OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Science Education and Technology is 5. 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
Exploring Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Developing and Using Virtual Reality Materials Reflecting Spatial Thinking in Astronomy Class	406
Integrating Science Concepts Through Poetry: A Study Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Teaching Methods Courses for Pre-Service Elementary Educators	63
Scaffolding Pre-service Science Teachers’ Problem-Solving Strategies in a Methane Gas Detector Task Within an Earthquake-Robotics PD Course	39
Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Intention to use Generative Artificial Intelligence in Inquiry-Based Teaching	37
The Effects of Engineering Design-Based Instruction On 7th Grade Students’ Nature of Engineering Views	35
The Seeing Science Project: Using Design-Based Research to Develop a Transformative Experience Intervention	26
Psychometric Validation of the Robotics Interest Questionnaire (RIQ) Scale with Italian Teachers	26
Computational Concepts and their Assessment in Preschool Students: An Empirical Study	24
Online, Interactive Modules Improve Quantitative Skills in Community College Biology Students	22
Navigating Failure in a Museum-Based Videogame: Convergent and Divergent Mechanisms of Collaboration as Potential Levers for Informal Learning About Climate Change	22
Item Analysis of Math-Up Skills Test (MUST) Questions After an Early Math Intervention: Student Performance in General Chemistry as a Function of Various Arithmetic Categories	22
An Integrative Review with Word Cloud Analysis of STEM Education	22
Perspectives of the Eye-Tracking Application to Understand Access to Representational Levels in Chemistry	22
The Relationship Between a Student’s Success in First-Semester General Chemistry and Their Mathematics Fluency, Profile, and Performance on Common Questions	20
Assessing Teachers’ Knowledge of How to Use Computer Programming in Science and Technology Education	18
Involuntary Online Learners: Engaging Online Students Who Preferred F2F Science Classes During the COVID-19 Pandemic	18
Modeling Group Discourse with Epistemic Network Analysis: Unpacking Connections, Perspectives, and Individual Contributions	18
Student Primary Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Biotechnology—Are They Prepared to Teach Biotechnological Literacy?	17
Evaluating Digital Literacy of Pre-service Chemistry Teachers: Multidimensional Rasch Analysis	17
A Mixed Reality-Based Chemistry Experiment Learning System to Facilitate Chemical Laboratory Safety Education	16
The Perceived Complexity of Learning Tasks Influences Students’ Collaborative Interactions in Immersive Virtual Reality	16
Choosing Chemistry at Different Education and Career Stages: Chemists, Chemical Engineers, and Teachers	15
Digital Tools in Informal Science Education Sites: A Systematic Literature Review	15
Understanding Intersections Between GenAI and Pre-Service Teacher Education: What Do We Need to Understand About the Changing Face of Truth in Science Education?	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

A Study of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in the Blended Synchronous Science Classroom	14
Bridging the Gap Between Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment in Science Education Research with Machine Learning — A Case for Pretrained Language Models-Based Clustering	13
Effect of STSE Approach on High School Students' Understanding of Nature of Science	13
The Impact of Team Synchrony on Argument Construction and Science Knowledge Acquisition: Insights from a Science Learning Game	12
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	12
Feedback Through Digital Application Affordances and Teacher Practice	11
Effects of a BCI-Based AR Inquiring Tool on Primary Students’ Science Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study	11
How Do Teachers Collaborate in Informal Professional Learning Activities? An Epistemic Network Analysis	11
Using Extended Reality Technology in Traditional and Place-Based Environments to Study Climate Change	11
Motivating Students to Learn STEM via Engaging Flight Simulation Activities	11
Exploring Personality and Learning Motivation Influences on Students’ Computational Thinking Skills in Introductory Programming Courses	11
Using Reverse Engineering to Enhance Ninth-Grade Students’ Understanding of Thermal Expansion	10
