OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Computer Applications in Engineering Education 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Sentiment analysis on massive open online course evaluations: A text mining and deep learning approach	191
Rediscovering the use of chatbots in education: A systematic literature review	122
Computational thinking in programming with Scratch in primary schools: A systematic review	85
Education in times of crisis: Rapid transition to distance learning	71
Fostering STEAM through challenge‐based learning, robotics, and physical devices: A systematic mapping literature review	62
Virtual reality learning environment for enhancing electronics engineering laboratory experience	60
A review of the uses of virtual reality in engineering education	55
Computational thinking in higher education: A review of the literature	49
Research on the design of analytical communication and information model for teaching resources with cloud‐sharing platform	40
Knowledge mapping of computer applications in education using CiteSpace	40
A framework utilizing augmented reality to improve critical thinking ability and learning gain of the students in Physics	39
Weighted word embeddings and clustering‐based identification of question topics in MOOC discussion forum posts	32
Reflections on the last decade of MOOC research	31
Digital device‐based active learning approach using virtual community classroom during the COVID‐19 pandemic	31
Adaptive gamification in E‐learning: A literature review and future challenges	29
Improving MOOC learning performance in China: An analysis of factors from the TAM and TPB	29
Computational thinking development through physical computing activities in STEAM education	29
Virtual reality as a didactic resource from the perspective of engineering teachers	28
A MOOC‐based flipped experience: Scaffolding SRL strategies improves learners’ time management and engagement	27
The effects of game‐based learning in the acquisition of “soft skills” on undergraduate software engineering courses: A systematic literature review	27
Computational thinking: Enhancing STEAM and engineering education, from theory to practice	27
Improving learner engagement in MOOCs using a learning intervention system: A research study in engineering education	26
Visual analytics of video‐clickstream data and prediction of learners' performance using deep learning models in MOOCs' courses	26
Development of an augmented reality‐based scaffold to improve the learning experience of engineering students in embedded system course	24
Head‐mounted display‐based virtual reality systems in engineering education: A review of recent research	24

SIAAA‐C: A student interactive assistant android application with chatbot during COVID‐19 pandemic	21
Measuring effectiveness of augmented reality‐based geometry learning assistant on memory retention abilities of the students in 3D geometry	21
Stabil: An educational Matlab toolbox for static and dynamic structural analysis	21
Application of VR technology in civil engineering education	21
Adaptive learning: Helpful to the flipped classroom in the online environment of COVID?	20
The impact of using program visualization techniques on learning basic programming concepts at the K–12 level	20
Optical fog‐assisted cyber‐physical system for intelligent surveillance in the education system	20
Virtual reality application to aid civil engineering laboratory course: A multicriteria comparative study	20
The consequences of robotics programming education on computational thinking skills: An intervention of the Young Engineer's Workshop (YEW)	20
Developing a mobile application‐based particle image velocimetry tool for enhanced teaching and learning in fluid mechanics: A design‐based research approach	19
The future of university education: Examination, transcript, and certificate system using blockchain	19
Design science research for learning software engineering and computational thinking: Four cases	19
Exploration and practical research on teaching reforms of engineering practice center based on 3I‐CDIO‐OBE talent‐training mode	18
A meta‐analysis and systematic review of the effect of virtual reality technology on users' learning outcomes	18
Investigating the effect of reverse engineering pedagogy in K‐12 robotics education	16
Predicting individual learning performance using machine‐learning hybridized with the teaching‐learning‐based optimization	16
Flipped classroom model applications in computing courses: Peer‐assisted groups, collaborative group and individual learning	15
Engineering through distance education in the time of the fourth industrial revolution: Reflections from three decades of peer reviewed studies	15
Construction and application of SPOC‐based flipped classroom teaching mode in Installation Engineering Cost curriculum based on OBE concept	14
Customizable and scalable automated assessment of C/C++ programming assignments	14
Serious games in future skills development: A systematic review of the design approaches	14
Improving the learning of engineering students with interactive teaching applications	14
An experience of automated assessment in a large‐scale introduction programming course	13
