OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Science Education and Technology 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Examining Science Education in ChatGPT: An Exploratory Study of Generative Artificial Intelligence	314
Transitioning to Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: an Exploration of STEM Teachers’ Views, Successes, and Challenges	58
Student Perceptions Using Augmented Reality and 3D Visualization Technologies in Chemistry Education	50
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	46
Exploring Differences in Student Learning and Behavior Between Real-life and Virtual Reality Chemistry Laboratories	39
Practices and Theories: How Can Machine Learning Assist in Innovative Assessment Practices in Science Education	37
A Meta-Analysis of Machine Learning-Based Science Assessments: Factors Impacting Machine-Human Score Agreements	37
Using Machine Learning to Score Multi-Dimensional Assessments of Chemistry and Physics	35
Machine Learning-Enabled Automated Feedback: Supporting Students’ Revision of Scientific Arguments Based on Data Drawn from Simulation	31
The Effect of a Pedagogical STEAM Model on Students’ Project Competence and Learning Motivation	30
A Learning Experience in Inquiry-Based Physics with Immersive Virtual Reality: Student Perceptions and an Interaction Effect Between Conceptual Gains and Attitudinal Profiles	26
On the Validity of Machine Learning-based Next Generation Science Assessments: A Validity Inferential Network	24
Investigation of the Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Computational Thinking Skills and their STEM Career Interest and Attitudes Toward Inquiry	23
Exploring the Effectiveness and Moderators of Augmented Reality on Science Learning: a Meta-analysis	22
Characterizing Students’ 4C Skills Development During Problem-based Digital Making	22
Motivating Students to Learn STEM via Engaging Flight Simulation Activities	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	22
Teaching Chemistry with Arduino Experiments in a Mixed Virtual-Physical Learning Environment	20
Algorithmic Explanations: an Unplugged Instructional Approach to Integrate Science and Computational Thinking	20
Examining the Effectiveness of a Professional Development Program: Integration of Educational Robotics into Science and Mathematics Curricula	19
Choosing Chemistry at Different Education and Career Stages: Chemists, Chemical Engineers, and Teachers	18
Testing the Impact of Novel Assessment Sources and Machine Learning Methods on Predictive Outcome Modeling in Undergraduate Biology	17
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	17
Computational Modeling of the Effects of the Science Writing Heuristic on Student Critical Thinking in Science Using Machine Learning	16

Examining the Influence That Professional Development Has on Educators’ Perceptions of Integrated STEM Safety in Makerspaces	16
Physics Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Geometric Optics: Revisited Analysis	16
The Influence of Online STEM Education Camps on Students’ Self-Efficacy, Computational Thinking, and Task Value	16
Exploring the Effect of Augmented Reality on Cognitive Load, Attitude, Spatial Ability, and Stereochemical Perception	16
IoT in Project-Based Biology Learning: Students’ Experiences and Skill Development	15
“It’s Like I’m Really There”: Using VR Experiences for STEM Career Development	15
Student Self-perception on Digital Literacy in STEM Blended Learning Environments	15
Science Motivation and Achievement Among Minority Urban High School Students: an Examination of the Flipped Classroom Model	14
The Impact of Physics Education Technology (PhET) Interactive Simulation-Based Learning on Motivation and Academic Achievement Among Malawian Physics Students	14
Modeling Secondary Students’ Genetics Learning in a Game-Based Environment: Integrating the Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation and Flow Theory	14
Artificial Intelligence in Science Education (2013–2023): Research Trends in Ten Years	14
A Phenomenography Study of STEM Teachers’ Conceptions of Using Three-Dimensional Modeling and Printing (3DMP) in Teaching	13
Professional Growth of Novice and Experienced STEM Teachers	13
Research Trends in Technology-Enhanced Chemistry Learning: A Review of Comparative Research from 2010 to 2019	12