“It’s Like I’m Really There”: Using VR Experiences for STEM Career Development	10
Correction to: Supporting Student System Modelling Practice Through Curriculum and Technology Design	9
Youths’ Investigations of Critical Urban Forestry Through Multimodal Sensemaking	9
Enhancing the Performance of Automated Scoring Model for Kinematic Graph Answers Using Synthetic Graph Images	9
Analyzing the Effective Use of Augmented Reality Glasses in University Physics Laboratory Courses for the Example Topic of Optical Polarization	9
Modeling with Real-Time Informative Feedback: Implementing and Evaluating a New Massive Open Online Course Component	8
IoT in Project-Based Biology Learning: Students’ Experiences and Skill Development	8
How Tablet-Student Ratio and External Scripts Affect Knowledge Acquisition and Cognitive Load in Scientific Collaborative Inquiry Learning? A Three-Round Quasi-Experiment	8
Examining the Influence That Professional Development Has on Educators’ Perceptions of Integrated STEM Safety in Makerspaces	8
Effects of an Augmented Reality-Based Chemistry Experiential Application on Student Knowledge Gains, Learning Motivation, and Technology Perception	8
Exploring the Effectiveness and Moderators of Augmented Reality on Science Learning: a Meta-analysis	8
Asynchronous Online Instruction Leads to Learning Gaps When Compared to a Flipped Classroom	7
A Study of Students Engaged in Electronic Circuit Wiring in an Undergraduate Course	7
A Meta-Analysis to Gauge the Effectiveness of STEM Informal Project-Based Learning: Investigating the Potential Moderator Variables	7
Applying Generative Artificial Intelligence to Critiquing Science Assessments	7
In Search of Assessment Shifts in Embodied Learning Science Research: a Review	7
Using Machine Learning to Score Multi-Dimensional Assessments of Chemistry and Physics	7
Asian Students’ Cultural Orientation and Computer Self-Efficacy Significantly Related to Online Inquiry-Based Learning Outcomes on the Go-Lab Platform	7
e-Homework and Motivation for Students’ Success in First-Semester General Chemistry	7
The Backyard Weather Science Curriculum: Using a Weather-Observing Network to Support Data-Intensive Issue-Based Atmospheric Inquiry in Middle and High School	7
Transforming Issues-Based Science Education with Innovative Technologies	7
Investigating Students’ Engagement in Mobile Technology-Supported Science Learning Through Video-Based Classroom Observation	6
Computational Thinking to Learn Environmental Sustainability: A Learning Progression	6
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	6
Supporting Three-dimensional Learning on Ecosystems Using an Agent-Based Computer Model	6
A Proposed Case-Based Learning Framework for Fostering Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Creative and Critical Thinking	6
Exploring the Effect of Augmented Reality on Cognitive Load, Attitude, Spatial Ability, and Stereochemical Perception	6
Exploring the Effects and Inquiry Process Behaviors of Fifth-Grade Students Using Predict-Observe-Explain Strategy in Virtual Inquiry Learning	6
Conceptual Understanding of the DNA Molecule Through Model Building at the Initial Learning Stage	6
The Effect of Virtual Reality (VR) Settings on Nature Relatedness and Attitudes Towards Environment in Gifted Students	5
Using the WorldWide Telescope to Develop Science Data Literacy in STEM Undergraduates: A Conceptual Framework and Course Design	5
An Integrative Review with Word Cloud Analysis of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning	5
Students’ Conceptions of Science Learning Before and After the Pandemic Outbreak: A Drawing Analysis	5
Applying Argumentation-Driven Inquiry (ADI) to Promote Students’ Argumentation Performance in Blended Synchronous Learning Environment: a Quasi-experimental Study	5
The Effect of Smart Classrooms on Project-Based Learning: A Study Based on Video Interaction Analysis	5
Gender Perspectives on Role Models: Insights from STEM Students and Professionals	5
AI in the Genetics Classroom: A Useful Tool but not a Replacement for Creative Writing	5
Practices and Theories: How Can Machine Learning Assist in Innovative Assessment Practices in Science Education	5

Characterizing Natural Selection Contextual Transfer with Epistemic Network Analysis: A Case for Unplugged Computational Thinking	5
Comparing Optimization Practices Across Engineering Learning Contexts Using Process Data	5
Supporting Elementary Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge in Computational Thinking Integration	5