. Topic modelling revealed that emphasis of research is placed on neuroscience; how the brain controls movement and conditions that affect the brain. Contrastingly, the SSM syllabus focuses on the application of paradigms and theories to facilitate motor learning and development of motor skills. This study provides a macroscopic view on motor behaviour research from the past decade. Researchers can also easily focus on a specific aspect of this field via the 7 categories, while reviewers of the SSM syllabus can take these topics into account when updating the syllabus. Bachelor of Science (Sport Science and Management) 2018-04-13T05:01:47Z 2018-04-13T05:01:47Z 2018 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73818 en 47 p. application/pdf |
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Topic modelling is a statistical method which aims to discover the latent structure in large text
corpora (Bagheri, Saraee, & De Jong, 2014) and allows researchers to make better informed
decisions about the worthiness and timeliness of undertaking further research. However,
hardly any topic modelling has been done for motor behaviour research, which is
progressively expanding in volume (Schmidt, Lee, Winstein, Wulf & Zelaznik, 2018). This
study sought to establish a bird’s eye view of the topics in motor behaviour research from the
past 10 years. It also assessed the relevance of the NTU SSM syllabus by comparing it to the
topics found. English Bibliographical records that fit the criteria were downloaded from the
Web of Science and analysed in R with R Studio, via the topic modelling approach. 407 terms
and 109 collective themes were suggested based on the generated terms. 12 topics had notable
links to the SSM syllabus. The suggested terms were further classified into 7 suitable
categories. Topic modelling revealed that emphasis of research is placed on neuroscience;
how the brain controls movement and conditions that affect the brain. Contrastingly, the SSM
syllabus focuses on the application of paradigms and theories to facilitate motor learning and
development of motor skills. This study provides a macroscopic view on motor behaviour
research from the past decade. Researchers can also easily focus on a specific aspect of this
field via the 7 categories, while reviewers of the SSM syllabus can take these topics into
account when updating the syllabus. |
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