OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Educational Computing Research is 12. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Social Isolation and Acceptance of the Learning Management System (LMS) in the time of COVID-19 Pandemic: An Expansion of the UTAUT Model	189
The Effect of Educational Games on Learning Outcomes, Student Motivation, Engagement and Satisfaction	86
Conversation Technology With Micro-Learning: The Impact of Chatbot-Based Learning on Students’ Learning Motivation and Performance	81
Facilitating Emergency Remote K-12 Teaching in Computing-Enhanced Virtual Learning Environments During COVID-19 Pandemic - Blessing or Curse?	66
A ChatBot for Learning Chinese: Learning Achievement and Technology Acceptance	60
Education in the Digital Age: Learning Experience in Virtual and Mixed Realities	55
From Gaming to Computational Thinking: An Adaptive Educational Computer Game-Based Learning Approach	52
Integrating Computational Thinking Concept Into Digital Storytelling to Improve Learners’ Motivation and Performance	43
Augmented Reality for Early Language Learning: A Systematic Review of Augmented Reality Application Design, Instructional Strategies, and Evaluation Outcomes	42
Computational Thinking Through an Empirical Lens: A Systematic Review of Literature	41
Extending the Learning Technology Acceptance Model of WeChat by Adding New Psychological Constructs	36
The Computational Thinking Scale for Computer Literacy Education	35
Educational Robots Improve K-12 Students’ Computational Thinking and STEM Attitudes: Systematic Review	35
Entertainment Video Games for Academic Learning: A Systematic Review	33
Exploring the Effectiveness and Moderators of Block-Based Visual Programming on Student Learning: A Meta-Analysis	33
Scientific Mapping of Social Media in Education: A Decade of Exponential Growth	32
A Dual-Scaffolding Framework Integrating Peer-Scaffolding and Cognitive-Scaffolding for an Augmented Reality-Based Educational Board Game: An Analysis of Learners’ Collective Flow State and Collaborat	32
The Impact of Immersive Virtual Reality on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension	30
Effects of Game-Based Learning on Students’ Achievement in Science: A Meta-Analysis	29
Ready for Online? Exploring EFL Teachers’ ICT Acceptance and ICT Literacy During COVID-19 in Mainland China	28
Simultaneously Improving Computational Thinking and Foreign Language Learning: Interdisciplinary Media With Plugged and Unplugged Approaches	28
Assessing Young Students’ Design Thinking Disposition and Its Relationship With Computer Programming Self-Efficacy	24
Effect of Unplugged Programming Teaching Aids on Children’s Computational Thinking and Classroom Interaction: with Respect to Piaget’s Four Stages Theory	23
A Meta-Analysis on Computer Technology Intervention Effects on Mathematics Achievement for Low-Performing Students in K-12 Classrooms	23
Effects of Game-Based Learning on Students’ Critical Thinking: A Meta-Analysis	23

The Role of Internet-Specific Justification Beliefs in Source Evaluation and Corroboration During Web Search on an Unsettled Socio-Scientific Issue	23
A Comparison of Solo and Pair Programming in Terms of Flow Experience, Coding Quality, and Coding Achievement	22
The Interplay Between Mathematical and Computational Thinking in Primary School Students’ Mathematical Problem-Solving Within a Programming Environment	22
Online Self-Regulated Learning and Achievement in the Era of Change	21
Supporting the Instructional Videos With Chatbot and Peer Feedback Mechanisms in Online Learning: The Effects on Learning Performance and Intrinsic Motivation	21
Automatic Assessment of Students’ Engineering Design Performance Using a Bayesian Network Model	21
Visual Programming Environments and Computational Thinking Performance of Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Students	21
The Associations Between Computational Thinking and Creativity: The Role of Personal Characteristics	20
Exploring Factors That Influence Computational Thinking Skills in Elementary Students’ Collaborative Robotics	20
Who’s There? Characterizing Interaction in Virtual Classrooms	19
Computer Science Meets Education: Natural Language Processing for Automatic Grading of Open-Ended Questions in eBooks	19
Designing a Programming Game to Improve Children’s Procedural Abstraction Skills in Scratch	19
Automatic Classification of Semantic Content of Classroom Dialogue	18
Enhancing Learning Performance and Motivation of Cultural Heritage Using Serious Games	18
Exploring the Relationship Between Social Interaction, Cognitive Processing and Learning Achievements in a MOOC Discussion Forum	18
An Integrated View of Information Feedback, Game Quality, and Autonomous Motivation for Evaluating Game-Based Learning Effectiveness	17
The Effect of Determining Pair Programming Groups According to Various Individual Difference Variables on Group Compatibility, Flow, and Coding Performance	17
Evaluation of Students’ Flow State in an E-learning Environment Through Activity and Performance Using Deep Learning Techniques	17
A Topic-Based Bibliometric Analysis of Two Decades of Research on the Application of Technology in Classroom Dialogue	16
Engaging With Biology by Asking Questions: Investigating Students’ Interaction and Learning With an Artificial Intelligence-Enriched Textbook	16
A Valid and Reliable Scale for Developing Programming-Oriented Computational Thinking	15
Structural Validation for the Developmental Model of Computational Thinking	15
Professional Development of Code and Robotics Teachers Through Small Private Online Course (SPOC): Teacher Centrality and Pedagogical Strategies for Developing Computational Thinking of Students	15
Toward a 5E-Based Flipped Classroom Model for Teaching Computational Thinking in Elementary School: Effects on Student Computational Thinking and Problem-Solving Performance	15
An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Perceptions and Performance of Students in a Serious Game	15
Effect of Mind Mapping on Creative Thinking of Children in Scratch Visual Programming Education	14
Facing Radical Digitalization: Capturing Teachers’ Transition to Virtual Classrooms Through Ideal Type Experiences	14
Learner Engagement in a Business Simulation Game: Impact on Higher-Order Thinking Skills	14
Troubleshooting to Learn via Scaffolds: Effect on Students’ Ability and Cognitive Load in a Robotics Course	14
Effects of Automatic Speech Recognition Software on Pronunciation for Adults With Different Learning Styles	14
The Development Trajectory of Shared Epistemic Agency in Online Collaborative Learning: A Study Combing Network Analysis and Sequential Analysis	13
Using Three Social Network Analysis Approaches to Understand Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning	13
Quantifying the Influence of Achievement Emotions for Student Learning in MOOCs	13
Examining the Effects of a Pedagogical Agent With Dual-Channel Emotional Cues on Learner Emotions, Cognitive Load, and Knowledge Transfer Performance	13
Longitudinal Effects in the Effectiveness of Educational Virtual Field Trips	12
Still a New Kid on the Block? Computational Thinking as Problem Solving in Code.org	12
Investigating the Relationship Between Information Literacy and Social Media Competence Among University Students	12
Application of Educational Data Mining Approach for Student Academic Performance Prediction Using Progressive Temporal Data	12
The Effects of Virtual Reality Infused Instruction on Elementary School Students’ English-Speaking Performance, Willingness to Communicate, and Learning Autonomy	12
Augmented Reality in Science Laboratories: Investigating High School Students’ Navigation Patterns and Their Effects on Learning Performance	12
Three Contrasting Pairs’ Collaborative Programming Processes in China’s Secondary Education	12