OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Educational Computing Research is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
So, Why Do Students Perform Better in Gamified Courses? Understanding Motivational Styles in Educational Gamification	80
Enhancing Academic Achievement and Engagement Through Digital Game-Based Learning: An Empirical Study on Middle School Students	72
Strategy Uptake in Writing Pal: Adaptive Feedback and Instruction	63
Trusting and Learning From Virtual Humans that Correct Common Misconceptions	62
Mining Large Open Online Learning Networks: Exploring Community Dynamics and Communities of Performance	54
Educational Programming Environments for Enhancing Conceptual Design in the Object-Oriented Paradigm: A Systematic Mapping Study	49
Effects of Robot-Assisted Language Learning on English-as-a-Foreign-Language Skill Development	39
Identifying Key Contextual Factors of Digital Reading Literacy Through a Machine Learning Approach	36
A Cross-Sectional Study Investigating Primary School Children’s Coding Practices and Computational Thinking Using ScratchJr	34
Examining the Effect of the Task-Technology Fit of Game Mechanisms on Learning Outcomes in Online Gamification Platforms	30
Crafting Compelling Argumentative Writing for Undergraduates: Exploring the Nexus of Digital Annotations, Conversational Agents, and Collaborative Concept Maps	27
Can Gamification Assist Learning? A Study to Design and Explore the Uses of Educational Music Games for Adults and Young Learners	27
The Effects of ChatGPT-Generated Feedback on Saudi EFL Learners’ Writing Skills and Perception at the Tertiary Level: A Mixed-Methods Study	27
The Effects of Worked-Out Example and Metacognitive Scaffolding on Problem-Solving Programming	27
An Empirical Investigation of the Different Levels of Gamification in an Introductory Programming Course	26
Understanding English as a Foreign Language Students’ Idea Generation Strategies for Creative Writing With Natural Language Generation Tools	26
Enhancing Computational Thinking, Spatial Reasoning, and Executive Function Skills: The Impact of Tangible Programming Tools in Early Childhood and Across Different Learner Stages	26
Investigating the Effect of Role-Play Activity With GenAI Agent on EFL Students’ Speaking Performance	25
Research on the Role of an Automatic Resource Generation System to Promote Chinese as a Second Language Learners’ Learning in Colleges	25
Application of Educational Data Mining Approach for Student Academic Performance Prediction Using Progressive Temporal Data	22
Revisiting Analogical Reasoning in Computing Education: Use of Similarities Between Robot Programming Tasks in Debugging	22
Introductory Editorial: Shaping the Future of Educational Computing Research	22
Beyond Innovation: Centring Ethics and Social Responsibility in Educational Computing	22
Journal of Educational Computing Research (JEC), Volume 61, Issue 8 (January 2024) through Volume 62 (March 2024 – January 2025) Pagination	21
Charting Competence: A Holistic Scale for Measuring Proficiency in Artificial Intelligence Literacy	21

Ingame Worked Examples Support as an Alternative to Textual Instructions in Serious Games About Programming	21
The Use of Data-Based Emotion Recognition Systems for the Development of Emotional and Musical Creativity in Vocal Students	20
Empowering Student Learning Through Artificial Intelligence: A Bibliometric Analysis	20
Learning With Mobile Augmented Reality- and Automatic Speech Recognition-Based Materials for English Listening and Speaking Skills: Effectiveness and Perceptions of Non-English Major English as a Fore	20
Contextualized Game-Based Language Learning: Retrospect and Prospect	20
Lexiland: A Tablet-based Universal Screener for Reading Difficulties in the School Context	20
Recognizing and Relating to the Race/Ethnicity and Gender of Animated Pedagogical Agents	20
Exploring the Impact of Interaction Modality on Students’ Learning Performance	19
The Competent Computational Thinking Test: Development and Validation of an Unplugged Computational Thinking Test for Upper Primary School	19
Understanding the Characteristics of Students’ Behavioral Processes in Solving Computational Thinking Problems Based on the Behavioral Sequences	19
Impact of Teaching a Neuro-Computerized Course Through VLE to Develop Computational Thinking Among Mathematics Pre-service Teachers	18
Online Activity and Achievements in Elementary School Mathematics: A Large-Scale Exploration	18
Network Dynamics and the Impact of Gamification on Computational Thinking and Visual Programming in Primary Education	18
The Development and Validation of the Questionnaire to Characterize Learning Strategies in Computer Programming (CEAPC)	17
Design and Development of a Scaffolding-Based Mindtool for Gamified Learning Classrooms	17
The Effect of Teaching Physical Programming on Computational Thinking Skills and Self-Efficacy Perceptions Towards Computational Thinking	17
Developing an Analysis Framework for Studies on Pedagogical Agent in an e-Learning Environment	16
Domain Knowledge and Adaptive Serious Games: Exploring the Relationship of Learner Ability and Affect Adaptability	16
Computer-Mediated Corrective Feedback to Improve L2 Writing Skills: A Meta-Analysis	16
