OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Science Education and Technology 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
An Integrative Review with Word Cloud Analysis of STEM Education	566
Exploring Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Developing and Using Virtual Reality Materials Reflecting Spatial Thinking in Astronomy Class	80
Correction to: Supporting Student System Modelling Practice Through Curriculum and Technology Design	53
Effect of STSE Approach on High School Students' Understanding of Nature of Science	40
The Effects of Engineering Design-Based Instruction On 7th Grade Students’ Nature of Engineering Views	36
Feedback Through Digital Application Affordances and Teacher Practice	35
Assessing Teachers’ Knowledge of How to Use Computer Programming in Science and Technology Education	34
Online Search Strategies: Undergraduate Biology Students Take Non-Linear Paths to Find Information Related to Disciplinary Biology Questions	33
Effects of a BCI-Based AR Inquiring Tool on Primary Students’ Science Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study	33
Digital Tools in Informal Science Education Sites: A Systematic Literature Review	28
Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Intention to use Generative Artificial Intelligence in Inquiry-Based Teaching	27
The Perceived Complexity of Learning Tasks Influences Students’ Collaborative Interactions in Immersive Virtual Reality	24
Transforming Issues-Based Science Education with Innovative Technologies	23
A Study of Students Engaged in Electronic Circuit Wiring in an Undergraduate Course	23
A Multi-Method Approach for Exploring Programming Trajectories Through Log Data: Insights from Data Visualization Tasks	23
Computational Thinking to Learn Environmental Sustainability: A Learning Progression	23
Applying Generative Artificial Intelligence to Critiquing Science Assessments	22
Augmenting Microscopes with Smartphones: Relationships Among Academic Emotions and Learning Outcomes in 7th Grade Cell Observation Classes	21
Correction: Technology Acceptance When Teaching Climate Change	20
Effects of an Augmented Reality-Based Chemistry Experiential Application on Student Knowledge Gains, Learning Motivation, and Technology Perception	20
e-Homework and Motivation for Students’ Success in First-Semester General Chemistry	19
Asynchronous Online Instruction Leads to Learning Gaps When Compared to a Flipped Classroom	18
Anatomy and Physiology Beyond “This Is Interesting:” Assessing Transformative Experiences Through Epistemic Network Analysis	17
Problem-Solving Strategies in Stoichiometry Across Two Intelligent Tutoring Systems: A Cross-National Study	16
Makerspaces Fostering Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review	16

The Conceptualization of Critical Thinking: Toward a Culturally Inclusive Framework for Technology-Enhanced Instruction in Higher Education	16
The Impact of a Mobile Phone and Mobile Application-Supported Science Laboratory on the Digital Literacy of Preservice Teachers and Their Disposition Toward Using Technology in Class	15
A Call for Clarity: Biology Students Advocate for Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in Higher Education	14
Examining Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Answer Changing Behavior on a Content Knowledge for Teaching Science Assessment	13
Epidemiology in Middle School Science Curricula: a COVID-19 Pre–post Intervention	12
The Challenge and Opportunities of STEM Learning Efficacy for Living Technology Through a Transdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning Activity	12
The STEM Aspirations of China’s Future Workforce	12
The Impacts of Intelligent Feedback on Learning Achievements and Learning Perceptions in Inquiry-Based Science Learning: A Meta-Analysis of Studies from 2013 to 2023	11
How Science Teachers DiALoG Classrooms: Towards a Practical and Responsive Formative Assessment of Oral Argumentation	11
Identifying Key Components and Objectives of Mobile Learning in Chemistry Education	11
A Closer Examination of Earth and Life Science Teachers’ Science and Engineering Integration	11
Collections of Practice as High-Level Activity in a Digital Interest-Based Science Community	11
Employing a Groundwater Contamination Learning Experience to Build Proficiency in Computational Modeling for Socioscientific Literacy	11
