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Table 1 Distribution of terms by semantic fields (We searched for all words in Spanish, English, Catalan and Galician, as well as all variations of gender and number and their respective conjugations)

From: Three paradoxes in the approach to educational technology in the education studies of the Spanish universities

Semantic Field

Terms linked to the Semantic Field

Rational

know, reason, reflection, knowledge, information, comprehension, understanding, opinion, thought, analysis, concept

Emotional

emotion, feeling, motivation, attitude, desire, pleasure, empathy, taste, unconscious, subconscious

Information / Knowledge

information, knowledge, concept, comprehension, understanding

Entertainment

entertainment, free-time, leisure, fun, storytelling, story, game, gamification, simulation

Critical linked to knowledge

critical thinking, critical understanding, critical analysis, critical reading, critical interpretation

Critical linked to attitude

critical attitude, critical posture, critical behaviour, critical use, critical commitment

  1. Source: Adapted from Ferrés & Masanet, 2015