OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Active Learning in Higher Education 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
Free and open source systems: Their value for engaging learners in online settings	40
Reading racism-themed YAL through the lens of intersectionality: Complicating social justice thinking	22
The casual within the formal: A model and measure of informal learning in higher education	19
The educator’s experience of using flipped classrooms in a higher education setting	19
Improving academic performance: Strengthening the relation between theory and practice through prompted reflection	18
‘How can I do it?’ Inclusive faculty members make recommendations for carrying out inclusive teaching practices	16
Factors associated with instructor and peer pre-help-seeking interactions among community college students	15
Engaging undergraduate students in preprint peer review	14
The case for case studies: Dialogic engagement and case study creation in a higher education classroom	14
Applying the curiosity-confidence crank: Building critical thinking in higher education through a massive open online course	13
Student perceptions of the use and effectiveness of engagement strategies in the online learning environment	13
Making steps towards improved fairness in group work assessment: The role of students’ self- and peer-assessment	12
The impact of course format on student perceptions of the classroom learning environment and teamwork	11
University-based sport and social clubs and their contribution to the development of graduate attributes	11
The impact of formation and diversity on student team conflict	10
“It made me feel like it was okay to be wrong”: Student experiences with ungrading	10
Science to practice: Does gamification enhance intrinsic motivation?	10
Engaging classroom observation: A brief measure of active learning in the college classroom	9
Use of interactive storytelling trailers to engage students in an online learning environment	7
Let’s do this together: Do the quantity and the quality of collaborative learning predict achievement among college students?	7
Reflection on peer reviewing as a pedagogical tool in higher education	6
‘A sense of community and camaraderie’: Increasing student engagement by supplementing an LMS with a Learning Commons Communication Tool	6
How does virtual peer presence relate to learning from video lectures and subsequent explanation generation? The moderated mediating roles of motivation and explanation characteristics	6
Refining active learning design principles through design-based research	5
Case-based learning and photovoice in relation to academic performance, satisfaction and self-efficacy in higher education: A cross-sectional study of related samples	5

Faculty course evaluations and class size	5
Using the COIL pedagogy as a strategy for improving the virtual international educational experiences of students: North-South hemisphere case study	5
Asking students about their fit with the university: A response surface analysis of demands-abilities fit	5
Time for universities to think outside the box: University students’ experiences of social skills development workshops	4
Fostering university students’ learning performance using the one-take video approach	4
Effects of team-building on group cohesion, group efficacy, and individual academic performance in virtual learning environment	4
Editorial	4
University teachers’ perspectives on teaching: The differences among academic disciplines	3
Effects of embedded questions in pre-class videos on learner perceptions, video engagement, and learning performance in flipped classrooms	3
Paper versus online quizzes: Which is more effective?	3
Why do student perceptions of academic performance improve? The influence of acquired competences and formative assessment in a flipped classroom environment	3
The impact of feedback mode on learning gain and self-efficacy: A quasi-experimental study	3
May we take the test as a group? Examining group processes and member learning in a collaborative testing environment	3
Team satisfaction, identity, and trust: a comparison of face-to-face and virtual student teams	3
Collaborative learning as constructivist practice: An exploratory qualitative descriptive study of faculty approaches to student group work	3
Student perceptions: How virtual student-led talking circles promote engagement, social connectedness, and academic benefit	2
Learning problem solving to manage school-life challenges: The impact on student success in college	2
Changes in the socially shared regulation, academic emotions, and product performance in venue-based collaborative learning	2
Self-assessment and what happens over time: Student and staff perspectives, expectations and outcomes	2
Sustaining critical minds: How classroom learning cultures shape student thinking dispositions and practices	2
Picturing innovation in higher education: A photovoice study of innovative pedagogies	2
Competence in (meta-)cognitive learning strategies during help-seeking to overcome knowledge-related difficulties	2
Contribution of peer-feedback to the development of teamwork skills	2
A promising methodology. Assessing the pedagogical value of hackathons	2