A Curation Activity-Based Self-Regulated Learning Promotion Approach as Scaffolding to Improving Learners’ Performance in STEM Courses	16
Learning Marine Biology Quantitative Skills Through Computational Thinking	15
Effect of Mind Mapping on Creative Thinking of Children in Scratch Visual Programming Education	15
The Effects of MALL on L2 Pronunciation Learning: A Meta-Analysis	15
Spatial Cognition Effects of IVE Teaching Resources on Red-Green Color Blindness	15
The Effects of Computational Thinking Integration in STEM on Students’ Learning Performance in K-12 Education: A Meta-analysis	14
InquiryGPT: Augmenting ChatGPT for Enhancing Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM Education	14
Learner Engagement in a Business Simulation Game: Impact on Higher-Order Thinking Skills	14
Collaborative Behavior Patterns of Students in Programming Instruction	14
Effects of Incorporating a Large Language Model-Based Adaptive Mechanism Into Contextual Games on Students’ Academic Performance, Flow Experience, Cognitive Load and Behavioral Patterns	14
A Mobile Contextualized Educational Game Framework With ChatGPT Interactive Scaffolding for Employee Ethics Training	14
What Else Can Be Learned When Coding? A Configurative Literature Review of Learning Opportunities Through Computational Thinking	13
Effects of Collaborative Support on Learning in Serious Games for Programming	13
Curiosity, Interest, and Engagement: Unpacking Their Roles in Students’ Learning within a Virtual Game Environment	13
Using Business Simulation Games to Explore the Effects of Instructional and Technological Support on Students’ Psychological Needs, Cognitive Load, and Learning Achievement	13
The Impact of Puzzle-Based Game With Scaffolding-Aid on Cultural Heritage Learning: Evidence From Eye Movements	12
Determinants of Technological Interventions for Children With Autism - A Systematic Review	12
Adaptive Support With Working Examples in Serious Games About Programming	12
The Effects of Self-Regulated Learning Support on Learners’ Task Performance and Cognitive Load in Computer Programing	12
On the Quality of the Experience With Virtual Reality-Based Instructional Tools for Science Lab Activities	11
Student Engagement in the Facebook Learning Environment: A Person-Centred Study	11
Predicting the Persuasiveness of Influence Strategies From Student Online Learning Behaviour Using Machine Learning Methods	11
MetaClassroom: A New Paradigm and Experience for Programming Education	11
Assessing Computational Thinking, Motivation, and Grit of Undergraduate Students Using Educational Robots	11
Exploring the Relationship Between Social Interaction, Cognitive Processing and Learning Achievements in a MOOC Discussion Forum	11
A Multi-Strategy Computer-Assisted EFL Writing Learning System With Deep Learning Incorporated and Its Effects on Learning: A Writing Feedback Perspective	11
Role of Race and Gender of Pedagogical Agents in Multimedia Learning	11
Promoting Self-Regulation Progress and Knowledge Construction in Blended Learning via ChatGPT-Based Learning Aid	11
Effect of an Analogy-Based Approach of Artificial Intelligence Pedagogy in Upper Primary Schools	11
Single or Combined? A Study on Programming to Promote Junior High School Students’ Computational Thinking Skills	10
Patterns of Using Multimodal External Representations in Digital Game-Based Learning	10

Pass/Fail Prediction in Programming Courses	10
Relationships Between Executive Functions and Computational Thinking	10
Personalized Recommendation in the Adaptive Learning System: The Role of Adaptive Testing Technology	10
A Study on ChatGPT-4 as an Innovative Approach to Enhancing English as a Foreign Language Writing Learning	9
Facing Radical Digitalization: Capturing Teachers’ Transition to Virtual Classrooms Through Ideal Type Experiences	9
Effects of a Two-Tier Test Strategy on Students’ Digital Game-Based Learning Performances and Flow Experience in Environmental Education	9
Embodied Learning for Computational Thinking in a Mixed-Reality Context	9
Longitudinal Effects in the Effectiveness of Educational Virtual Field Trips	9
Collaborative Learning in K-12 Computational Thinking Education: A Systematic Review	8
Toward a 5E-Based Flipped Classroom Model for Teaching Computational Thinking in Elementary School: Effects on Student Computational Thinking and Problem-Solving Performance	8
Who Can Benefit More From More or Less Elaborated Feedback in a Computer-Based Assessment? Dominant Goal Orientation Matters	8
Predicting Robotics Pedagogical Content Knowledge: The Role of Computational and Design Thinking Dispositions via Teaching Beliefs	8
Contributions of Computerized Dynamic Assessment and Digitalized Feedback to L2 Learners’ Grammar Acquisition: Technology-Enhanced Learning Facilitation Theory	8
Fostering Computational Thinking and Problem-Solving in Programming: Integrating Concept Maps Into Robot Block-Based Programming	8
Facilitating Group Learning Using an Apprenticeship Model: Which Master is More Effective in Programming Instruction?	8
Who's the Best Detective? Large Language Models vs. Traditional Machine Learning in Detecting Incoherent Fourth Grade Math Answers	7
From Critique to Computational Thinking: A Peer-Assessment-Supported Problem Identification, Flow Definition, Coding, and Testing Approach for Computer Programming Instruction	7