The Impacts of Online Skeuomorphic Physics Inquiry–Based Learning With and Without Simulation on 8th Graders’ Scientific Inquiry Performance	10
Pixels in a Larger Picture: A Scoping Review of the Uses of Technology for Climate Change Education	10
Designing Computer Vision Support for Science Practical Work: A Qualitative Investigation into the Noticing Practices and Support Preferences of Science Teachers	10
Socio-Scientific Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparing In-person and Virtual Science Learning Using Model-Evidence Link Diagrams	10
All Students Can Benefit from a Personal Response System Pedagogy that Encourages Active Engagement Yet Lowers Barriers to Implementation	10
Meta-Analysis of STEM Learning Using Virtual Reality: Benefits Across the Board	10
The Impact of AI Chatbot-Supported Guided Discovery Learning on Pre-service Teachers’ Learning Performance and Motivation	10
Leveraging Epistemic Network Analysis to Understand Peer Feedback in Online Courses	10
The Affordances of Minecraft Education as a Game-Based Learning Tool for Atomic Structure in Junior High School Science Education	9
Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Nerve Cells’ Structures and Their Symbiotic Functioning by Using Technology-Enhanced Instruction Incorporating Virtual Labs and Animations	9
Multimedia-Aided Technologies for Effective Learning of Quantum Physics at the University Level	9
Elementary Students’ Use of Mechanistic Reasoning to Explain Community-Connected Engineering Design Solutions	9
A Double-Edged Sword: Physics Educators’ Perspectives on Utilizing ChatGPT and Its Future in Classrooms	9
The Relationships Between Peer-to-Peer Interactions, Group Formation, Choice of Research, and Course Performance in an Online Environment	9
Student Self-perception on Digital Literacy in STEM Blended Learning Environments	8
Computational Concepts and their Assessment in Preschool Students: An Empirical Study	8
“It’s Like I’m Really There”: Using VR Experiences for STEM Career Development	8
How Behavioral and Psychological Factors Influence STEM Performance in K-12 Schools: A Mediation Model	8
Augmented Reality Technology Used for Developing Topographic Map-Reading Skills in an Earth Science Course and its Potential Implications in Broader Learning Venues	8
Enhancing the Performance of Automated Scoring Model for Kinematic Graph Answers Using Synthetic Graph Images	8
Examining How Students Code with Socioscientific Data to Tell Stories About Climate Change	8
Characterizing Students’ 4C Skills Development During Problem-based Digital Making	8
How Do Teachers Collaborate in Informal Professional Learning Activities? An Epistemic Network Analysis	8
Combining Natural Language Processing with Epistemic Network Analysis to Investigate Student Knowledge Integration within an AI Dialog	7
Effects of Wearable Hybrid AR/VR Learning Material on High School Students’ Situational Interest, Engagement, and Learning Performance: the Case of a Physics Laboratory Learning Environment	7
Examining the Influence That Professional Development Has on Educators’ Perceptions of Integrated STEM Safety in Makerspaces	7
Exploring Differences in Student Learning and Behavior Between Real-life and Virtual Reality Chemistry Laboratories	7
The Effect of Smart Classrooms on Project-Based Learning: A Study Based on Video Interaction Analysis	7
Integrating Science Concepts Through Poetry: A Study Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Teaching Methods Courses for Pre-Service Elementary Educators	7
Students’ Hands-On Self-Efficacy Predicts Pragmatistic STEAM Value, Transformativistic Value, and Continuance Intention: A Powertech Contest Perspective	7
Scaffolding Collaborative Drawing-to-Learn to Support Metacognitive Regulation and Model Construction	7
Examining Science and Technology/Engineering Educators’ Views of Teaching Biomedical Concepts Through Physical Computing	7
A Study on the Effects of Using the 6E Model and a Robot Teaching Assistant on Junior High School Students’ STEM Knowledge, Learning Motivation, and Hands-on Performance	7
The Relationship Between a Student’s Success in First-Semester General Chemistry and Their Mathematics Fluency, Profile, and Performance on Common Questions	7
Does Learning from Giving Feedback Depend on the Product Being Reviewed: Concept Maps or Answers to Test Questions?	7
Digital Game-Based Inquiry Learning to Improve Eighth Graders’ Inquiry Skills in Biology	7
