OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Innovations in Education and Teaching International 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Developing expertise for teaching in higher education: Practical ideas for professional learning and development	1833
Bias-aware teaching, learning and assessment by Authors Donna Hurford and Andrew Read	910
The internationalisation of professional master’s education in digital media art: Towards a practice-based framework	98
Doctoral pedagogy in digital third space: An investigation of academic blogging	55
Rethinking SET: A recursive approach to teaching evaluations in higher education	51
Moving the goal post: How the pandemic changed communication barriers in online course delivery in higher education for culturally diverse settings	45
Predicting adult students’ online learning persistence: A case study in South Korea using random forest analysis	43
“I notably watched and listened more” - enhancing lecturer effectiveness through drama-based techniques	39
The role of artificial intelligence on the academic performance of university students: The mediating role of intrinsic motivation to learn	36
Implementation of discovery learning-based STEM education with hands-on activities in distance education	35
Moodle’s communicative instruments: The impact on students academic performance	30
Artificial Intelligence in higher education: Impact depends on support, pedagogy, human agency, and purpose	27
Navigating new waters: The academic learning experiences of international postgraduate taught students in UK higher education	27
The intersection of epistemic beliefs and gender in argumentation performance	25
Integrating tailored generative AI into the flipped classroom: A pilot implementation in higher education	25
Towards more effective and equal L2 writing instruction and curriculum: A hidden curriculum agenda	24
Oral interactions of an online writing group: Do they provide support?	23
Comparing the perceptions of students, academic and support staff when reflecting on person and online lectures in Bangladesh	22
Midsemester course feedback from students as reflective practice: A pilot exploratory study on instructors’ and students’ insights	22
Collaboration with AI: How group composition affects solution quality in problem solving	21
A study on the construction of a competency model for direct-entry PhD students in China	21
Utilising augmented intelligence to design an effective mentorship program	20
Using artificial intelligence in educational research: The competencies of researchers	20
Multidimensional contribution quantification strategy and XGBoost algorithm-based individual assessment method for cooperative learning	20
Enhancing technical skills and self-directed learning in systems analysis and design through watch-summary-question based collaborative learning: A study in Taiwan	20

Sino-German industrial design workshop: Sustainable practical teaching in transnational educational collaboration	20
The quality of admission to Russian doctoral programs during the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Design education and NEP 2020: Understanding the shift towards animation in pedagogy	18
Stand-up-comedy inspired experiential learning for connecting emotions and cognitions in healthcare education: A pilot study	16
MOOCs and economic disadvantage: A path analysis of 3.5 million MITx learners	16
Do student engagement patterns differ across national higher education systems? The comparison of US, Chinese, and Russian high-level research-intensive universities	16
The role of engagement strategies and path-dependency in online learning	16
Unravelling digital distraction in ChatGPT use among EST learners: A PLS-SEM and machine learning approach	15
COVID-19 and doctoral education in Australia	15
Using co-creation to explore important aspects of peer-mentoring for undergraduate students	15
Mind wandering in videos that integrate instructor’s visuals: An eye tracking study	15
Editors’ note	14
Title: Boredom as a basis for fostering creativity in higher education: A call for pedagogical bravery	14
GenAI-enabled versus human assessment of written assignments	14
Show and talk or show and let’s talk? Enhancing formative assessment and students’ uptake through asynchronous and synchronous screencast technologies	14
How to change and what to change? – Exploring university teachers’ conceptions of adaptive expertise in teaching	14
Validation of a survey instrument for understanding online teaching dexterity in higher education	14
Cognitive engagement and video watching behaviours in learner-controlled environments: A cognitive load perspective	14
Gamified social-emotional learning in digital efl education: Examining Vietnamese students’ engagement patterns	13
Learning from peers’ diverse knowledge and experience. Findings from internationalising a course for medical students	13
