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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of the use of ICT in schools on students’ science higher-order thinking skills: comparative study of China and Finland	33
Enhancing students’ achievement and scientific literacy through technology-enhanced learning in science education: a meta-analysis	33
Tangible versus graphical user interfaces in teaching microcontrollers’ circuits to engineering students	27
The internationalization of scientist stereotypes through new media: Thai students’ perceptions of scientists from graphic interchange formats (GIFs)	27
The impact of AR tools on collaborative inquiry in secondary biology education: an embodied cognition perspective	20
VR helmets in primary education and its impact on students critical thinking	17
Converging objects-to-think-with : exploring microwave ovens through inquiry-based learning with ChatGPT	17
Developing STEM activities integrated POED model to improve students’ learning by doing	17
Enhancing middle school students’ understanding of pure substances and mixtures through cooperative inquiry	14
Empirical investigation of critical factors influencing ChatGPT integration in contemporary technology education	14
Development and validation of the Data Science Education Attitude Scale (DSEAS)	14
Factors affecting the formation of views of nature of science: A mixed-methods study	14
Pre service teachers’ engagement with stem-based hands-on activities in online chemistry laboratory courses	14
Development and use of an instrument to measure pseudoscientific beliefs in quantum mechanics: the PSEUDO-QM scale	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	12
Enhancing elementary students’ question-asking skills with the KWLQ strategy in blended synchronous classrooms	11
Elementary science teachers’ engineering integration after long-term in-service training program with and without curriculum material support	11
Integrating socio-scientific issues in STEM education: science teachers’ decision-making processes and perspectives	11
From experiment to model design: teaching scientific and engineering practices in laboratory applications course	11
Students’ perceptions of authenticity in an upper secondary technology education innovation project	11
A gamified science classroom model: learning process analysis of a scaffolding-based gamified teaching model using card games, slides and learning sheets	11
Fostering student climate agency and future literacy: a case study of scenario-based teaching	10
The effects of interactivity and game elements in science assessment	10
Virtual experiments in physics education: a systematic literature review	10

The development of an analytical model for science classroom creativity in China	10
Technology-enhanced “GipSci” approach in developing contexts performs well at interest and curiosity , yet	10
Interdisciplinary strategies in STE(A)M education: a critical analysis of curriculum and pedagogy	10
The impact of STEAM project design on higher-order thinking: a meta-analysis	9
The effect of interactive videos enhanced with pop-up questions on teacher candidates’ learning performance in science	9
Developing an instrument for metavisualization and investigating relationships among dimensions of metavisualization	9
Teachers’ interventions in science education at primary school. The role of semiotic resources during argumentative interactions in classroom	8
Conceptual understanding of gravity: comparison of effects of active learning and traditional learning	8
Drawing together international perspectives on material and embodied aspects of science education: Introduction to the special issue	8
Validating an assessment of scientific modeling competence and mapping junior high school students’ development status	8
The implementation of engineering design-based STEM learning and its impact on primary students’ scientific creativity	7
Supporting student teachers to integrate theory, research, and practice: developing the Adaptive Subject Pedagogy Model	7
Using facial emotion recognition to research emotional phases in an inquiry-based science activity	7
An analysis of changes in the representation of the Nature of Science in Japanese grade10–grade12 science textbooks	7
Enhancing self-directed learning in science education: the Impact of puzzle-solving games and video-based materials on understanding the origin of electricity	7
A TPACK-based intervention to improve pre-service STEM teacher’s pedagogical and disciplinary knowledge: a pre-experimental field study	7
Exploring high school students’ inquiry skills level and regional differences in STEM learning	7
Affordances and obstacles when integrating digital tools into science teaching in preschools	6
From inquiry to insight: analysing lower and upper secondary students’ questioning in geoscience education	6
FACE-TO-FACE VS. ONLINE LEARNING in SCIENCE and ENGINEERING COURSES DURING COVID-19 EPOCH	6
The impact of multimedia-based instruction on critical thinking development in chemistry education: a study on water industrial production and purification	6
Science Identity of Turkish Students: Adaptation of the Science Identity Questionnaire and Analysis in Terms of Demographic Variables	6
Investigating students’ perceptions of STEM education in private elementary schools in Abu Dhabi	6
Arguments of Turkish undergraduate preservice elementary teachers when testing hypotheses in science	6
Development and preliminary validation of the middle school students’ attitudes toward STEM learning scale	6
Exploring the relationship between mental representations and conceptual understanding of Special Relativity by high school students	6
Values of mathematics as a pivot of the perceptions of secondary mathematics teachers in iSTEM education	6
Green chemistry in secondary education: a systematic review of global trends, pedagogical approaches, and implementation challenges	6
Technology-supported specialist co-teaching in primary STEM education: effects on Chinese students’ attitudes, learning engagement, and career aspirations	6
Refining virtual laboratory on liquid–liquid extraction and thin-layer chromatography for building students’ laboratory skills	5
Empowering STEM teaching through community of practice: impacts on teacher self-efficacy and student outcomes in place-based education	5
A conceptual framework for assessing transdisciplinary STEM practices	5
Stakeholder perceptions of primary school education about food sustainability and farm animal welfare in England	5
Reflexive, relevant and interactive: a STEM student-centred pedagogical approach for responsible research and innovation (RRI) training in higher education	5
What emerges from pupils’ descriptions of technological systems	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
Transforming STEM education: insights from Web 2.0 integration in pre-service preschool teacher training	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
The relationships among teacher support, peer support, students’ resilience and attainment value in a STEAM competition	5
Examining the relationship between pre-service teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and STEM literacy: an additive multiple moderation model	5
Examining the mediating effect of nature of science perceptions on the relationship between metacognition and science self-efficacy	5
The natural development of students’ understanding of the nature of science without purposeful intervention in everyday science teaching	5
Transdisciplinary STEAM learning in improving students’ conceptual understanding of heat and temperature	5
An application of propensity score analysis with structural equation modeling: effects of post-secondary students’ expectations about STEM careers on college success	5