OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development is 7. 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
Development and validation of a life skills evaluation tool for online learning based on the framework of the capability approach	115
Exploring the influence of favorite projects on programming skill improvement: analyzing the longitudinal dataset of 5 years of public activity on scratch social media	82
A classification tool to foster self-regulated learning with generative artificial intelligence by applying self-determination theory: a case of ChatGPT	67
Preventing reading disabilities in prekindergarten using a technology-aided tool	54
The added value of game elements: better training performance but comparable learning gains	50
Two sides of the same coin: video annotations and in-video questions for active learning	44
Automated assessment system for programming courses: a case study for teaching data structures and algorithms	39
Developing and validating the assessment of the skills of preservice teachers in implementing pedagogical model of collaborative problem solving	38
The impact of designing an online learning environment based on cognitive apprenticeship on students’ critical thinking and interaction in CSCL	37
Impact of a virtual environment on the learning effectiveness, motivation, cognitive load, and group self-efficacy of elementary school students in collaborative learning	35
DUDA: a digital didactic learning unit based on educational escape rooms and multisensory learning activities for primary school children during COVID-19 lockdown	35
East Africa and China faculty use of information and communication technology tools: a descriptive and comparative analysis	35
Inter-brain coupling analysis reveals learning-related attention of primary school students	34
Advancing understanding of learning experience design: refining and clarifying definitions using an eDelphi study approach	31
How teams learn to regulate collaborative processes with technological support	30
Role of emotional tone and gender of computer-generated voices in multimedia lessons	30
Effect of an interactive e-book on middle school students' mathematics reading and spatial ability	30
Dimensions of scale: Connected Learning Initiative (CLIx)—a case study of educational technology initiative in India	28
Integrating immersive virtual reality technology in scaffolded game-based learning to enhance low motivation students’ multimodal science learning	28
Facebook post data: a primer for educational research	26
Primary teachers’ self-assessment of their confidence in implementing digital technologies curriculum	25
An exploratory case study of the use of a digital self-assessment tool of 21st-century skills in makerspace contexts	25
Weaving in: shifts in youth mathematical engagement through weaving	24
Knowledge-based chatbots: a scale measuring students’ learning experiences in massive open online courses	24
Girls Design with Code Club	24

Making for science: a framework for the design of physical materials for science learning	24
A two-staged SEM: artificial neural network approach for understanding and predicting the factors of students’ satisfaction with emergency remote teaching	22
The influence of the conceptual structure of external representations when relearning history content	22
Taking adaptive learning in educational settings to the next level: leveraging natural language processing for improved personalization	22
Designing biomimetic robots: iterative development of an integrated technology design curriculum	22
Promoting student flow and interest in a science learning game: a design-based research study of School Scene Investigators	22
Using virtual reality (VR) to improve structural systems knowledge of project and facilities management students	21
Pointing and tracing enhance computer-based learning	21
Measuring students’ perception of an engaging online learning environment: an argument-based scale validation study	20
Evidence-based development of an instrument for the assessment of teachers’ self-perceptions of their artificial intelligence competence	20
Collaborative note-taking affects cognitive load: the interplay of completeness and interaction	20
Seasoned scholars’ perspectives on the core competencies, programs, research, and future directions of the field of instructional design and technology	20
The role of authentic teaching cases and mastery approach goals in online pre-service teachers’ self-regulated learning	20
Exploring the relationships between teacher noticing, ambisonic audio, and variance in focus when viewing 360 video	19
Viewpoint, embodiment, and roles in STEM learning technologies	19
A contextualized assessment of reliability and validity of student-initiated momentary self-reports during lectures	19
An analysis approach for blended learning based on weighted multiplex networks	19
Associating spatial knowledge with concept maps to facilitate learning in digital gaming contexts	19
Reorienting the assessment of digital literacy in the twenty-first century: a product-lifecycle and experience dependence perspective	19
Elementary Students Learning Computer Programming: an investigation of their knowledge Retention, Motivation, and perceptions	19