Analyzing Children’s Viewing Behaviors in Science Demonstrations with and Without Interactive E-Book Support	6

The Impact of Physics Education Technology (PhET) Interactive Simulation-Based Learning on Motivation and Academic Achievement Among Malawian Physics Students	6
Beliefs, Self-reported or Performance-Assessed TPACK: What Can Predict the Quality of Technology-Enhanced Biology Lesson Plans?	6
Online Professional Development to Prepare Afterschool Educators to Teach an Elementary STEM Curriculum: Results of a Design and Evaluation Study	5
An Integrative Review with Word Cloud Analysis of Digital Escape Rooms in Nursing Education	5
Identifying Sources of Anxiety in an Introductory Online Undergraduate Chemistry Course	5
Beyond “Having Fun” As Evidence of Learning: A Longitudinal Case Study of a Teacher’s Evolving Conception of Hands-On Science Activities	5
Combining Inquiry, Universal Design for Learning, Alternate Reality Games and Augmented Reality Technologies in Science Education: The IB-ARGI Approach and the Case of Magnetman	5
The Go-Lab Platform, an Inquiry-learning Space: Investigation into Students’ Technology Acceptance, Knowledge Integration, and Learning Outcomes	5
Teaching and Assessing Thinking Skills and Applying Educational Technologies in Higher Education	5
Examining Science Education in ChatGPT: An Exploratory Study of Generative Artificial Intelligence	5
An Online CURE Taught at a Community College During the Pandemic Shows Mixed Results for Development of Research Self-Efficacy and In-class Relationships	5
Beyond Language Barriers: Allowing Multiple Languages in Postsecondary Chemistry Classes Through Multilingual Machine Learning	4
What Distinguishes Students’ Engineering Design Performance: Design Behaviors, Design Iterations, and Application of Science Concepts	4
Beak Simulations and Car Investigations: Investigating Pinterest as a Resource for Two Science Topics	4
When Tutors Simultaneously Instruct Students from the Primary, Middle, and High School Levels in Online One-on-One Tutoring: Investigating the Interaction Dynamics Using AI, ENA, and LSA Methods	4
Subgroups of Assessor and Assessee: the Relationship Between Students’ Peer Assessment Roles and Perceptions of MSCL in Science Education	4
Paper Circuits vs. Breadboards: Materializing Learners’ Powerful Ideas Around Circuitry and Layout Design	4
Effects of Robotics Education on Young Children’s Cognitive Development: a Pilot Study with Eye-Tracking	4
Spatial Navigation Test with Virtual Starmaze: the Role of Spatial Strategy in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education	4
How Do Students Respond to the Intended Affordance of Augmented Reality Dinosaur Exhibits in a Science Museum?	4
The Mechanism of Influence Between ICT and Students’ Science Literacy: a Hierarchical and Structural Equation Modelling Study	4
Algorithmic Explanations: an Unplugged Instructional Approach to Integrate Science and Computational Thinking	4
Which Way Does Time Go? Differences in Expert and Novice Representations of Temporal Information at Extreme Scales Interferes with Novice Understanding of Graphs	4
Knowledge and Skills of University Students in Chemistry-Related Departments as Expressed in a Specially Designed Escape-Room	4
The Construction and Validation of the Visuospatial Self-Efficacy (VSSE) Scale	4
“Because Subjects Don’t Exist in a Bubble”: Middle School Teachers Enacting an Interdisciplinary Curriculum	4
Supporting Teachers to Customize Curriculum for Self-Directed Learning	4
The Effect of Web-Based Biology Learning Environment on Academic Performance: A Meta-analysis Study	3
What Knowledge Resources Do General Chemistry Students Use to Agree or Disagree with Atomic Level Acid–Base Animations?	3
Design-Based STEM Activities in Teacher Education and Its Effect on Pre-service Science Teachers’ Design Thinking Skills	3
In Search of Assessment Shifts in Embodied Learning Science Research: a Review	3
Investigating the Effects of E-Textiles on Students’ Performance, Attitudes Toward Electric Circuits, and STEAM Attitudes: A Focus on Underrepresented Minorities	3
Disrupted Lessons in Engineering Robotics: Pivoting Knowledge Transfer From Physical to Virtual Learning Environments	3
Applying Machine Learning to Intelligent Assessment of Scientific Creativity Based on Scientific Knowledge Structure and Eye-Tracking Data	3
Youths’ Investigations of Critical Urban Forestry Through Multimodal Sensemaking	3
