OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Science Education and Technology is 3. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Examining Science Education in ChatGPT: An Exploratory Study of Generative Artificial Intelligence	247
Virtual Laboratories in Undergraduate Science and Engineering Courses: a Systematic Review, 2009–2019	55
Transitioning to Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: an Exploration of STEM Teachers’ Views, Successes, and Challenges	49
Student Perceptions Using Augmented Reality and 3D Visualization Technologies in Chemistry Education	45
The Effects of Scientific Self-efficacy and Cognitive Anxiety on Science Engagement with the “Question-Observation-Doing-Explanation” Model during School Disruption in COVID-19 Pandemic	44
Investigating Engagement and Flow with a Placed-Based Immersive Virtual Reality Game	42
Comparison of Machine Learning Performance Using Analytic and Holistic Coding Approaches Across Constructed Response Assessments Aligned to a Science Learning Progression	39
Exploring Differences in Student Learning and Behavior Between Real-life and Virtual Reality Chemistry Laboratories	37
A Meta-Analysis of Machine Learning-Based Science Assessments: Factors Impacting Machine-Human Score Agreements	36
Practices and Theories: How Can Machine Learning Assist in Innovative Assessment Practices in Science Education	34
Pop-up Questions Within Educational Videos: Effects on Students’ Learning	31
Using Machine Learning to Score Multi-Dimensional Assessments of Chemistry and Physics	31
Machine Learning-Enabled Automated Feedback: Supporting Students’ Revision of Scientific Arguments Based on Data Drawn from Simulation	29
The Effect of a Pedagogical STEAM Model on Students’ Project Competence and Learning Motivation	28
Using Augmented Reality and the Structure–Behavior–Function Model to Teach Lower Secondary School Students about the Human Circulatory System	27
Understanding How the Perceived Usefulness of Mobile Technology Impacts Physics Learning Achievement: a Pedagogical Perspective	25
A Combined Strategy of Additive Manufacturing to Support Multidisciplinary Education in Arts, Biology, and Engineering	24
Using the Social Cognitive Theory Framework to Chart Gender Differences in the Developmental Trajectory of STEM Self-Efficacy in Science and Engineering Students	23
A Learning Experience in Inquiry-Based Physics with Immersive Virtual Reality: Student Perceptions and an Interaction Effect Between Conceptual Gains and Attitudinal Profiles	23
On the Validity of Machine Learning-based Next Generation Science Assessments: A Validity Inferential Network	22
Investigation of the Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Computational Thinking Skills and their STEM Career Interest and Attitudes Toward Inquiry	22
Self-directed Science Learning During COVID-19 and Beyond	22
Bridging the Gap Between Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment in Science Education Research with Machine Learning — A Case for Pretrained Language Models-Based Clustering	21
How Does Augmented Observation Facilitate Multimodal Representational Thinking? Applying Deep Learning to Decode Complex Student Construct	20
Exploring the Effectiveness and Moderators of Augmented Reality on Science Learning: a Meta-analysis	19

Motivating Students to Learn STEM via Engaging Flight Simulation Activities	19
Combining Machine Learning and Qualitative Methods to Elaborate Students’ Ideas About the Generality of their Model-Based Explanations	18
Characterizing Students’ 4C Skills Development During Problem-based Digital Making	18
Student-Generated Stop-Motion Animation in Science Classes: a Systematic Literature Review	18
Teaching Chemistry with Arduino Experiments in a Mixed Virtual-Physical Learning Environment	17
Testing the Impact of Novel Assessment Sources and Machine Learning Methods on Predictive Outcome Modeling in Undergraduate Biology	17
Physics Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Geometric Optics: Revisited Analysis	16
Computer-Based Classification of Preservice Physics Teachers’ Written Reflections	16
Choosing Chemistry at Different Education and Career Stages: Chemists, Chemical Engineers, and Teachers	16
Examining the Effectiveness of a Professional Development Program: Integration of Educational Robotics into Science and Mathematics Curricula	16
