OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Science Education and Technology is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Examining Science Education in ChatGPT: An Exploratory Study of Generative Artificial Intelligence	184
TechCheck: Development and Validation of an Unplugged Assessment of Computational Thinking in Early Childhood Education	76
Virtual Laboratories in Undergraduate Science and Engineering Courses: a Systematic Review, 2009–2019	51
Transitioning to Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: an Exploration of STEM Teachers’ Views, Successes, and Challenges	45
Student Perceptions Using Augmented Reality and 3D Visualization Technologies in Chemistry Education	44
The Effects of Scientific Self-efficacy and Cognitive Anxiety on Science Engagement with the “Question-Observation-Doing-Explanation” Model during School Disruption in COVID-19 Pandemic	43
Investigating Engagement and Flow with a Placed-Based Immersive Virtual Reality Game	40
Comparison of Machine Learning Performance Using Analytic and Holistic Coding Approaches Across Constructed Response Assessments Aligned to a Science Learning Progression	38
Exploring Differences in Student Learning and Behavior Between Real-life and Virtual Reality Chemistry Laboratories	35
A Meta-Analysis of Machine Learning-Based Science Assessments: Factors Impacting Machine-Human Score Agreements	35
Children’s Emotions in Design-Based Learning: a Systematic Review	34
Practices and Theories: How Can Machine Learning Assist in Innovative Assessment Practices in Science Education	33
Pop-up Questions Within Educational Videos: Effects on Students’ Learning	31
Using Machine Learning to Score Multi-Dimensional Assessments of Chemistry and Physics	30
The Impact of STEM Attitude and Thinking Style on Computational Thinking Determined via Structural Equation Modeling	30
Virtual Reality: a Tool for Preservice Science Teachers to Put Theory into Practice	25
The Effect of a Pedagogical STEAM Model on Students’ Project Competence and Learning Motivation	25
Machine Learning-Enabled Automated Feedback: Supporting Students’ Revision of Scientific Arguments Based on Data Drawn from Simulation	24
Understanding How the Perceived Usefulness of Mobile Technology Impacts Physics Learning Achievement: a Pedagogical Perspective	24
A Combined Strategy of Additive Manufacturing to Support Multidisciplinary Education in Arts, Biology, and Engineering	24
Using Augmented Reality and the Structure–Behavior–Function Model to Teach Lower Secondary School Students about the Human Circulatory System	23
Self-directed Science Learning During COVID-19 and Beyond	22
Using the Social Cognitive Theory Framework to Chart Gender Differences in the Developmental Trajectory of STEM Self-Efficacy in Science and Engineering Students	22
On the Validity of Machine Learning-based Next Generation Science Assessments: A Validity Inferential Network	21
How Does Augmented Observation Facilitate Multimodal Representational Thinking? Applying Deep Learning to Decode Complex Student Construct	20

Investigation of the Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Computational Thinking Skills and their STEM Career Interest and Attitudes Toward Inquiry	20
A Learning Experience in Inquiry-Based Physics with Immersive Virtual Reality: Student Perceptions and an Interaction Effect Between Conceptual Gains and Attitudinal Profiles	20
Bridging the Gap Between Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment in Science Education Research with Machine Learning — A Case for Pretrained Language Models-Based Clustering	20
Student-Generated Stop-Motion Animation in Science Classes: a Systematic Literature Review	18
Combining Machine Learning and Qualitative Methods to Elaborate Students’ Ideas About the Generality of their Model-Based Explanations	18
Motivating Students to Learn STEM via Engaging Flight Simulation Activities	18
Testing the Impact of Novel Assessment Sources and Machine Learning Methods on Predictive Outcome Modeling in Undergraduate Biology	17
Exploring the Effectiveness and Moderators of Augmented Reality on Science Learning: a Meta-analysis	17
Computer-Based Classification of Preservice Physics Teachers’ Written Reflections	15
Automated Scoring of Chinese Grades 7–9 Students’ Competence in Interpreting and Arguing from Evidence	15
Student Self-perception on Digital Literacy in STEM Blended Learning Environments	15
Physics Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Geometric Optics: Revisited Analysis	15