Successful and unsuccessful mapping behaviors for learning procedural-type knowledge	19
Studying the effect of redundancy in a virtual reality classroom	18
Cross-cultural learning in virtual reality environment: facilitating cross-cultural understanding, trait emotional intelligence, and sense of presence	17
Hierarchical clustering of groups’ collaborative discourses during the computer-supported collaborative concept mapping process	17
Is flipping effective? A meta-analysis of the effect of flipped instruction on K-12 students’ academic achievement	17
Development of the Design Thinking and Instructional Lessons (DTAIL) model: a creative approach for teachers	16
Cognitive engagement with technology scale: a validation study	16
Analysis of patterns in time for evaluating effectiveness of first principles of instruction	16
Students’ acceptance of online learning in developing nations: scale development and validation	16
Cultivating an online teacher community of practice around the instructional conversation pedagogy: a social network analysis	16
Missed opportunities in mixed methods EdTech research? Visual joint display development as an analytical strategy for achieving integration in mixed methods studies	15
The relationship between group adoption of Knowledge Building Principles and performance in creating artifacts	15
Adoption of mobile social media for learning among Chinese older adults in senior citizen colleges	15
Do teaching staff trust stakeholders and tools in learning analytics? A mixed methods study	15
A strategy to enhance e-safety among first-year students at Zimbabwean universities: an action research	15
Should We account for classrooms? Analyzing online experimental data with student-level randomization	15
Improving K-12 Teachers’ Acceptance of Open Educational Resources by Open Educational Practices: A Mixed Methods Inquiry	15
Knowledge check-based concept mapping in digital games: impacts on students’ learning performance and behaviors	15
Fostering parents-professional collaboration for facilitating the school inclusion of students with ASD: design of the “ToGather” web-based prototype	14
Automated feedback on discourse moves: teachers’ perceived utility of a professional learning tool	14
Relational topologies in the learning activity spaces: operationalising a sociomaterial approach	14
Effort expectancy mediate the relationship between instructors’ digital competence and their work engagement: evidence from universities in China	13
Impact of gender and prior knowledge on learning performance and motivation in a digital game-based learning biology course	13
Exploring the influence of competition and collaboration on learning performance in digital game-based learning	13
Adaptive scaffolding and engagement in digital game-based learning	13
Tracking the process and motivation of math learning with augmented reality	13
Extending the social influence factor: behavioural intention to increase the usage of information and communication technology-enhanced student-centered teaching methods	12
The HeDiCom framework: Higher Education teachers’ digital competencies for the future	12
Correction to: Actualization of teaching conceptions in lesson design: how teaching conceptions shape TPACK regarding spherical video-based virtual reality-supported writing instruction	12
Education and technology: elements of a relevant, comprehensive, and cumulative research agenda	12

Shifting to digital: informing the rapid development, deployment, and future of teaching and learning	12
Effects of online strategies on students’ learning performance, self-efficacy, self-regulation and critical thinking in university online courses	12
Scaffolding in immersive virtual reality environments for learning English: an eye tracking study	12
Collaborative research and use of Q methodology to understand technology infusion in teacher preparation	12
Role of organisational readiness and stakeholder acceptance: an implementation framework of adaptive learning for higher education	12
Exploring students’ behavioral patterns when playing educational games with learning supports at different timings	12
Development and validation of the online learner satisfaction instrument	11
Implementation of the flipped classroom approach for promoting college students’ deeper learning	11
Understanding how pre-service science teachers design inquiry-based activities in a knowledge integration (KI) based collaborative learning environment: a network analytic approach	11
Interweaving of self-regulated learning and game-based learning in higher education: a review of academic publications from 2009 to 2020	11
Exploring instructional designers' utilization and perspectives on generative AI tools: A mixed methods study	11
Influences of immersive virtual reality (IVR)-based science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and mathematics (STREAM) instructional approach on students’ learning performances	11
Instructor presence in instructional videos in higher education: three field experiments in university courses	11
Learning by storytelling and critiquing: a peer assessment-enhanced digital storytelling approach to promoting young students’ information literacy, self-efficacy, and critical thinking awareness	11