Computational Modeling of the Effects of the Science Writing Heuristic on Student Critical Thinking in Science Using Machine Learning	15
Examining the Influence That Professional Development Has on Educators’ Perceptions of Integrated STEM Safety in Makerspaces	15
Algorithmic Explanations: an Unplugged Instructional Approach to Integrate Science and Computational Thinking	15
Automated Scoring of Chinese Grades 7–9 Students’ Competence in Interpreting and Arguing from Evidence	15
Student Self-perception on Digital Literacy in STEM Blended Learning Environments	15
Exploring the Effect of Augmented Reality on Cognitive Load, Attitude, Spatial Ability, and Stereochemical Perception	15
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	14
The Influence of Online STEM Education Camps on Students’ Self-Efficacy, Computational Thinking, and Task Value	14
Science Motivation and Achievement Among Minority Urban High School Students: an Examination of the Flipped Classroom Model	13
“It’s Like I’m Really There”: Using VR Experiences for STEM Career Development	13
Relationships between Facial Expressions, Prior Knowledge, and Multiple Representations: a Case of Conceptual Change for Kinematics Instruction	12
Exploring How Role and Background Influence Through Analysis of Spatial Dialogue in Collaborative Problem-Solving Games	12
Web-Based Virtual Lab for Learning Design, Operation, Control, and Optimization of an Anaerobic Digestion Process	12
Research Trends in Technology-Enhanced Chemistry Learning: A Review of Comparative Research from 2010 to 2019	11
Comprehensive Exploration of Digital Literacy: Embedded with Self-Regulation and Epistemological Beliefs	11
A Phenomenography Study of STEM Teachers’ Conceptions of Using Three-Dimensional Modeling and Printing (3DMP) in Teaching	11
IoT in Project-Based Biology Learning: Students’ Experiences and Skill Development	11
How Much Cueing Is Needed in Instructional Animations? The Role of Prior Knowledge	11
Science Teachers’ Attitudes towards Computational Modeling in the Context of an Inquiry-Based Learning Module	11
Beliefs, Self-reported or Performance-Assessed TPACK: What Can Predict the Quality of Technology-Enhanced Biology Lesson Plans?	10
Pedagogy, Partnership, and Collaboration: A Longitudinal, Empirical Study of Serious Educational Gameplay in Secondary Biology Classrooms	10
Affordances of Computational Models for English Learners in Science Instruction: Conceptual Foundation and Initial Inquiry	10
Modeling Secondary Students’ Genetics Learning in a Game-Based Environment: Integrating the Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation and Flow Theory	10
Giving Feedback on Peers’ Concept Maps in an Inquiry Learning Context: The Effect of Providing Assessment Criteria	10
Professional Growth of Novice and Experienced STEM Teachers	10
Biology Undergraduate Students’ Graphing Practice in Digital Versus Pen and Paper Graphing Environments	9
The Affordances of Minecraft Education as a Game-Based Learning Tool for Atomic Structure in Junior High School Science Education	9
The Impact of Physics Education Technology (PhET) Interactive Simulation-Based Learning on Motivation and Academic Achievement Among Malawian Physics Students	9
Computational Thinking Integration into Science Classrooms: Example of Digestive System	9
Commentary—Applying Machine Learning in Science Assessment: Opportunity and Challenges	9
In-service Teachers’ Needs and Mentor’s Practices in Applying a Teaching–Learning Sequence on Nanotechnology and Plastics in Primary Education	9
Makerspaces Fostering Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review	9
Comparing Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction of an Online Algebra-Based Physics Course with a Face-to-Face Course	9
Rising to the Challenge: The Effect of Individual and Social Metacognitive Scaffolds on Students’ Expressions of Autonomy and Competence Throughout an Inquiry Process	9
The Impacts of Online Skeuomorphic Physics Inquiry–Based Learning With and Without Simulation on 8th Graders’ Scientific Inquiry Performance	9
Supporting Student System Modelling Practice Through Curriculum and Technology Design	9
The Development and Validation of a Survey for Evaluating Primary Students’ Self-efficacy in STEM Activities	9
Examining Science and Technology/Engineering Educators’ Views of Teaching Biomedical Concepts Through Physical Computing	8