Characterizing Students’ 4C Skills Development During Problem-based Digital Making	15
Teaching Chemistry with Arduino Experiments in a Mixed Virtual-Physical Learning Environment	15
Mining Effective Learning Behaviors in a Web-Based Inquiry Science Environment	14
Choosing Chemistry at Different Education and Career Stages: Chemists, Chemical Engineers, and Teachers	14
Algorithmic Explanations: an Unplugged Instructional Approach to Integrate Science and Computational Thinking	14
STEAM Designed and Enacted: Understanding the Process of Design and Implementation of STEAM Curriculum in an Elementary School	14
The Influence of Online STEM Education Camps on Students’ Self-Efficacy, Computational Thinking, and Task Value	14
Examining the Influence That Professional Development Has on Educators’ Perceptions of Integrated STEM Safety in Makerspaces	14
Computational Modeling of the Effects of the Science Writing Heuristic on Student Critical Thinking in Science Using Machine Learning	13
Exploring the Effect of Augmented Reality on Cognitive Load, Attitude, Spatial Ability, and Stereochemical Perception	13
Science Motivation and Achievement Among Minority Urban High School Students: an Examination of the Flipped Classroom Model	13
An Investigation of University Students and Professionals’ Professional STEM Identity Status	13
Examining the Effectiveness of a Professional Development Program: Integration of Educational Robotics into Science and Mathematics Curricula	13
Web-Based Virtual Lab for Learning Design, Operation, Control, and Optimization of an Anaerobic Digestion Process	12
Relationships between Facial Expressions, Prior Knowledge, and Multiple Representations: a Case of Conceptual Change for Kinematics Instruction	12
Research Trends in Technology-Enhanced Chemistry Learning: A Review of Comparative Research from 2010 to 2019	11
Science Teachers’ Attitudes towards Computational Modeling in the Context of an Inquiry-Based Learning Module	11
How Much Cueing Is Needed in Instructional Animations? The Role of Prior Knowledge	11
Exploring How Role and Background Influence Through Analysis of Spatial Dialogue in Collaborative Problem-Solving Games	11
Affordances of Computational Models for English Learners in Science Instruction: Conceptual Foundation and Initial Inquiry	10
IoT in Project-Based Biology Learning: Students’ Experiences and Skill Development	10
Effects of Wearable Hybrid AR/VR Learning Material on High School Students’ Situational Interest, Engagement, and Learning Performance: the Case of a Physics Laboratory Learning Environment	10
Professional Growth of Novice and Experienced STEM Teachers	10
“It’s Like I’m Really There”: Using VR Experiences for STEM Career Development	10
Comparative Learning Performance and Mental Involvement in Collaborative Inquiry Learning: Three Modalities of Using Virtual Lever Manipulative	10
Pedagogy, Partnership, and Collaboration: A Longitudinal, Empirical Study of Serious Educational Gameplay in Secondary Biology Classrooms	10
Modeling Secondary Students’ Genetics Learning in a Game-Based Environment: Integrating the Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation and Flow Theory	10
Giving Feedback on Peers’ Concept Maps in an Inquiry Learning Context: The Effect of Providing Assessment Criteria	9
Biology Undergraduate Students’ Graphing Practice in Digital Versus Pen and Paper Graphing Environments	9
Beliefs, Self-reported or Performance-Assessed TPACK: What Can Predict the Quality of Technology-Enhanced Biology Lesson Plans?	9
Computational Thinking Integration into Science Classrooms: Example of Digestive System	9
Rising to the Challenge: The Effect of Individual and Social Metacognitive Scaffolds on Students’ Expressions of Autonomy and Competence Throughout an Inquiry Process	9
Commentary—Applying Machine Learning in Science Assessment: Opportunity and Challenges	9
A Phenomenography Study of STEM Teachers’ Conceptions of Using Three-Dimensional Modeling and Printing (3DMP) in Teaching	9
Comprehensive Exploration of Digital Literacy: Embedded with Self-Regulation and Epistemological Beliefs	9
Cognition, Attitude, and Interest in Cross-Disciplinary i-STEM Robotics Curriculum Developed by Thematic Integration Approaches of Webbed and Threaded Models: a Concurrent Embedded Mixed Methods Study	9
Supporting Student System Modelling Practice Through Curriculum and Technology Design	9
The Development and Validation of a Survey for Evaluating Primary Students’ Self-efficacy in STEM Activities	9