OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of British Journal of Educational Technology is 12. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis of key roles in large‐scale online learning: Interactive participation characteristics and knowledge construction behaviour patterns	219
‘Internationalisation at a Distance’ at the intersections of educational technologies and the internationalisation of higher education	175
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Facilitating cognitive development and addressing stereotypes with a cross‐cultural learning activity supported by interactive 360‐degree video technology	113
Meta‐analysis of the effect of 360‐degree videos on students' learning outcomes and non‐cognitive outcomes	112
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The effect of adaptivity in digital learning technologies. Modelling learning efficiency using data from an educational game	96
Multimodal learning analytics—In‐between student privacy and encroachment: A systematic review	79
Effects of implementation support on children's reading outcomes following an online early reading programme: A cluster‐randomised controlled trial	67
The role of design ethics in maintaining students' privacy: A call to action to learning designers in higher education	67
Immersive virtual reality or auditory text first? Effects of adequate sequencing and prompting on learning outcome	67
Why this app: Can a video‐based intervention help parents identify quality educational apps?	66
Privacy risk quantification in education data using Markov model	62
An exploratory investigation into the factors related to EdTech use among Kenyan girls	59
Upgrading financial education by adding Python‐based personalized financial projection: A randomized control trial	58
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An MDRE approach to promoting students' learning performances in the era of the pandemic: A quasi‐experimental design	52
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Intangible rewards versus tangible rewards in gamified online learning: Which promotes student intrinsic motivation, behavioural engagement, cognitive engagement and learning performance?	43
Co‐creating an equality diversity and inclusion learning analytics dashboard for addressing awarding gaps in higher education	43
Digital proficiency: Sorting real gaps from myths among higher education students	43
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Effectiveness of embodied conversational agents for managing academic stress at an Indian University (ARU) during COVID‐19	42
Viewing tailored nudges is correlated with improved mastery‐based assessment scores	41
Immersion experiences and behavioural patterns in game‐based learning	40
Developing capabilities: Lifelong learning in the age of AI	39
Raising student engagement using digital nudges tailored to students' motivation and perceived ability levels	39
Collaborative versus individual problem solving in computational thinking through programming: A meta‐analysis	38
Left to their own devices: An exploration of context in seamless work‐related mobile learning	38
Utilizing augmented reality for embodied mental rotation training: A learning analytics study	36
Identifying factors influencing study skills engagement and participation for online learners in higher education during COVID‐19	36
Tensions and synergies in arts‐integrated data literacy instruction: Reflections on four classroom implementations	35
How to reflect more effectively in online video learning: Balancing processes and outcomes	35
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The impact of an academic counselling learning analytics tool: Evidence from 3 years of use	34
Never‐ending repetitiveness, sadness, loss, and “juggling with a blindfold on:” Lived experiences of Canadian college and university faculty members during the COVID‐19 pandemic	33
Promoting maker‐centred instruction through virtual professional development activities for K‐12 teachers in low‐income rural areas	33
Is social media use for math learning beneficial for ethnic minority students' math identity? A socialization perspective	31
The integration of digital games into teaching and learning—A unique constructivist framework	31
Predicting user acceptance of peer‐to‐peer e‐learning: An extension of the technology acceptance model	31
Personalising digital learning for young children: Leveraging psychosocial identities and Techne for literacy development	31
Are simpler math stories better? Automatic readability assessment of GAI‐generated multimodal mathematical stories validated by engagement	30
Appropriation of adaptive literacy games into the German elementary school classroom	29
A Competency Framework for AI Literacy: Variations by Different Learner Groups and an Implied Learning Pathway	29
Self‐regulation and shared regulation in collaborative learning in adaptive digital learning environments: A systematic review of empirical studies	29
Emotional patterns in a simulated virtual classroom supported with an affective recommendation system	29
Moderator effects of mobile users' pedagogical role on science learning: A meta‐analysis	29
Assessing negotiation skill and its development in an online collaborative simulation game: A social network analysis study	28
A human‐centred learning analytics approach for developing contextually scalable K‐12 teacher dashboards	27
Use of human–computer interactive games for the dynamic assessment of language skills of children with autism spectrum disorder	27
Exploring digital parenting awareness, self‐efficacy and attitudes in families with special needs children	27
Seeking to support preservice teachers' responsive teaching: Leveraging artificial intelligence‐supported virtual simulation	26
Mapping the self in self‐regulation using complex dynamic systems approach	26
Understanding computational thinking in the gameplay of the AfricanSongoboard game	26
Exploring the reliability and its influencing factors of peer assessment in massive open online courses	26
The role of learning theory in multimodal learning analytics	26
Hybrid teaching intelligence: Lessons learned from an embodied mathematics learning experience	26
Development and validation of an instrument to measure online assessment acceptance in higher education	26
Empowering active learning: A social annotation tool for improving student engagement	25
Design and validation of the AI literacy questionnaire: The affective, behavioural, cognitive and ethical approach	24
Improving teaching practices via virtual reality‐supported simulation‐based learning: Scenario design and the duration of implementation	24
Implementing equitable and intersectionality‐aware ML in education: A practical guide	24
Investigating pedagogical agents' scaffolding of self‐regulated learning in relation to learners' subgoals	23
Programming as a language for young children to express and explore mathematics in school	23