Online Self-Regulated Learning and Achievement in the Era of Change	7
Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Computational Thinking in Educational Contexts: A Systematic Review of Instructional Design and Student Learning Outcomes	7
Multiple Generative AI Pedagogical Agents in Augmented Reality Environments: A Study on Implementing the 5E Model in Science Education	7
Effects of Pair Learning on Girls’ Learning Performance in Robotics Education	7
Effects of Interaction between Peer Assessment and Problem-Solving Tendencies on Students’ Learning Achievements and Collaboration in Mobile Technology-Supported Project-Based Learning	7
Entertainment Video Games for Academic Learning: A Systematic Review	7
Effects of Augmented Reality on Students’ Higher-Order Thinking: A Meta-Analysis	7
An Escape Room-Based Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Approach to Enhancing Students’ Learning Achievement, Collaboration Awareness, Learning Motivation and Problem-Solving Skills	7
Teaching and Learning Computational Thinking Through Game-Based Learning: A Systematic Review	7
Modeling of Online Learning Strategies Based on Fuzzy Expert Systems and Self-Directed Learning Readiness: The Effect on Learning Outcomes	7
Assessing the Development of Digital Scientific Literacy With a Computational Evidence-Based Reasoning Tool	7
Two Emotional Design Features Are More Effective Than One in Multimedia Learning	6
Contextualized and Personalized Math Word Problem Generation in Authentic Contexts Using Generative Pre-trained Transformer and Its Influences on Geometry Learning	6
Interactive Response System to Promote Active Learning in Intelligent Learning Environments	6
Using Epistemic Network Analysis to Explore Primary School Students’ Computational Thinking in Pair Programming Learning	6
Mapping Computational Thinking Skills Through Digital Games Co-Creation Activity Amongst Malaysian Sub-urban Children	6
Coding With Robots or Tablets? Effects of Technology-Enhanced Embodied Learning on Preschoolers’ Computational Thinking and Social-Emotional Competence	6
Analyzing and Interpreting Students’ Self-regulated Learning Patterns Combining Time-series Feature Extraction, Segmentation, and Clustering	6
Does Motion-Sensing Technology Enhance Students’ Learning? A Meta-Analysis	6
Game-Based Learning for Students’ Computational Thinking: A Meta-Analysis	6
The Search for Computer Science Concepts in Coding Animated Narratives: Tensions and Opportunities	6
How Multidimensional is Computational Thinking Competency? A Bi-Factor Model of the Computational Thinking Challenge	6
A Flipped Systematic Debugging Approach to Enhance Elementary Students’ Program Debugging Performance and Optimize Cognitive Load	6
Effects of Dynamic Mathematical Software on Students’ Performance: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis	6
Exploring the Interplay of Topic Complexity, Emotional Engagement, and Cognitive Engagement in MOOC Discussions: Using Deep Learning and Topic Modeling	6
A Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Human-Computer Collaborative Programming Learning Method to Improve Computational Thinking, Learning Attitudes, and Learning Achievement	6
A Meta-Analytic Review on Embodied Pedagogical Agent Design and Testing Formats	6
Mobile Learning and Students’ Academic Achievement: A Second-order Meta-analysis Study	6
Computational Thinking Through an Empirical Lens: A Systematic Review of Literature	6
A Deep Learning Framework With Visualisation for Uncovering Students’ Learning Progression and Learning Bottlenecks	6
Effectiveness of Feedback Based on Log File Analysis in Introductory Programming Courses	6
Active Learning by Visual Programming: Pedagogical Perspectives of Instructivist and Constructivist Code Teachers and Their Implications on Actual Teaching Strategies and Students’ Programming Artifac	5
Concept Mapping in Technology-Supported K-12 Education: A Systematic Review of Selected SSCI Publications From 2001 to 2020	5
Enhancing Business Students’ Big Data Learning: Integrating Augmented Reality, Mind Mapping, and STEM Strategies	5
Learning Pattern Recognition Skills From Games: Design of an Online Pattern Recognition Educational Mobile Game Integrating Algebraic Reasoning Scaffolding	5
The Effects of Three Instructor Participatory Roles on a Small Group’s Collaborative Concept Mapping	5
Interventions in STEM Education Through Speech Recognition-Based Learning Analysis	5
Can Students Make STEM Progress With the Large Language Models (LLMs)? An Empirical Study of LLMs Integration Within Middle School Science and Engineering Practice	5
A Critical Review of Primary School Students’ Difficulties in Learning Programming Through Educational Games	5
Relations between Students’ Study Approaches, Perceptions of the Learning Environment, and Academic Achievement in Flipped Classroom Learning: Evidence from Self-Reported and Process Data	5
Preparing Teachers for Teaching Spatial Computational Thinking With Integrated Data Viewer Visualization of Weather Data: A Discipline-Based Perspective of Computational	5
Distributed Pair Programming in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review	5