Task scheduling using artificial bee foraging optimization for load balancing in cloud data centers	13
Design of a physical education training system based on an intelligent vision	13
Hackathons as extracurricular activities: Unraveling the motivational orientation behind student participation	13
Curriculum analysis and design, implementation, and validation of a STEAM project through educational robotics in primary education	13
Appraisal of information and communications technologies on the teaching process by neuro fuzzy logic	12
The design and application of IRobotQ3D for simulating robotics experiments in K‐12 education	12
Augmented and virtual reality for physics: Experience of Kazakhstan secondary educational institutions	11
Improved fuzzy‐assisted multimedia‐assistive technology for engineering education	11
“Houston, we have a problem”: Revealing MOOC practitioners' experiences regarding feedback provision to learners facing difficulties	11
Digital signal processing course on Jupyter–Python Notebook for electronics undergraduates	10
Design and implementation of virtual laboratory for a microgrid with renewable energy sources	10
Exploring the effects of gamification on students with rote learning background while learning computer programming	10
Integrated activities in STEM environment: Methodology and implementation practice	10
The role of MOOCs in engineering education: An exploratory systematic review of peer‐reviewed literature	10
Is critical thinking happening? Testing content analysis schemes applied to MOOC discussion forums	10
Serious games for teaching agile methods: A review of multivocal literature	10
An empirical study on the evaluation system of innovation and entrepreneurship education in applied universities	10
Evaluating an online augmented reality puzzle for DC circuits: Students' feedback and conceptual knowledge gain	10
Understanding student perceptions of worked example videos through the technology acceptance model	10
Research on predicting learning achievement in a flipped classroom based on MOOCs by big data analysis	10
A novel animation authoring framework for the virtual teacher performing experiment in mixed reality	9
Designing an extended smart classroom: An approach to game‐based learning for IoT	9
Training simulators for manufacturing processes: Literature review and systematisation of applicability factors	9
Game‐based learning for better decision‐making: A collision prevention training for maritime transportation engineering students	9
A web‐based integrated GUI for 3D modeling, kinematic study, and control of robotic manipulators	9
First experiences of integrating computational thinking into a blended learning in‐service training program for STEM teachers	9
Effect of virtual reality technology on the teaching of urban railway vehicle engineering	9

An interactive virtual reality model for enhancing safety training in construction education	9
Building Virtual Laboratory with Simulations	9
An Excel VBA‐based educational module for bed roughness predictors	9
A gamification strategy in engineering education—A case study on motivation and engagement	9
A remote emulation environment for the teaching of low‐power wireless communications	9
Pedagogy of teaching introductory text‐based programming in terms of computational thinking concepts and practices	9
Enhancing computational thinking in undergraduate engineering courses using model‐eliciting activities	9
The challenges of migrating an active learning classroom online in a crisis	9
Teaching structural analysis theory with Jupyter Notebooks	8
Investigating learning outcomes in engineering education with data mining	8
Analysis of adaptive e‐learning systems with adjustment of Felder‐Silverman model in a Moodle DLS	8
Evolution of students' interaction using a gamified virtual learning environment in an engineering course	8
A meta‐analysis of the effects of augmented reality technologies in interactive learning environments (2012–2022)	8
Player profiles for game‐based applications in engineering education	8
Gamification tools in the learning of shipbuilding in the undergraduate marine engineering education	8
Development of a photovoltaic panel emulator and LabVIEW‐based application platform	8
What influences computational thinking? A theoretical and empirical study based on the influence of learning engagement on computational thinking in higher education	8
Feasibility study on machine‐learning‐based hybrid renewable energy applications for engineering education	8
Real, virtual, or simulated: Approaches to emergency remote learning in engineering	8
Design and development of psychological virtual simulation experiment teaching system	8
A new model based on the extended COPRAS method for improving performance during the accreditation process of Indian Higher Educational Institutions	7
An integrated numerical visualization teaching approach for an undergraduate course, Flow in Porous Media: An attempt toward sustainable engineering education	7
A virtual reality experiment system for an introductory computer hardware course	7
Using machine learning to predict engineering technology students’ success with computer‐aided design	7
Advancing preuniversity students' computational thinking skills through an educational project based on tangible elements and virtual block‐based programming	7
