OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Instructional Science is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Spaced recall reduces forgetting of fundamental mathematical concepts in a post high school precalculus course	31
Using productive failure to learn genetics in a game-based environment	31
“Anything taking shape?” Capturing various layers of small group collaborative problem solving in an experiential geometry course in initial teacher education	29
How adding structure reduces complexity: more interconnections in concept maps do not increase cognitive load	22
Outside the standard test: The development of a model-based assessment and corresponding rubric	22
Scoping deliberations: scaffolding engagement in planning collective action	19
Comparing the effectiveness of multiple text reading and rereading on knowledge retention and metacognitive accuracy	18
The Effects of Group differentiation by students’ learning strategies	17
Promoting interdisciplinary understanding in asynchronous online higher education courses: a learning communities approach	16
Are you inspired or overwhelmed? The benefits of teachers setting challenging expectations	16
Walking the number line: towards an enactive understanding of integer arithmetic	15
Effects of short- and long-term prompting in learning journals on strategy use, self-efficacy, and learning outcomes	15
Correction: Understanding interactions between scientists and elementary school students in a citizen science project	15
Learners’ understandings of peer relationships in inquiry: the role of friends versus acquaintance peers in collaboration	15
Detecting threshold concepts through Bayesian knowledge tracing: examining research skill development in biological sciences at the doctoral level	15
University students’ perceptions of using generative AI in translation practices	14
Examining relations between math anxiety, prior knowledge, hint usage, and performance of math equivalence in two different online learning contexts	14
Generative learning supports learning from video lectures: evidence from an EEG study	13
Moderating effects of students’ dispositions on relationships between instructional activity and students’ science literacy using PISA 2015	13
Developing a needs-based plagiarism management in second-language writing in a higher education institute: practice-oriented research	12
Improving multiple document comprehension with a lesson about multi-causal explanations in science	12
Refined use of the eye-mind hypothesis for scientific argumentation using multiple representations	12
Data to decision-making: how elementary students use their Community and Citizen Science project to reimagine their school campus	11
How preparation-for-learning with a worked versus an open inventing problem affect subsequent learning processes in pre-service teachers	11
Community and citizen science in schools: nested inquiries, productive tensions, and the role of communities	11

Fostering students’ motivation towards learning research skills: the role of autonomy, competence and relatedness support	11
Noticing and weighing alternatives in the reflection of regular classroom teaching: Evidence of expertise using mobile eye-tracking	11
Medical education videos as a tool for rehearsal: efficiency and the cases of background music and difficulty	11
Self-regulated learning and video annotation in a high school acting classroom	10
Promoting teachers' in-class SRL practices: effects of Authentic Interactive Dynamic Experiences (AIDE) based on simulations and video	10
Why do people not desire to know all their unknowns? Exploring the potential of interest as a factor in arousing curiosity in science	10
Problem-solving prior to instructional explanations when learning javelin throwing in primary school	9
Do medium and Context Matter when learning from multiple complementary Digital texts and videos?	9
Conceptual socialization in debriefing: tactics as an object of knowledge in wargame interactions	8
Making crosscutting concepts explicit for senior high school students through concept-based instructions and improving their understanding thereof	8
How vocal and silent forms of participation in combination relate to student achievement	8
How many words are enough? Investigating the effect of different configurations of a software scaffold for formulating scientific hypotheses in inquiry-oriented contexts	8
MyDanceDown: evaluating dance competence and emotions in individuals with Down syndrome	8
Retrieval-based concept mapping as an effective learning strategy for the transfer of knowledge	7
Feedback features and revision uptake in dialogic peer feedback: the moderating effect of self-efficacy and prior knowledge	7
When do students provide more peer feedback? The roles of performance and prior feedback experiences	7
The scripted computer-supported collaborative argumentation in a secondary school classroom: an exploratory study	7
Learning from interactive video: the influence of self-explanations, navigation, and cognitive load	7
English learners learn from worked example comparison in algebra	7
In pursuit of mutual benefits in school-based citizen science: who wins what in a win-win situation?	6
Using self-determination theory (SDT) to explain student STEM interest and identity development	6
Learning from erroneous examples in the mathematics classroom: do students with different naïve ideas benefit equally?	6
Comparison of more effective and typical teachers’ instructional quality and implementation of engaged reader processes	6