Feedforward to promote scientific writing skills together – Joy at work instead of fear of failure	13
A benchmarking study on existing communities of practice in higher education institutions: A comparison between Europe and US	12
Evaluating the implementation of a research-informed tool for dialogic feedback in doctoral supervision	12
Kahoot! in the classroom: Examining the impact of a game-based student response system on pre-service teachers’ academic achievement and perceptions	12
The conflation of English competence and academic literacy: A case study of three Namibian universities	12
Editorial	11
The impact of immersive scheduling on student learning and success in an Australian pathways program	11
Instructional rhythm as procedural scaffolding in higher education: A longitudinal study of the Dynamic–Static Five-Step Model	11
Editorial	11
Promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in UK higher education: Reflections from non-British academics	11
Exploring the role of self-regulated learnings skills, cognitive flexibility, and metacognitive awareness on generative artificial intelligence attitude	11
The dynamics of social performance and cognitive depth between students and teacher in online discussion forums with the SNA and LDA approach	11
AI-driven design pedagogy in packaging redesign: Integrating experiential learning and creativity	10
Students’ research experience, self-perceptions, and scientific productivity in undergraduate research programs: A case study of a Brazilian Midwest Institute	10
Is in-person mentoring still a must? Exploring online mentoring in graduate education through descriptive and variance analysis	10
From peer observation to collegiality: Breaking down silos and dissolving boundaries in tertiary education	10
Engineering PhD students’ perception and experience with ChatGPT in research communication: Pedagogical insights	10
Bridging the divide: The role of virtual reality in promoting educational equity in vocational training	10
A two-stranded whole-of-course approach to postgraduate education	10
Workplace learning: A context of college students’ career exploration through sport internship	10
Exploring the dual perspectives of learners and markers on automated feedback systems in higher education: A technology acceptance model approach	10
Internationalisation at home: Creating an equitable virtual space for language learning	9
Readiness and responsible practices: Academics’ perspectives on AI integration through the CAIR framework	9
Engaging Gen Z in STEM higher education: Faculty presence as a catalyst for classroom connection	9
Google Docs for improving students’ collaborative scientific writing	9
Evaluation of modern educational software and basic digital competences among teachers in Italy	9
Human-AI collaborative teaching for entrepreneurship learning in vocational higher education	9
GenAI as metacognitive scaffolding in flipped classrooms: Impact on learner outcomes	9
Like the sea: Living communityship as a form of participatory leadership within the creativity for learning in HE (#creativeHE) community	9
Using genre analysis to design formative assessment in higher education	9

The significance of partnerships to future university missions: A systematic literature review	9
The changing landscape of doctoral education in the UK	8
The impact of power posing on presentation performance and self-efficacy in higher education: An embodied cognition approach	8
University lecturers’ perceptions on digital transformation and knowledge management for teaching innovation	8
Student experiences of problem-based learning: Lessons for a new module	8
Editorial	8
Course-based undergraduate research experience in a nutrition science course improves cognitive and professional skills	8
‘PGR Connections’: Using an online peer- learning pedagogy to support doctoral researchers	8
Achieving sustainable learning in China: An exploration of international master students’ assessment and learning experiences at a Chinese university	8
From “scenario” to “situation”: How digital situational perception influence digital literacy of University students	7
Bridging knowledge and action: Sustainable development through learning landscapes in higher education	7
Curriculum co-creation as inclusive professional learning among Malaysian higher educators: A constructivist grounded theory study	7
Navigating the realm of online faculty mentoring: From a network to the creation of a holding environment	7
Cultural and linguistic dimensions of feedback: A model of intercultural feedback literacy	7
Challenges of distance education: How to manage the pedagogical process of project-based learning	7
The use of crowdsourcing mechanisms in management learning	7
Modelling the impact of emotional intelligence on academic performance: A conceptual and empirical approach in higher education	7
