OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Psychology Review is 11. 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 Cognitive Affective Model of Immersive Learning (CAMIL): a Theoretical Research-Based Model of Learning in Immersive Virtual Reality	331
Activity Achievement Emotions and Academic Performance: A Meta-analysis	157
Understanding Cognitive Load in Digital and Online Learning: a New Perspective on Extraneous Cognitive Load	134
Benefits of Taking a Virtual Field Trip in Immersive Virtual Reality: Evidence for the Immersion Principle in Multimedia Learning	108
Social Presence: Conceptualization and Measurement	107
A Systematic Review of Research on Personalized Learning: Personalized by Whom, to What, How, and for What Purpose(s)?	104
The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct	84
The Cognitive-Affective-Social Theory of Learning in digital Environments (CASTLE)	80
Retrieval Practice Consistently Benefits Student Learning: a Systematic Review of Applied Research in Schools and Classrooms	78
A Meta-analysis of the Longitudinal Relationship Between Academic Self-Concept and Academic Achievement	76
Student Engagement: Current State of the Construct, Conceptual Refinement, and Future Research Directions	72
Teachers’ Psychological Characteristics: Do They Matter for Teacher Effectiveness, Teachers’ Well-being, Retention, and Interpersonal Relations? An Integrative Review	70
Five Strategies for Optimizing Instructional Materials: Instructor- and Learner-Managed Cognitive Load	67
Effectiveness of Multimedia Pedagogical Agents Predicted by Diverse Theories: a Meta-Analysis	67
Math Performance and Academic Anxiety Forms, from Sociodemographic to Cognitive Aspects: a Meta-analysis on 906,311 Participants	65
Motivation-Achievement Cycles in Learning: a Literature Review and Research Agenda	58
Is Empathy the Key to Effective Teaching? A Systematic Review of Its Association with Teacher-Student Interactions and Student Outcomes	46
Effects of Nature (Greenspace) on Cognitive Functioning in School Children and Adolescents: a Systematic Review	44
Relations Between Students’ Mathematics Anxiety and Motivation to Learn Mathematics: a Meta-Analysis	43
Effects of Scaffolding in Digital Game-Based Learning on Student’s Achievement: a Three-Level Meta-analysis	43
A Meta-analysis of the Impact of Social and Emotional Learning Interventions on Teachers’ Burnout Symptoms	42
Short-Term Exposure to Nature and Benefits for Students’ Cognitive Performance: a Review	39
Impact of School-Based Interventions for Building School Belonging in Adolescence: a Systematic Review	39
Teachers’ Beliefs About Inclusive Education and Insights on What Contributes to Those Beliefs: a Meta-analytical Study	38
Distributed Scaffolding: Scaffolding Students in Classroom Environments	38

Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement in Primary and Secondary Education: a Meta-analytic Review	36
A Cognitive Load Theory Approach to Defining and Measuring Task Complexity Through Element Interactivity	35
Learning-by-Teaching Without Audience Presence or Interaction: When and Why Does it Work?	33
Effective Strategies for Research Integrity Training—a Meta-analysis	32
School Engagement in Elementary School: A Systematic Review of 35 Years of Research	31
There is an Evidence Crisis in Science Educational Policy	29
The Impact of Motivational Reading Instruction on the Reading Achievement and Motivation of Students: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	29
The Role of Individual Differences in Sourcing: a Systematic Review	29
The Role of Evolutionary Psychology in Our Understanding of Human Cognition: Consequences for Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Procedures	28
Theories of Motivation in Education: an Integrative Framework	28
A Systematic Meta-analysis of the Reliability and Validity of Subjective Cognitive Load Questionnaires in Experimental Multimedia Learning Research	27
Refutation Text Facilitates Learning: a Meta-Analysis of Between-Subjects Experiments	26
What Can Educational Psychology Learn From, and Contribute to, Theory Development Scholarship?	26
A Comprehensive Review of Educational Technology on Objective Learning Outcomes in Academic Contexts	25
Big Five Personality Traits and Second Language Learning: a Meta-analysis of 40 Years’ Research	24
Making Sense of Generative Learning	23
How Strongly Is Personality Associated With Burnout Among Teachers? A Meta-analysis	23
Spacing and Interleaving Effects Require Distinct Theoretical Bases: a Systematic Review Testing the Cognitive Load and Discriminative-Contrast Hypotheses	23
Gender Differences in Spatial Ability: a Critical Review	23
Directional Ordering of Self-Concept, School Grades, and Standardized Tests Over Five Years: New Tripartite Models Juxtaposing Within- and Between-Person Perspectives	23
Does Anybody Care? Conceptualization and Measurement Within the Contexts of Teacher-Student and Peer Relationships	22
Educational Inequalities at the Intersection of Multiple Social Categories: An Introduction and Systematic Review of the Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (M	21
Sequencing Tracing with Imagination	21
A Framework for Motivating Teacher-Student Relationships	21
