OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Computing in Higher Education is 2. 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
Using text mining and machine learning to predict reasoning activities from think-aloud transcripts in computer assisted learning	355
Effects of technology enhanced peer, teacher and self-feedback on students’ collaborative writing, critical thinking tendency and engagement in learning	59
Wild brooms and learning analytics	44
The modality and redundancy principles revisited: do they apply in a controlled multimedia lesson?	43
Learning analytics as data ecology: a tentative proposal	34
Precursors of online teaching practices: innovative behavior and personal accountability of faculty in higher education	34
The effect of learning analytics assisted recommendations and guidance feedback on students’ metacognitive awareness and academic achievements	33
How does task complexity affect group processes and dynamics in computer-supported collaborative learning? An analysis of structural relationships between perceived task complexity, group atmosphere,	31
Do graphic and textual interactive content organizers have the same impact on hypertext processing and learning outcome?	28
Testing and exploring the predictors of faculty motivation to use learning analytics to enhance teaching effectiveness	27
A differentiated learning environment in domain model for learning disabled learners	21
Personalisation in STE(A)M education: a review of literature from 2011 to 2020	19
Peer assessment using soft computing techniques	19
Digital literacy: a review in the South Pacific	18
Partial versus full captioning mode to improve L2 vocabulary acquisition in a mobile-assisted language learning setting: words pronunciation domain	17
Review of research on the outcomes of embodied and collaborative learning in STEM in higher education with immersive technologies	16
Extending social presence theory: social presence divergence and interaction integration in online distance learning	16
From awareness to empowerment: self-determination theory-informed learning analytics dashboards to enhance student engagement in asynchronous online courses	16
An evaluation of a first-of-its-kind hybrid law degree program	15
Design of peer assessment rubrics for ICT topics	14
A framework to capture the dependency between prerequisite and advanced courses in higher education	14
A story-driven gamified education on USB-based attack	13
Changing student privacy responsibilities and governance needs: Views from faculty, instructional designers, and academic librarians	13
A measurement of faculty views on the meaning and value of student privacy	12
Perceptions of psychological safety in healthcare professionals’ online learner-learner interactions	11

Connecting affordances of physical and virtual laboratory modes to engineering epistemic practices	11
Automated text detection from big data scene videos in higher education: a practical approach for MOOCs case study	11
Analyzing the effects of instructional strategies on students’ on-task status from aspects of their learning behaviors and cognitive factors	11
Exploring the relationship between students’ information problem solving patterns and epistemic beliefs: a mixed methods sequential analysis study	11
Correction: Fostering non-aviation undergraduates’ aviation literacy in an online aviation laboratory: efects on students’ perceptions, motivation, industry optimism	11
Exploring expert instructors’ conceptualization and teaching practices in asynchronous online discussions during case-based learning: a multiple case study	11
Correction to: An investigation of self-regulated learning in a novel MOOC platform	10
Understanding Chinese teachers’ informal online learning continuance in a mobile learning community: an intrinsic–extrinsic motivation perspective	9
Enhancing students’ beliefs regarding programming self-efficacy and intrinsic value of an online distributed Programming Environment	9
The effect of social anxiety on student interactions in asynchronous online discussion forums as mediated by social presence and moderated by anonymity	9
Using digital technologies to support active and self-directed learning	9
Exploring the cohesion of classroom community from the perspectives of social presence and social capital	9
Personalized games for computer science education in higher education: the effect of personalization feature on students’ engagement and flow state	9
Academic Communities of Engagement: exploring the impact of online and in-person support communities on the academic engagement of online learners	8
Investigating learning processes through analysis of navigation behavior using log files	8
An examination of preservice classroom teachers’ perceived importance, self-efficacy beliefs, practices, and conceptions related to new literacies: a mixed design study	8
Examining the role of computing identity in the computing experiences of women and racially minoritized undergraduates: a literature review	8
Enhancing learning from online video lectures: the impact of embedded learning prompts in an undergraduate physics lesson	8
An analysis of learning analytics in personalised learning	7
