OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Research in Science & Technological Education is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The use of intercoder reliability in qualitative interview data analysis in science education	45
Augmented reality technology in science education for students with specific learning difficulties: its effect on students’ learning and views	32
Effectiveness of flipped classroom practices in teaching of science: a mixed research synthesis	22
Examining Taiwanese students’ views on climate change and the teaching of climate change in the context of higher education	21
The challenge and opportunities of quantum literacy for future education and transdisciplinary problem-solving	19
Designing teaching and reflection experiences to develop candidates’ science teaching self-efficacy	17
Gender difference in students’ performance in chemistry – can computer simulation bridge the gap?	16
Are preservice science teachers (PSTs) prepared for teaching argumentation? Evidence from a university teacher preparation program in China	15
Investigating teachers’ and students’ experiences of quantum physics lessons: opportunities and challenges	15
Can the culturo-techno-contextual approach (CTCA) promote students’ meaningful learning of concepts in variation and evolution?	14
Gender differences in classroom emotional climate and attitudes among students undertaking integrated STEM projects: a Rasch analysis	12
Effect of environmental factors on students’ interest in STEM careers: The mediating role of self-efficacy	12
Supporting informal science learning with metacognitive scaffolding and augmented reality: effects on science knowledge, intrinsic motivation, and cognitive load	12
Improving early childhood pre-service teachers’ computational thinking teaching self-efficacy beliefs in a STEM course	11
Implementers, designers, and disseminators of integrated STEM activities: self-efficacy and commitment	11
Analysing teacher behaviour in synthesizing hands-on and minds-on during practical work	10
Nanoscale science and technology education: primary school students’ preconceptions of the lotus effect and the concept of size	10
Designing practical science assessments in England: students’ engagement and perceptions	10
Meaning making in collaborative practical work: a case study of multimodal challenges in a Year 10 chemistry classroom	10
Development of self-regulated learning: a longitudinal study on academic performance in undergraduate science	10
The innovative use of smartphone for sound STEM practical kit: a pilot implementation for secondary classroom	10
A material for education process and the Teacher: the use of digital storytelling in preschool science education	10
Students’ integration of textbook representations into their understanding of photomicrographs: epistemic network analysis	9
Typology of teachers’ stages of concern for STEM education	9
Scientist of the week: evaluating effects of a teacher-led STEM intervention to reduce stereotypical views of scientists in young children	9

Exploring achievement motivation, student engagement, and learning outcomes for STEM college students in Taiwan through the lenses of gender differences and multiple pathways	9
Enhancing preservice science teachers’ perceptions of engineer and engineering through STEM education: a focus on drawings as evidence	8
Students’ argumentation in the contexts of science, religious education, and interdisciplinary science-religious education scenarios	8
Relationship between students’ hands-on making self-efficacy, perceived value, cooperative attitude and competition preparedness in joining an iSTEAM contest	8
Action research on pre-service elementary teachers’ understandings of the scientific method and the use of evidence in a science and technology teaching course	7
STEM in Early Childhood Education: A Bibliometric Analysis	7
Are attitudes towards science and technology related to critical areas in science education?	7
Science teachers’ views of creating and teaching Big Ideas of science education: experiences from Chile	7
Affordances and obstacles when integrating digital tools into science teaching in preschools	6
Understanding linkage between teacher talk moves, discourse contexts and students’ talk productivity	6
From PCK to TPACK - Supporting student teachers’ reflections and use of digital technologies in science teaching	6
Exploring multidisciplinary teamwork of applied physics and engineering students in a challenge-based learning course	6
The effects of enhanced hands-on experimentation on correcting student misconceptions about work and energy in engineering mechanics	6
Exploring STEM integration: assessing the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary informal program in fostering students’ performance and inspiration	6
Teachers’ self-efficacy and role when teaching STEM in high-tech informal learning environments	6
iSTEAM contest on enhancing self-confidence in making miniature models: correlate to mastery orientation, engagement and interest	6
Does computation technology matter in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects?	6
Recognizing aesthetics in nature with STEM and STEAM education	6
Research on performance assessment of students’ inquiry skills in China’s elementary schools: a video analysis of Beijing discovering science around us	5
Using classroom video-based instruments to characterise pre-service science teachers’ incoming usable knowledge for teaching science	5
Nature of science in science textbooks for vocational training in Norway	5
Insects GO: a gaming activity for entomology teaching in middle school	5
A scoping review of the effects of a technology-integrated, inquiry-based approach on primary pupils’ learning in science	5
The scientific thinking and reasoning framework and its applicability to manufacturing and services firms in natural sciences	5
The representation of laboratory activities in Indonesian physics textbooks: a content analysis	4
Students creating videos for learning by teaching from their scientific curiosity	4
Exploring core ideas of procedural understanding in scientific inquiry using educational data mining	4
Exploring the materiality of science learning: analytical frameworks for examining interactions with material objects in science meaning-making	4
Effects of withholding answers coupled with physical manipulation on students’ learning of magnetism-related science content	4
Using facial emotion recognition to research emotional phases in an inquiry-based science activity	4
Assessment of the ability of game-based science learning to enhance genetic understanding	4
Using inquiry-based learning to develop Earth science pedagogical content knowledge: impact of a long-term professional development program	4
An exploration of the determinants of middle school students’ argument quality by classroom discourse analysis	4
The challenge of supporting creativity in problem-solving projects in science: a study of teachers’ conversational practices with students	4
Saudi Arabian secondary school students’ views of the nature of science and epistemological beliefs: gendered differences	4
Students’ perceptions of authenticity in an upper secondary technology education innovation project	4
Integrated STEM in high school science courses: an analysis of 23 science textbooks in China	4
Socio-(im)material-making activities in Minecraft: retracing digital literacy applied to ESD	4
Perspectives of teaching during the COVID-19 lockdown: a comparison of teaching in university bioscience programmes from around the world	4