Comprehensive Exploration of Digital Literacy: Embedded with Self-Regulation and Epistemological Beliefs	12
The Affordances of Minecraft Education as a Game-Based Learning Tool for Atomic Structure in Junior High School Science Education	12
Affordances of Computational Models for English Learners in Science Instruction: Conceptual Foundation and Initial Inquiry	11
Giving Feedback on Peers’ Concept Maps in an Inquiry Learning Context: The Effect of Providing Assessment Criteria	11
Beliefs, Self-reported or Performance-Assessed TPACK: What Can Predict the Quality of Technology-Enhanced Biology Lesson Plans?	11
Makerspaces Fostering Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review	11
Commentary—Applying Machine Learning in Science Assessment: Opportunity and Challenges	11
The Impacts of Online Skeuomorphic Physics Inquiry–Based Learning With and Without Simulation on 8th Graders’ Scientific Inquiry Performance	11
Rising to the Challenge: The Effect of Individual and Social Metacognitive Scaffolds on Students’ Expressions of Autonomy and Competence Throughout an Inquiry Process	11
Meta-Analysis of STEM Learning Using Virtual Reality: Benefits Across the Board	11
The Development and Validation of a Survey for Evaluating Primary Students’ Self-efficacy in STEM Activities	10
Computational Thinking Integration into Science Classrooms: Example of Digestive System	10
Pedagogy, Partnership, and Collaboration: A Longitudinal, Empirical Study of Serious Educational Gameplay in Secondary Biology Classrooms	10
Supporting Student System Modelling Practice Through Curriculum and Technology Design	9
Student Primary Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Biotechnology—Are They Prepared to Teach Biotechnological Literacy?	9
The Effects of Mobile AR-based Biology Learning Experience on Students’ Motivation, Self‐Efficacy, and Attitudes in Online Learning	9
In-service Teachers’ Needs and Mentor’s Practices in Applying a Teaching–Learning Sequence on Nanotechnology and Plastics in Primary Education	9
Comparing Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction of an Online Algebra-Based Physics Course with a Face-to-Face Course	9
Biology Undergraduate Students’ Graphing Practice in Digital Versus Pen and Paper Graphing Environments	9
Elementary Pre-service Teachers’ Search, Evaluation, and Selection of Online Science Education Resources	9
Supporting Teachers to Customize Curriculum for Self-Directed Learning	8
Computational Thinking to Learn Environmental Sustainability: A Learning Progression	8
Investigating Students’ Learning Through Co-designing with Technology	8
Systematic Review: Flipped Classrooms in the Performance of Undergraduate Science Students	8
Examining Science and Technology/Engineering Educators’ Views of Teaching Biomedical Concepts Through Physical Computing	8
Digitalization of Multistep Chemistry Exercises with Automated Formative Feedback	7
Middle School Student Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Synthetic Biology	7
STEM Teachers’ Preparation, Teaching Beliefs, and Perceived Teaching Competence: a Multigroup Structural Equation Approach	7
Effects of a BCI-Based AR Inquiring Tool on Primary Students’ Science Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study	7
Interest in Educational Data and Barriers to Data Use Among Massive Open Online Course Instructors	7
Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Nerve Cells’ Structures and Their Symbiotic Functioning by Using Technology-Enhanced Instruction Incorporating Virtual Labs and Animations	7
Theory-Based Learning Design with Immersive Virtual Reality in Science Education: a Systematic Review	7
Comparing Middle School Students’ Science Explanations During Physical and Virtual Laboratories	7
Using Reverse Engineering to Enhance Ninth-Grade Students’ Understanding of Thermal Expansion	7
Identifying the Content, Lesson Structure, and Data Use Within Pre-collegiate Data Science Curricula	7
Identifying Sources of Anxiety in an Introductory Online Undergraduate Chemistry Course	7

Disrupted Lessons in Engineering Robotics: Pivoting Knowledge Transfer From Physical to Virtual Learning Environments	7
The Effect of Smart Classrooms on Project-Based Learning: A Study Based on Video Interaction Analysis	7