A systematic mapping study: The new age of software architecture from monolithic to microservice architecture—awareness and challenges	7
Enhancing design thinking in engineering students with project‐based learning	7
To code or not to code: Introducing coding in primary schools	7
The interplay between gamification and network structure in social learning environments: A case study	7
A scale for measuring middle school students' attitudes toward programming	7
Development of a student engagement score for online undergraduate engineering courses using learning management system interaction data	7
Socrative, a powerful digital tool for enriching the teaching–learning process and promoting interactive learning in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering studies	7
Using process simulators in Chemical Engineering education: Is it possible to minimize the “black box” effect?	7
Application of Rain classroom in formal classroom learning in the teaching of offshore engineering environment and loads	7
Advanced teaching method for learning power system operation based on load flow simulations	7
An interactive user interface for a structural analysis software using computer graphics techniques in MATLAB	7
Student interactions in a flipped classroom‐based undergraduate engineering statistics course	7
Special issue on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Education	7
EHDO: A free and open‐source webtool for designing and optimizing multi‐energy systems based on MILP	7
Design and implementation of an open source transmission line impedance matching educational framework	7
Guidelines for the development of educational games to motivate the learning of theoretical concepts in Engineering and Computing courses	6
Fostering study time outside class using gamification strategies: An experimental study at tertiary‐level database courses	6
An optimization‐based decision support system for students' personalized long‐term course planning	6
Using web‐based gamified software to learn Boolean algebra simplification in a blended learning setting	6
Analysis of emotions in the use of augmented reality technologies in education: A systematic review	6
Teaching the finite element method fundamentals to undergraduate students through truss builder and truss analyzer computational tools and student‐generated assignments mini‐projects	6
Intelligent personalised exercise recommendation: A weighted knowledge graph‐based approach	6
Learning with remote laboratories: Designing control algorithms with both block diagrams and customized C code schemes	6
A computer‐aided educational tool for vector control of AC motors in graduate courses	6
Using flipped classroom and peer instruction methodologies to improve introductory computer programming courses	6
Enhancing problem‐solving skills of novice programmers in an introductory programming course	6
Improving learning experiences in software engineering capstone courses using artificial intelligence virtual assistants	6
An online course mode based on microlecture videos: Using CAD geometric modeling course as an example	6
Experiences of web‐based extended reality technologies for physics education	5
Open‐source terrestrial laser scanner for the virtualization of geometrical entities in AEC classrooms	5
Implementation of Activated Sludge Model No. 3 as an educational tool: bioXL3	5
International collaborative projects on digital electronic systems using open source tools	5
Anthropometric measures for better cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health	5
A predictive analysis of learning motivation and reflective thinking skills on computer programming achievement	5
Understanding the role of single‐board computers in engineering and computer science education: A systematic literature review	5
Personalisation methods in e‐learning‐A literature review	5
Using online discussions to connect theory and practice in core engineering undergraduate courses	5
Data science knowledge integration: Affordances of a computational cognitive apprenticeship on student conceptual understanding	5
Design and the technology acceptance model analysis of instructional mapping	5
Fuzzy logic based performance analysis of educational mobile game for engineering students	5
An ensembling model for early identification of at‐risk students in higher education	5
A spreadsheet‐based tool for education of chemical process simulation and control fundamentals	5
The study of virtual reality adaptive learning method based on learning style model	5
Using handheld user interface and direct manipulation for architectural modeling in immersive virtual reality: An exploratory study	5
Teaching concepts related to finite automata using ComVis	5
Jupyter Notebooks for the study of advanced topics in Fluid Mechanics	5
Bloom's taxonomy: A beneficial tool for learning and assessing students’ competency levels in computer programming using empirical analysis	5
Development of dynamic OBE model to quantify student performance	5
A genetic algorithm‐based approach for making pairs and assigning exercises in a programming course	5
Introducing innovative technologies in higher education: An experience in using geographic information systems for the teaching‐learning process	5