OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Research on Technology in Education is 7. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Collaborative video production and middle school student collaboration, engagement, and interest	211
Using instructive simulations to teach young students simple science concepts: Evidence from electricity content	93
Training educators to use eCoaching to deliver behavior specific praise for math instruction: a randomized controlled trial	76
Ready for a technology future? Chinese preservice preschool teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge and its predicting factors	58
Implicit bias in large language models: Experimental proof and implications for education	44
The effect of peer assessment-based collaborative concept mapping on pre-service teachers’ perceptions on smart learning environments	44
Psychosocial processes and human desire: an inconvenient truth about online misinformation	38
Altering the playback speed of recorded lectures as a learning technique: Examining student practices, motivations, and beliefs	37
Questioning the why and the how: Collective transformative agency of experienced teachers co-designing a justice-oriented high school introductory computing program	31
K-12 teacher readiness for flipped foreign language teaching: scale development and validation	29
Prompt text classifications with transformer models! An exemplary introduction to prompt-based learning with large language models	28
Embodied learning for computational thinking in early primary education	27
Revisiting contextual relevance: pedagogical agent appearance	26
Facilitating pre-service teachers’ instructional design and higher-order thinking with generative AI: an integrated approach with the peer assessment and concept map	25
The effect of chatbots on learning: a meta-analysis of empirical research	25
The effects of text-based conversational teachable agents’ communicative features on student math learning: Tone style and emoji use	25
Engaging learners in the emergency transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic	24
In-service teachers’ (mis)conceptions of artificial intelligence in K-12 science education	20
Partnering with AI in teacher education? Using an automatic question detection tool to reflect on classroom interaction	20
Understanding K-12 teachers’ prioritized decision-making about instructional design and technology integration: an exploratory study	20
Developing a technology-based instrument for assessing inductive reasoning in kindergarten: applicability, validity and reliability	19
Two decades in the making: A scoping review on research on digital making and its potential for digital empowerment in non-formal settings	19
Students as AI literate designers: a pedagogical framework for learning and teaching AI literacy in elementary education	18
What do we mean by digital equality in education? Toward five conceptual lenses based on a systematic review	17
Effects of goal achievement motivation on K-12 students’ resilience in STEAM activities: the mediating role of in-school social supports	17

Computational thinking practices: Lessons learned from a problem-based curriculum in primary education	17
Exploring the complex interplay among middle schoolers’ prior coding experience, computational thinking attitudes and skills: a multiple moderated mediation analysis	16
Examining two different models for developing teachers new to computer science: lessons from a CS4All district	16
Using a comic book to engage students in a cryptology and cybersecurity curriculum	15
Do individual characteristics affect online learning behaviors? An analysis of learners sequential patterns	14
Past, present, and future directions of learning analytics research for students with disabilities	14
Examining how teachers define and integrate digital citizenship into core content area curriculum	13
Enhancing learning and attitude toward statistics with a microlearning approach using an animated video	12
What does it mean to “Engage” for learning on social media?: an analysis of global read aloud Twitter participation	12
A systematic literature review of usability definitions and psychometric properties of instruments in the field of learning design and technology	12
Successful integration of technology into preschool education: do teachers’ self-efficacy and outcome expectations matter?	11
Assessing EFL learners’ attitudes on Generative Artificial Intelligence: Development and validation of Generative Artificial Intelligence attitude scale for EFL learners (GenAIAS)	11
Causes and consequences of stereotypes: interest stereotypes reduce adolescent girls’ motivation to enroll in computer science classes	11
How teacher presence affects student engagement with a generative artificial intelligence chatbot in learning designed with first principles of instruction	10
Using avatar rehearsals to practice eliciting student thinking with preservice teachers	10
An investigation of the mathematics applications in the Apple App Store: Do they contain benchmarks of educational quality?	10
Affinity and anonymity benefitting early career teachers in the r/teachers subreddit	10
Promoting intracultural understanding and language proficiency through video creation: a schema activation perspective	9
Developing students’ self-regulated learning strategies to facilitate vocabulary development in a digital game-based learning environment	9
Dynamic visualization by GeoGebra for mathematics learning: a meta-analysis of 20 years of research	9
Evaluating the role of professional development on elementary teachers’ knowledge, comfort, and beliefs related to teaching computer science to students with high-incidence disabilities	9
Students’ experiences with and perceptions of distance learning through learner-generated comics	9
Social media and pre-service teachers’ apprenticeships of observation	9
Effectiveness of blended learning on students’ learning performance: a meta-analysis	9
Implementing and sustaining coding and robotics practices in rural elementary school districts: an activity theory perspective	9
Engaging students via synchronous peer feedback in a technology-enhanced learning environment	8
Supporting multilingual learners’ science learning from the multimodal perspective: the case of a VR-Enhanced science unit	8
Computer science for English learners: supporting teacher learning and improved practice to engage multilinguals in AP computer science principles	8
A systematic review of how educators integrate ethics into artificial intelligence curriculum	8
Initial discussions of ChatGPT in education-related subreddits	8
Leading digital innovation in schools: the role of the open innovation mindset	7
Conceptions of image-generative AI-supported instruction of preservice teachers with different levels of learning attitude: a drawing and epistemic network analysis	7
Facilitating content knowledge, language proficiency, and academic competence through digital storytelling: Performance and perceptions of first-year medical-related majors	7
Developing a validated assessment of artificial intelligence literacy for Chinese university students based on educational objectives taxonomy	7
Let’s make a game! A case of co-designing with teachers from a research-practice partnership to integrate a virtual reality-enhanced digital game-based learning science unit	7
The art of blending: a systematic literature review of blended teaching competencies in higher education	7
Bridging cultures and computing: Exploring the relationship between Appalachian problem solving and computational thinking	7
Enhancing stealth assessment in game-based learning through goal recognition	7
Exploring learning outcomes and psycho-emotional experiences of undergraduate students in digital literacy training and support using Web-based assessment platforms	7
Preventing pollution: A scoping review of immersive learning environments and gamified systems for children and young people	7