Designing for Relationality in Virtual Reality: Context-Specific Learning as a Primer for Content Relevancy	8
Working Together: Integrating Computational Modeling Approaches to Investigate Complex Phenomena	8

Meta-Analysis of STEM Learning Using Virtual Reality: Benefits Across the Board	8
Student Primary Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Biotechnology—Are They Prepared to Teach Biotechnological Literacy?	8
Investigating Students’ Learning Through Co-designing with Technology	8
Artificial Intelligence in Science Education (2013–2023): Research Trends in Ten Years	8
Identifying the Content, Lesson Structure, and Data Use Within Pre-collegiate Data Science Curricula	7
Elementary Pre-service Teachers’ Search, Evaluation, and Selection of Online Science Education Resources	7
Systematic Review: Flipped Classrooms in the Performance of Undergraduate Science Students	7
How Does a Math Review Impact a Student’s Arithmetic Skills and Performance in First-Semester General Chemistry?	7
Identifying Sources of Anxiety in an Introductory Online Undergraduate Chemistry Course	7
Middle School Student Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Synthetic Biology	7
The Effects of Mobile AR-based Biology Learning Experience on Students’ Motivation, Self‐Efficacy, and Attitudes in Online Learning	6
STEM Teachers’ Preparation, Teaching Beliefs, and Perceived Teaching Competence: a Multigroup Structural Equation Approach	6
Asynchronous Online Instruction Leads to Learning Gaps When Compared to a Flipped Classroom	6
Investigating Students’ Engagement in Mobile Technology-Supported Science Learning Through Video-Based Classroom Observation	6
Comparing Simulation Sequencing in a Chemistry Online-Supported Project-Based Learning Unit	6
Comparing Middle School Students’ Science Explanations During Physical and Virtual Laboratories	6
Effects of a BCI-Based AR Inquiring Tool on Primary Students’ Science Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study	6
Supporting Teachers to Customize Curriculum for Self-Directed Learning	6
Middle School Students’ Mechanistic Explanation About Trait Expression in Rice Plants During a Technology-Enhanced Science Inquiry Investigation	6
Educational Design Framework for a Web-Based Interface to Visualise Authentic Cosmological “Big Data” in High School	6
Using Reverse Engineering to Enhance Ninth-Grade Students’ Understanding of Thermal Expansion	6
Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Nerve Cells’ Structures and Their Symbiotic Functioning by Using Technology-Enhanced Instruction Incorporating Virtual Labs and Animations	5
“Because Subjects Don’t Exist in a Bubble”: Middle School Teachers Enacting an Interdisciplinary Curriculum	5
Preparing GTAs for Active Learning in the General Chemistry Lab: Development of an Evidence-Based Rehearsal Module for a Mixed-Reality Teaching Simulator	5
Computational Thinking to Learn Environmental Sustainability: A Learning Progression	5
Self-evaluative Scientific Modeling in an Outreach Gene Technology Laboratory	5
Using Students’ Conceptual Models to Represent Understanding of Crosscutting Concepts in an NGSS-Aligned Curriculum Unit About Urban Water Runoff	5
The Effect of REACT and Computer-Assisted Instruction Model in 5E on Student Achievement of the Subject of Acids, Bases and Salts	5
Disrupted Lessons in Engineering Robotics: Pivoting Knowledge Transfer From Physical to Virtual Learning Environments	5
A Study of Students Engaged in Electronic Circuit Wiring in an Undergraduate Course	5
Comparing Self-Report Assessments and Scenario-Based Assessments of Systems Thinking Competence	5
Narrative-Based Learning Activities for Science Ethics Education: an Affordance Perspective	5
Be Prepared! How Pre-lab Modules Affect Students’ Understanding of Gene Mapping	5
“Feeling like a Scientist”: Factors Affecting Students’ Selections of Technology Tools in the Science Classroom	5
A Comparison of the Effects of Two Different Online Homework Systems on Levels of Knowledge Retention in General Chemistry Students	5
Measuring the Impact of Augmented Reality in Flipped Learning Mode on Critical Thinking, Learning Motivation, and Knowledge of Engineering Students	4
The Mechanism of Influence Between ICT and Students’ Science Literacy: a Hierarchical and Structural Equation Modelling Study	4