Not now, maybe later: the mediating influence of techno-overload on the relationship between academic self-efficacy and procrastination	7
Examining the effect of a genetic algorithm-enabled grouping method on collaborative performances, processes, and perceptions	7
Online learners’ self-regulated learning skills regarding LMS interactions: a profiling study	7
ICT efficacy and response to different needs in university classrooms: effects on attitudes and active behaviour towards technology	7
Digital technology adaptation and initiatives: a systematic review of teaching and learning during COVID-19	6
A meta-analysis addressing the relationship between self-regulated learning strategies and academic performance in online higher education	6
Correction to: Improving the portability of predicting students’ performance models by using ontologies	6
A case study on the usage of lecture capture: perceptions of students, faculty members and administrators	6
A novel automated essay scoring approach for reliable higher educational assessments	5
Scaffolding problem solving with learners’ own self explanations of subgoals	5
Unveiling the motivational role of cognitive, social, and affective needs in mobile learning adoption through the lens of uses and gratifications theory	5
Using learning analytics to explore the multifaceted engagement in collaborative learning	5
Virtual clinical assessment in medical education: an investigation of online conference technology	5
Effects and acceptability of virtual reality to facilitate mindfulness practice in university students	4
Adoption of open educational resources in the global south	4
Exploring collaborative problem solving in virtual laboratories: a perspective of socially shared metacognition	4
Multilayered-quality education ecosystem (MQEE): an intelligent education modal for sustainable quality education	4
A critique of calculation and optionalization applied to online/blended course design	4
Using networked learning to improve learning analytics implementation	4
An investigation of self-regulated learning in a novel MOOC platform	4
“Free selection and invitation” online peer assessment of undergraduates’ research competencies, flow, motivation and interaction in a research methods course	4
Patterns of behavioral engagement in an online english language course: cluster analysis	4
Instructors’ educational ICT use in higher education in developing countries: evidence from three Ethiopian Universities	4
Grappling with professional ethics in instructional technology by participating in an online service-learning course	3
Modularization for mastery learning in CS1: a 4-year action research study	3
Engaged learning during distraction: a case study of successful working moms in distance education	3
Exploring satisfaction of online teaching faculty from a Job Demands-Resources model perspective: the mediating roles of emotional exhaustion and motivation	3
Learning analytics in support of inclusiveness and disabled students: a systematic review	3
Adjusting sails for changing winds: exploring Reddit use for professional purposes in higher education	3
Community of Inquiry design decisions across disciplines	3
Curriculum analytics in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review	3

Academic course planning recommendation and students’ performance prediction multi-modal based on educational data mining techniques	3
Using an integrated probabilistic clustering approach to detect student engagement across asynchronous and synchronous online discussions	3
The flipped classroom: first-time student preparatory activity patterns and their relation to course performance and self-regulation	3
Differentiated measurement of cognitive loads in computer programming	3
A call to action for eProfessionalism: developing the use of ePortfolio with emerging health and education practitioners	3
Exploring the effects of corpus-based business English writing instruction on EFL learners’ writing proficiency and perception	2
Group formation based on extraversion and prior knowledge: a randomized controlled study in higher education online	2
Adopting a framework to support the process of critical reflection and understanding of online engagement	2
Is cross-discipline better than same-discipline for cognitive engagement in computer supported collaborative learning? An empirical study using epistemic network analysis	2
Improving prediction of students’ performance in intelligent tutoring systems using attribute selection and ensembles of different multimodal data sources	2
A synthesis of surveys examining the impacts of COVID-19 and emergency remote learning on students in Canada	2
Data science for analyzing and improving educational processes	2
A feedback model applied in a ubiquitous microlearning environment using SECA rules	2
The relations between self-reported perceptions of learning environment, observational learning strategies, and academic outcome	2
The design and development of an open educational resources intervention in a college course that manifests in open educational practices: a design-based research study	2
Design and effects of the teacher-student interaction model in the online learning spaces	2