Effects of immersive virtual reality cardiopulmonary resuscitation training on prospective kindergarten teachers' learning achievements, attitudes and self‐efficacy	23
Promoting deep writing with immersive technologies: An SVVR‐supported Chinese composition writing approach for primary schools	23
Youths' relationship with culture: Tracing sixth graders' learning through designing culturally centred multimedia projects	22
Understanding higher education students' developing perceptions of geocapabilities through the creation of story maps with geographical information systems	22
Bridging large language model disparities: Skill tagging of multilingual educational content	22
Constructionist co‐design: A dual approach to curriculum and professional development	22
A learning analytics approach towards understanding collaborative inquiry in a problem‐based learning environment	21
Inquiring tweets want to know: #Edchat supports for #RemoteTeaching during COVID‐19	20

Towards inclusiveness and sustainability of robot programming in early childhood: Child engagement, learning outcomes and teacher perception	20
Still a fallible tool? Revisiting effects of automated writing evaluation from activity theory perspective	20
Debugging by design: A constructionist approach to high school students' crafting and coding of electronic textiles as failure artefacts	19
Using explainable AI to unravel classroom dialogue analysis: Effects of explanations on teachers' trust, technology acceptance and cognitive load	19
Staying on target: A systematic literature review on learner‐facing learning analytics dashboards	19
ICT self‐efficacy mediates most effects of university ICT support on preservice teachers' TPACK: Evidence from three normal universities in China	18
The changing ecologies of international students: Comparing internationalisation at a distance and internationalisation abroad	18
The more the better? How excessive content and online interaction hinder the learning effectiveness of high‐quality MOOCs	18
Reimagining place in internationalization at a distance: An exploration of students' experiences in virtual exchange	18
Why do college students engage in in‐class media multitasking behaviours? A social learning perspective	18
Providing tailored reflection instructions in collaborative learning using large language models	18
Beware of metacognitive laziness: Effects of generative artificial intelligence on learning motivation, processes, and performance	18
Exploring teachers' (future) digital assessment practices in higher education: Instrument and model development	18
International student mobility and the politics of distance education	18
Students' privacy concerns in learning analytics: Model development	17
Exploring the impact of gamification on students’ academic performance: A comprehensive meta‐analysis of studies from the year 2008 to 2023	17
Preservice teachers' learning by design through space construction in the metaverse	17
Evaluating technology enhanced learning by using single‐case experimental design: A systematic review	17
Utilizing large language models for EFL essay grading: An examination of reliability and validity in rubric‐based assessments	17
Constructionism moving forward	17
Exploring students' learning performance in computer‐supported collaborative learning environment during and after pandemic: Cognition and interaction	17
On the role of politeness in online human–human tutoring	16
Is self‐explanation better than explaining to a fictitious student when learning from video lectures?	16
The pedagogical makerspace: Learning opportunity and challenge for prospective teachers' growth of TPACK	16
Mapping from proximity traces to socio‐spatial behaviours and student progression at the school	16
Effects of escape room game‐based civics education on junior high school students' learning motivation, critical thinking and flow experience	16
Large qualitative sample and thematic analysis to redefine student dropout and retention strategy in open online education	15
BJET Editorial 2024: A call for research rigour	15
Lessons learned from the student dropout patterns on COVID‐19 pandemic: An analysis supported by machine learning	15
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Emergency education effects on teacher abilities and motivation to use digital technologies	15
Students as digital multimodal text designers: A study of resources, affordances, and experiences	15
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Broadening constructionism through visual modelling: My self as subject and object	15
An exploration of the ideological becoming of online educators	15
Design and implementation of an AI‐enabled visual report tool as formative assessment to promote learning achievement and self‐regulated learning: An experimental study	14
Beyond item analysis: Connecting student behaviour and performance using e‐assessment logs	14
What influences student situational engagement in smart classrooms: Perception of the learning environment and students' motivation	14
Exploring the role of 3D printing and STEM integration levels in students' STEM career interest	14
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Comparing video and virtual reality as tools for fostering interest and self‐efficacy in classroom management: Results of a pre‐registered experiment	14
Controlled outputs, full data: A privacy‐protecting infrastructure for MOOC data	14
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Happy facial expressions and mouse pointing enhance EFL vocabulary learning from instructional videos	13
Balancing student privacy and technology integration in higher education: Engagement, encroachment and interstitial spaces	13
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Interactivity and identity impact learners' sense of agency in virtual reality field trips	13
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Contextualizing privacy with wearable data in higher education	13
Online discussion or authentic dialogue? How design affects discussions in two alternative types of online forums	13
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Are pre‐service teachers disinclined to utilise embodied humanoid social robots in the classroom?	12
Comparing quality and engagement in face‐to‐face and online teacher professional development	12
Assessing cognitive presence in online inquiry‐based discussion through text classification and epistemic network analysis	12
Examining cognitive processes of spatial thinking in university students: Insights from a web‐based geographic information systems study	12
Using hybrid intelligence to enhance peer feedback for promoting teacher reflection in video‐based online learning	12
Learners' interaction patterns in asynchronous online discussions: An integration of the social and cognitive interactions	12
Timing of information presentation matters: Effects on secondary school students' cognition, motivation and emotion in game‐based learning	12