OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Research in Science & Technological 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Using inquiry-based learning to develop Earth science pedagogical content knowledge: impact of a long-term professional development program	31
Enhancing students’ achievement and scientific literacy through technology-enhanced learning in science education: a meta-analysis	24
The internationalization of scientist stereotypes through new media: Thai students’ perceptions of scientists from graphic interchange formats (GIFs)	24
Tangible versus graphical user interfaces in teaching microcontrollers’ circuits to engineering students	21
Effects of the use of ICT in schools on students’ science higher-order thinking skills: comparative study of China and Finland	20
Exploring achievement motivation, student engagement, and learning outcomes for STEM college students in Taiwan through the lenses of gender differences and multiple pathways	19
Converging objects-to-think-with : exploring microwave ovens through inquiry-based learning with ChatGPT	17
Empirical investigation of critical factors influencing ChatGPT integration in contemporary technology education	16
VR helmets in primary education and its impact on students critical thinking	15
Developing STEM activities integrated POED model to improve students’ learning by doing	15
Pre service teachers’ engagement with stem-based hands-on activities in online chemistry laboratory courses	14
Factors affecting the formation of views of nature of science: A mixed-methods study	14
Development and validation of the Data Science Education Attitude Scale (DSEAS)	13
Students’ perceptions of authenticity in an upper secondary technology education innovation project	12
The relationship between teachers’ enacted pedagogical content knowledge and student learning in fundamental concepts of electrostatics	12
STEM for sustainability: a multi-faceted evaluation on pre-service preschool teachers’ sustainable designs	11
Elementary science teachers’ engineering integration after long-term in-service training program with and without curriculum material support	10
Teacher and student engagement when using learning materials based on the context of cutting-edge chemistry research	10
From experiment to model design: teaching scientific and engineering practices in laboratory applications course	10
Development and use of an instrument to measure pseudoscientific beliefs in quantum mechanics: the PSEUDO-QM scale	10
The development of an analytical model for science classroom creativity in China	9
Virtual experiments in physics education: a systematic literature review	9
Technology-enhanced “GipSci” approach in developing contexts performs well at interest and curiosity , yet	9
The effects of interactivity and game elements in science assessment	9
Fostering student climate agency and future literacy: a case study of scenario-based teaching	9

The impact of STEAM project design on higher-order thinking: a meta-analysis	8
Teachers’ interventions in science education at primary school. The role of semiotic resources during argumentative interactions in classroom	8
Developing an instrument for metavisualization and investigating relationships among dimensions of metavisualization	8
Drawing together international perspectives on material and embodied aspects of science education: Introduction to the special issue	8
The implementation of engineering design-based STEM learning and its impact on primary students’ scientific creativity	8
The effect of interactive videos enhanced with pop-up questions on teacher candidates’ learning performance in science	8
Validating an assessment of scientific modeling competence and mapping junior high school students’ development status	8
Conceptual understanding of gravity: comparison of effects of active learning and traditional learning	8
Enhancing self-directed learning in science education: the Impact of puzzle-solving games and video-based materials on understanding the origin of electricity	7
Investigating students’ perceptions of STEM education in private elementary schools in Abu Dhabi	7
Typology of teachers’ stages of concern for STEM education	7
Using facial emotion recognition to research emotional phases in an inquiry-based science activity	7
Exploring the relationship between mental representations and conceptual understanding of Special Relativity by high school students	7
Affordances and obstacles when integrating digital tools into science teaching in preschools	7
Supporting student teachers to integrate theory, research, and practice: developing the Adaptive Subject Pedagogy Model	7
Science Identity of Turkish Students: Adaptation of the Science Identity Questionnaire and Analysis in Terms of Demographic Variables	7
Exploring high school students’ inquiry skills level and regional differences in STEM learning	7
Values of mathematics as a pivot of the perceptions of secondary mathematics teachers in iSTEM education	7
Technology-supported specialist co-teaching in primary STEM education: effects on Chinese students’ attitudes, learning engagement, and career aspirations	6
An application of propensity score analysis with structural equation modeling: effects of post-secondary students’ expectations about STEM careers on college success	6
FACE-TO-FACE VS. ONLINE LEARNING in SCIENCE and ENGINEERING COURSES DURING COVID-19 EPOCH	6
Green chemistry in secondary education: a systematic review of global trends, pedagogical approaches, and implementation challenges	6
Development and preliminary validation of the middle school students’ attitudes toward STEM learning scale	6
Improving early childhood pre-service teachers’ computational thinking teaching self-efficacy beliefs in a STEM course	6
Arguments of Turkish undergraduate preservice elementary teachers when testing hypotheses in science	6
Examining the mediating effect of nature of science perceptions on the relationship between metacognition and science self-efficacy	5
The relationships among teacher support, peer support, students’ resilience and attainment value in a STEAM competition	5
Transdisciplinary STEAM learning in improving students’ conceptual understanding of heat and temperature	5
The natural development of students’ understanding of the nature of science without purposeful intervention in everyday science teaching	5
Refining virtual laboratory on liquid–liquid extraction and thin-layer chromatography for building students’ laboratory skills	5
A conceptual framework for assessing transdisciplinary STEM practices	5
Does the mode of an investigative tool matter?: preservice teachers’ perceptions of the credibility of cell images using actual vs. virtual light microscopes	5
Exploring stereotypical perceptions of scientists among Greek primary school students: insights from the Draw-A-Science-comic Test	5
Effectiveness of treatments teaching the topic ‘cell division’ in improving students’ academic performance: a meta-analysis study	5
What emerges from pupils’ descriptions of technological systems	5
Reflexive, relevant and interactive: a STEM student-centred pedagogical approach for responsible research and innovation (RRI) training in higher education	5
Navigating the AI-Enhanced STEM education landscape: a decade of insights, trends, and opportunities	5
Stakeholder perceptions of primary school education about food sustainability and farm animal welfare in England	5