The impact of embodied scaffolding sequences on STEM conceptual learning	11
A teacher technology tango shows strong results on 5th graders persuasive writing	10
Pedagogical AI conversational agents in higher education: a conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art	10
First, second, and third-order barriers to information literacy and inquiry-based learning for teachers in poverty contexts	10
Taking coding home: analysis of ScratchJr usage in home and school settings	10
Training in-service teachers through individualized technology-related mentorship	10
Student interaction patterns and co-regulation practices in text-based and multimodal computer mediated collaborative writing modalities	10
Secondary school students’ intentions to learn AI: testing moderation effects of readiness, social good and optimism	9
Online learning and problem-solving skills during the COVID-19 pandemic (framework for designing instruction and assessment)	9
The role of teachers in a sustainable university: from digital competencies to postdigital capabilities	9
Forum posts, communication patterns, and relational structures: A multi-level view of discussions in online courses	9
Analyzing properties of success for assessment development in maker-based learning	9
Reflective comments on shifting to digital	9
Designing for robot-mediated interaction among culturally and linguistically diverse children	9
Critical events and pivotal factors as tools for analyzing the sustainability of online study programs	9
Towards a new paradigm: the development and validation of a scale to explore technology-enhanced feedback literacy among primary and secondary school teachers	9
Development research on an AI English learning support system to facilitate learner-generated-context-based learning	9
Gamification enhances student intrinsic motivation, perceptions of autonomy and relatedness, but minimal impact on competency: a meta-analysis and systematic review	9
Towards utilising emerging technologies to address the challenges of using Open Educational Resources: a vision of the future	8
Immersive virtual reality in STEM: is IVR an effective learning medium and does adding self-explanation after a lesson improve learning outcomes?	8
How do teachers engaging messages affect students? A sentiment analysis	8
Digital badging systems as a set of cultural tools for personalized professional development	8
The role of mobile technologies in shifting to digital	8
Facilitating information literacy and intercultural competence development through the VR Tour production learning activity	8
Implementation of the flipped classroom and its longitudinal impact on improving academic performance	8
Out of sight, but not out of mind: a case study of the collaborative development of a university-wide orientation resource for online students	8
Rubric formats for the formative assessment of oral presentation skills acquisition in secondary education	8
Uncovering maker educators’ heterogenous professional visions of agency within goal setting interactions	8
Invisible borders in educational technology research? A comparative analysis	8
The relationship among prior knowledge, accessing learning supports, learning outcomes, and game performance in educational games	8
Designing and delivering representation-focused science lessons in a digital learning environment	8
Editorial: preface to the special issue on embodied cognition and technology for learning	8
Promoting pupils’ computational thinking skills and self-efficacy: a problem-solving instructional approach	8
How well do contemporary knowledge tracing algorithms predict the knowledge carried out of a digital learning game?	8
Digital competence for emergency remote teaching in higher education: understanding the present and anticipating the future	7
Integration of ICTs in teaching practices: propositions to the SAMR model	7
Higher education teachers' digital competencies for a blended future	7
Funding the online teaching and learning in developing countries: insights from Zimbabwe	7
Preservice science teachers coding science simulations: epistemological understanding, coding skills, and lesson design	7
Exploring the use of technology among newly arrived children in Hong Kong: from an e-sports and cultural capital perspective	7
A person-centered approach to teacher motivation towards information technology: integrating achievement goal and expectancy-value perspectives	7
Assessing culturally inclusive instructional design in online learning	7
Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking	7
Effects of VR instructional approaches and textual cues on performance, cognitive load, and learning experience	7
Young children’s embodied interactions with a social robot	7
The influence of organizational factors on the acceptance of online teaching among college faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide study in mainland China	7
An exploration of conjecture strategies used by instructional design students to support design decision-making	7
Factors contributing to teachers’ acceptance intention to gamified EFL tools: a scale development study	7
Games in education: a systematic review of studies in international and Iranian contexts	7
Instructional design students’ design judgment development	7