Epistemic Beliefs in Science—A Systematic Integration of Evidence From Multiple Studies	21
Educational Psychology Early Career Award Winners: How Did They Do It?	21
Situating Higher-Order, Critical, and Critical-Analytic Thinking in Problem- and Project-Based Learning Environments: A Systematic Review	21
The Development of Cognitive Load Theory: Replication Crises and Incorporation of Other Theories Can Lead to Theory Expansion	20
A Meta-Analysis Investigating the Association Between Metacognition and Math Performance in Adolescence	20
Is a Preference for Realism Really Naive After All? A Cognitive Model of Learning with Realistic Visualizations	20
Complex Social Ecologies and the Development of Academic Motivation	20
Learning to Argue Through Dialogue: a Review of Instructional Approaches	20
Stirring a Secret Sauce: A Literature Review on the Conditions and Effects of Authentic Learning	19
Children’s Evolved Learning Abilities and Their Implications for Education	18
Benefits of Writing an Explanation During Pauses in Multimedia Lessons	18
Development and Validation of a Theory-Based Questionnaire to Measure Different Types of Cognitive Load	18
Revisiting the Role of Worries in Explaining the Link Between Test Anxiety and Test Performance	18
Does Individual Performance Feedback Increase the Use of Retrieval Practice?	18
Do I Fit In: Race/Ethnicity and Feelings of Belonging in School	17
Goal Complexes: a New Approach to Studying the Coordination, Consequences, and Social Contexts of Pursuing Multiple Goals	17
Growing Out of the Experience: How Subjective Experiences of Effort and Learning Influence the Use of Interleaved Practice	17
Audiobooks, Print, and Comprehension: What We Know and What We Need to Know	16
Worth the Effort: the Start and Stick to Desirable Difficulties (S2D2) Framework	16
Improving Elementary Grade Students’ Science and Social Studies Vocabulary Knowledge Depth, Reading Comprehension, and Argumentative Writing: a Conceptual Replication	16
How Are Curiosity and Interest Different? Naïve Bayes Classification of People’s Beliefs	16
A Systematic Review of Peer Assessment Design Elements	15
Towards a Comprehensive View of Object-Oriented Play	15
An In-depth Review of Conscientiousness and Educational Issues	15
Moderation of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect: Juxtaposition of Evolutionary (Darwinian-Economic) and Achievement Motivation Theory Predictions Based on a Delphi Approach	15
KReC-MD: Knowledge Revision with Multiple Documents	15

A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Wellbeing Initiatives for Schoolteachers and Early Childhood Educators	15
Agency in Educational Technology: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Implications for Learning Design	14
Black and Latinx Adolescents’ STEM Motivational Beliefs: a Systematic Review of the Literature on Parent STEM Support	14
Disentangling the Association Between the Big Five Personality Traits and Student Achievement: Meta-Analytic Evidence on the Role of Domain Specificity and Achievement Measures	14
How Scientific Is Educational Psychology Research? The Increasing Trend of Squeezing Causality and Recommendations from Non-intervention Studies	14
Is Teachers’ Well-Being Associated with Students’ School Experience? A Meta-analysis of Cross-Sectional Evidence	14
Externalizing Behavior Problems and Low Academic Achievement: Does a Causal Relation Exist?	14
Improving Writing Skills of Students in Turkey: a Meta-analysis of Writing Interventions	14
Psychological Benefits of Attending Forest School for Preschool Children: a Systematic Review	14
Test Anxiety and Metacognitive Performance in the Classroom	14
The Past, Present, and Future of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning	13
A Commentary on Bowers (2020) and the Role of Phonics Instruction in Reading	13
Integrating Motivation and Instruction: Towards a Unified Approach in Educational Psychology	13
Interventions and Approaches Targeting Early Self-Regulation or Executive Functioning in Preschools: A Systematic Review	13
The Other Half of the Story: the Role of Social Relationships and Social Contexts in the Development of Academic Motivation	13
A Half Century of Progress in US Student Achievement: Agency and Flynn Effects, Ethnic and SES Differences	12
Is Adolescent Bullying an Evolutionary Adaptation? A 10-Year Review	11
John Glover: a Long Overdue Account of His Productive Scholarship Methods	11
Effects of Rubrics on Academic Performance, Self-Regulated Learning, and self-Efficacy: a Meta-analytic Review	11
How Strong Is the Evidence for a Causal Reciprocal Effect? Contrasting Traditional and New Methods to Investigate the Reciprocal Effects Model of Self-Concept and Achievement	11
Frustration in the Classroom: Causes and Strategies to Help Teachers Cope Productively	11
The Impasse on Gender Differences in Intelligence: a Meta-Analysis on WISC Batteries	11
Moving Beyond Fulfillment: Wisdom Years Stories of Passion, Perseverance, and Productivity	11
Happy Together? On the Relationship Between Research on Retrieval Practice and Generative Learning Using the Case of Follow-Up Learning Tasks	11
Multimedia Effect in Problem Solving: A Meta-Analysis	11