OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Technology and Design Education 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
T/E design based learning: assessing student critical thinking and problem solving abilities	32
Students’ attitudes toward technology: exploring the relationship among affective, cognitive and behavioral components of the attitude construct	32
Activity-based unplugged coding during the preschool period	26
Implementing programming in school mathematics and technology: teachers’ intrinsic and extrinsic challenges	23
Embodying the past, designing the future: technological determinism reconsidered in technology education	22
Impact of design thinking in higher education: a multi-actor perspective on problem solving and creativity	21
The use of gamification in higher technical education: perception of university students on innovative teaching materials	18
When design thinking goes to school: A literature review of design competences for the K-12 level	16
Effect of design thinking approach on students’ achievement in some selected physics concepts in the context of STEM learning	16
Project-based learning oriented STEAM: the case of micro–bit paper-cutting lamp	16
Cultivating students’ computational thinking through student–robot interactions in robotics education	15
Learning from failure: A systematized review	14
A design-led conceptual framework for developing school integrated STEM programs: the Australian context	14
Using an iSTEAM project-based learning model for technology senior high school students: Design, development, and evaluation	13
Arts and crafts robots or LEGO® MINDSTORMS robots? A comparative study in educational robotics	13
Applying Bloom’s taxonomy in transdisciplinary engineering design education	12
Supporting technology-enabled design education and practices by DFuzzy decision model: applications of cultural and creative product design	11
Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Food Technology Education	11
Short and long term impact of a high-tech STEM intervention on pupils’ attitudes towards technology	11
An exploratory study of technological knowledge when pupils are designing a programmed technological solution using BBC Micro:bit	11
Development and effectiveness evaluation of a STEM-based game-design project for preservice primary teacher education	10
A review of STEM education with the support of visualizing its structure through the CiteSpace software	10
The teacher recruitment crisis: examining influential recruitment factors from a United States technology and engineering teacher preparation program	10
Teachers’ perceptions of a maker-centered professional development experience: a multiple case study	10
Understanding design-based learning context and the associated emotional experience	10

Exploring entrepreneurial intention among engineering students in India: a multiple basket approach	9
Development of spatial thinking abilities in engineering 3D modeling course aimed at lower secondary students	9
Building performance simulation tools as part of architectural design: breaking the gap through software simulation	9
Exploring the impact of design thinking tool among design undergraduates: a study on creative skills and motivation to think creatively	9
Exploring the relationship between in-service teachers’ beliefs and technology adoption in Brazilian primary schools	9
Towards a signature pedagogy for design and technology education: a literature review	9
The contribution of 3D computer modeling education to twenty-first century skills: self-assessment of secondary school students	8
The role of STEM Education in improving the quality of education: a bibliometric study	8
Spanish and Swedish teachers’ perspective of teaching STEM and robotics in preschool – results from the botSTEM project	8
The impact of prior occupations and initial teacher education on post-graduate pre-service teachers’ conceptualization and realization of technology integration	8
Building a sustainable model of integrated stem education: investigating secondary school STEM classes after an integrated STEM project	8
Design studio practice in the context of architectural education: a narrative literature review	8
Using game design to increase teachers’ familiarity with design thinking	8
Robotics and information technologies in education: four countries from Alpe-Adria-Danube Region survey	8
Is group work beneficial for producing creative designs in STEM design education?	8
Framing the constructive alignment of design within technology subjects in general education	7
Ninth-grade students’ perceptions on the design-thinking mindset in the context of reverse engineering	7
Research front and evolution of technology education in Taiwan and abroad: bibliometric co-citation analysis and maps	7
Primary school students' interests in STEM careers: how conceptions of STEM professionals and gender moderation influence	7
Teaching digital models: secondary technology teachers’ experiences	7
Exploring the technology teacher shortage in New Zealand: the implications for quality teaching and learning	7
Cross-age peer tutoring in a technology-enhanced STEAM project at a lower secondary school	7
Towards constructive design feedback dialogues: guiding peer and client feedback to stimulate children’s creative thinking	7
An assessment of the transparency of contemporary technology education research employing interview-based methodologies	7
Learning by evaluating (LbE) through adaptive comparative judgment	6
Students’ knowledge of emerging technology and sustainability through a design activity in technology education	6
Maker culture and its potential for STEM education	6
The effect of an interdisciplinary STEM course on children’s attitudes of learning and engineering design skills	6
Aligning a CAD course constructively: telling-to-peer and writing-to-peer activities for efficient use of CAD in design curricula	6
You are an astroneer: the effects of robotics camps on secondary school students’ perceptions and attitudes towards STEM	6
Assessing evaluation: Why student engages or resists to active learning?	6
Analyzing the gender influence on the interest in engineering and technical subjects	6
The genesis of design: learning about design, learning through design to learning design in play	6
Spatial development program for middle school: teacher perceptions of effectiveness	6
Impact of COVID-19 on distance learning practical design courses	5
Bridging the gap: blending spatial skills instruction into a technology teacher preparation programme	5
Analysis of barriers, supports and gender gap in the choice of STEM studies in secondary education	5
Implementing artificial intelligence education for middle school technology education in Republic of Korea	5
Teaching design for additive manufacturing: efficacy of and engagement with lecture and laboratory approaches	5
A pedagogical study on promoting students' deep learning through design-based learning	5
The virtual body in a design exercise: a conceptual framework for embodied cognition	5
Examining how technology is presented and understood in technology education: a pilot study in a preschool class	5
The role of sense of community and motivation in the collaborative learning: an examination of the first-year design course	5
Differences in perception, understanding, and responsiveness of product design between experts and students: an early event-related potentials study	5
Architectural concept design process impacted by body and movement	5
Towards a three-part heuristic framework for technology education	5
Age and gender differences between pupils’ preferences in teaching general and compulsory technology education in Croatia	5
Characteristics of student engagement in high-school robotics courses	5
Attitudes of Croatian Pupils on the relationship of Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development with Technology and Engineering	5
Fostering creative minds: what predicts and boosts design competence in the classroom?	5

Supporting traditional handicrafts teaching through eye movement technology	5
A systematized review of research with adaptive comparative judgment (ACJ) in higher education	5
The student attitudes towards digital and conventional drawing methods in environmental design studios and the impact of these techniques on academic achievement in the course	5
Exploring the architectural design process assisted in conventional design studio: a systematic literature review	5