Promoting Self-Efficacy, Mentoring Competencies, and Persistence in STEM: A Case Study Evaluating Racial and Ethnic Minority Women's Learning Experiences in a Virtual STEM Peer Mentor Training	3
Exploring the Effectiveness and Moderators of Augmented Reality on Science Learning: a Meta-analysis	3
Tablets and Apps for Promoting Nanoliteracy in Early Childhood Education: Results from an Experimental Study	3
Correction to: Thinking in Terms of Change over Time: Opportunities and Challenges of Using System Dynamics Models	3
Improving 6th Grade Students’ Creative Problem Solving Skills Through Plugged and Unplugged Computational Thinking Approaches	3
IoT in Project-Based Biology Learning: Students’ Experiences and Skill Development	3
Using Extended Reality Technology in Traditional and Place-Based Environments to Study Climate Change	3
AI in the Genetics Classroom: A Useful Tool but not a Replacement for Creative Writing	3
Exploring the Effects and Inquiry Process Behaviors of Fifth-Grade Students Using Predict-Observe-Explain Strategy in Virtual Inquiry Learning	3
Scoping Review of Research on Augmented Reality in Environmental Education	3
Mixed-Methods Study of First-Year Physics Students: Soft Barriers to Coding	3
Integrating Making with Authentic Science Classes: An Approach and Evidence	3
Unlocking Gameplay Insights with Epistemic (Ordered) Network Analysis: Understanding the Potential of Video Games to Foster Authentic Scientific Practices in STEM Education	2
University Students’ Knowledge Creation Practices in Face-to-Face and Hybrid Blended Learning: Development of Epistemic Views and Perceptions of the Community of Inquiry	2
Electronic Research Notebooks in the Educational Setting: A Scoping Review	2
Preliminary Evidence of the Reliability and Validity of a Sense of Belonging in STEM Scale for College Students	2
Students’ Perceptions of Online Teaching in Higher Education Amid COVID-19	2
Perspectives of the Eye-Tracking Application to Understand Access to Representational Levels in Chemistry	2
Scaffolding Pre-service Science Teachers’ Problem-Solving Strategies in a Methane Gas Detector Task Within an Earthquake-Robotics PD Course	2
Participatory Digital Mapping, Dynamic Data, and Children’s Emergent Science Argumentation About Local Socio-Ecological Systems	2
Digital Curation as a Pedagogical Approach to Promote Critical Thinking	2
Self-directed Science Learning During COVID-19 and Beyond	2
Thinking in Terms of Change over Time: Opportunities and Challenges of Using System Dynamics Models	2
Thinking Thru Making: Mapping Computational Thinking Practices onto Scientific Reasoning	2
Teachers’ Disciplinary Boundedness in the Implementation of Integrated Computational Modeling in Physics	2
Correction to: Computational Thinking Integration into Science Classrooms: Example of Digestive System	2
Comparison of Computer Scoring Model Performance for Short Text Responses Across Undergraduate Institutional Types	2
Online, Interactive Modules Improve Quantitative Skills in Community College Biology Students	2
Epistemic Agency in Preservice Teachers’ Science Lessons with Robots	2
Analysis of Human Anatomy Education: The Effects of a Gamified Creativity-Based Teaching Method on Students’ from Basic Psychological Needs Frustration	2
Remote Blended Game-Based Learning: Integrating Synchronous Game-Based Learning with Asynchronous Inquiry-Based Learning	2
The 5I’s of Virtual Technologies in Laboratory Teaching for Faculties of Higher Education in Kerala	2
First Principles of Instruction Approach to Developing a Collaborative Knowledge Organizer-Based Digital Game of Biology Learning	2
Exploration of Students’ Social Presence in Web-Based Discussion for Conceptual Learning of Organic Chemistry	2
Engaged and Being Inspired: How Science Volunteering Project Experience Drives Women’s Intention to Engage in Citizen Science?	2
Analyzing the Effective Use of Augmented Reality Glasses in University Physics Laboratory Courses for the Example Topic of Optical Polarization	2
Student Primary Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Biotechnology—Are They Prepared to Teach Biotechnological Literacy?	2
The Influence of Learning with an Online, Personalized Environment on Students’ Attitudes, Beliefs, and Outcomes	2
“Effects of Educational Robotics on Kindergarteners’ Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, and Creativity: A Meta-Analysis”	2