Design-Driven Curriculum Development: Learner-centred innovation via empathy and iteration	7
Does GenAI truly support student learning? Examining the impact of lecturers’ pedagogical vs. technological skills	6
An EEG study on college students’ attention levels in a blended computer science class	6
Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy – an argument for AI literacy in education	6
Candidates and examiners experiencing the PhD defence – An international comparison	6
Developing excellence in teaching and learning in higher education through observation	6
An extended community of inquiry framework supporting students in online and digital education	6
Doctoral examination: Exploring practice across the globe	6
Stress in university students: The DECORE-Student questionnaire (DECORE-S)	6
Generative AI education: Building a community of practice at Mayo Clinic	6
How does using generative AI for essay writing impact peer assessment patterns? Insights from early adopters	6
“A pilot trial of objective structured practical examinations (OSPEs) in non-vocational science-based degrees	6
Ability beliefs and intrinsic motivation: Predictors in computational-thinking and inquiry-based pedagogies for critical skills	6
Understanding Chinese English-major students’ engagement with supervisory feedback on their undergraduate thesis: Insights from a multiple case study	6
AIGC changes in teaching practice in higher education visual design courses: Curriculum and teaching methods	6
Driving educational innovation: The role of transformational leadership and professional learning community in Malaysian vocational college	6
Enhancing student outcomes in math-intensive undergraduate physics: A structured instructional model integrating cognitive load theory, constructivist pedagogy and deliberate practice	6
Critical thinking development in higher education during the post-truth era: A scoping review	6
International developments in doctoral education: The case of Türkiye	5
Teaching scientific research integrity: A case study	5
The learning-centered university: Making college a more developmental, transformational, and equitable experience	5
Understanding partnerships in teacher and student feedback literacy: Shared responsibility	5
Transitions in the French doctorate	5
How project-based learning cultivates innovation performance: A configurational analysis of university competitions through the amo framework	5
Fostering innovation in higher education: The interplay between collaborative teaching, interdisciplinarity, and English-medium instruction	5
Initial training as predictor of students’ motivation and practical skill engagement: Mediating impact of learning self-efficacy	5
Enhancing enterprise resource planning learning through generative AI teaching assistants: A motivation – opportunity – ability perspective	5
Comparing the cognitive structures of peer and teacher feedback in an interpreting course: An epistemic network analysis approach	5
Whose ‘useful’ is it anyway? Considering the complexity of ‘useful feedback’ to improve the feedback dialogue	5
Metacognitive strategy patterns in AI-assisted programming: Differences across programming resilience levels	5
Micro-CPD in higher education: Enhancing engagement and well-being through bite-sized professional development	5
Perspectives on doctoral education in the United States: Challenges and paths forward	5
Good education in a fragile world: The value of a collaborative and contextualised approach to sustainability in higher education	5
Effectiveness of the PEA self-regulation programme in improving academic self-regulation skills and self-efficiency expectations	5
Can AI give good feedback on essay-type assignments? An explorative case study of LLMs in higher education	5
Chatting and cheating: Ensuring academic integrity in the era of ChatGPT	5
Design and implementation effects of SPOC-based blended teaching from the perspective of deep teaching: A case study of EFL students	5
A ‘student’, ‘candidate’, ‘researcher’, or a ‘scholar’? A critical discussion of the terminology used for those doing a PhD	5
Developing dialogic stance through professional development workshops	5
Looking back to move forward: Evaluating an institutional staff-student partnership programme	5
The impact of generative AI tools on researchers and research: Implications for academia in higher education	5
The ideal research degree supervisor ‘can play any role’: Rethinking institutional orientation and induction for commencing doctoral students	5
Developing a rubric for assessing students’ competencies in entrepreneurial-STEM learning context	5
From classroom to innovation ecosystem: The role of university driving changes through transformative learning	5
Editorial IETI 61/4	5
What is this thing called critical thinking? Perspectives from business school academics	5
Evaluating the quality of AI feedback: A comparative study of AI and human essay grading	5