Getting Everyone to the Fair: Supporting Teachers in Broadening Participation in Science and Engineering Fairs	4
How Science Teachers DiALoG Classrooms: Towards a Practical and Responsive Formative Assessment of Oral Argumentation	4
The Effect of Web-Based Biology Learning Environment on Academic Performance: A Meta-analysis Study	4
Engagement and Science Achievement in the Context of Integrated STEM Education: A Longitudinal Study	4
Technology-Enhanced Learning and Its Association with Motivation to Learn Science from a Cross-Cultural Perspective	4
The Effects of Engineering Design-Based Instruction On 7th Grade Students’ Nature of Engineering Views	4
Interest in Educational Data and Barriers to Data Use Among Massive Open Online Course Instructors	4
Multimodal Training Improves Spatial Reasoning Skills in Female College Students	4
Student Outcomes of Teaching About Socio-scientific Issues in Secondary Science Classrooms: Applications of EzGCM	4
Epistemic Network Analysis of Students’ Drawings to Investigate Their Conceptions of Science Learning with Technology	4
An Outdoor Project-Based Learning Program: Strategic Support and the Roles of Students with Visual Impairments Interested in STEM	3
Supporting Elementary Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge in Computational Thinking Integration	3
The Relationships Between Peer-to-Peer Interactions, Group Formation, Choice of Research, and Course Performance in an Online Environment	3
Digital Curation as a Pedagogical Approach to Promote Critical Thinking	3
Knowledge and Skills of University Students in Chemistry-Related Departments as Expressed in a Specially Designed Escape-Room	3
Investigating the Links Between Students’ Learning Engagement and Modeling Competence in Computer-Supported Modeling-Based Activities	3
Stimulating Mechanistic Reasoning in Physics Using Student-Constructed Stop-Motion Animations	3
Videos with Hands: an Analysis of Usage and Interactions of Undergraduate Science Students for Acquiring Physics Knowledge	3
Automated Assessment of Student Hand Drawings in Free-Response Items on the Particulate Nature of Matter	3
The Effect of Smart Classrooms on Project-Based Learning: A Study Based on Video Interaction Analysis	3
Modeling with Real-Time Informative Feedback: Implementing and Evaluating a New Massive Open Online Course Component	3
The Relationship Between a Student’s Success in First-Semester General Chemistry and Their Mathematics Fluency, Profile, and Performance on Common Questions	3
Supporting Secondary Students’ Understanding of Earth’s Climate System and Global Climate Change Using EzGCM: A Cross-Sectional Study	3
Subgroups of Assessor and Assessee: the Relationship Between Students’ Peer Assessment Roles and Perceptions of MSCL in Science Education	3
Zooming in Time—Exploring Students’ Interpretations of a Dynamic Tree of Life	3
Theory-Based Learning Design with Immersive Virtual Reality in Science Education: a Systematic Review	3
Location-Based Learning and Its Effect on Students’ Understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion	3
The Conceptualization of Critical Thinking: Toward a Culturally Inclusive Framework for Technology-Enhanced Instruction in Higher Education	3
Does Learning from Giving Feedback Depend on the Product Being Reviewed: Concept Maps or Answers to Test Questions?	3
Supporting Three-dimensional Learning on Ecosystems Using an Agent-Based Computer Model	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
Paper Circuits vs. Breadboards: Materializing Learners’ Powerful Ideas Around Circuitry and Layout Design	3
Digitalization of Multistep Chemistry Exercises with Automated Formative Feedback	3
Teachers’ Disciplinary Boundedness in the Implementation of Integrated Computational Modeling in Physics	3
The Go-Lab Platform, an Inquiry-learning Space: Investigation into Students’ Technology Acceptance, Knowledge Integration, and Learning Outcomes	3
Investigating Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Design Performance in Laboratory Class: The Inquiry-Based Design Thinking Approach	3
Reciprocal Relations Between Students’ Evaluation, Reformulation Behaviors, and Engineering Design Performance Over Time	3
Biomedical Engineering Students’ Question Posing Skill Based on Reading Scientific Articles	3
In Search of Assessment Shifts in Embodied Learning Science Research: a Review	3