OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Educational Research Review 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Meta-analysis on the relation between visuomotor integration and academic achievement: Role of educational stage and disability	252
Editorial Board	212
Editorial Board	160
Relation between examinees’ true knowledge and examination scores: systematic review and exemplary calculations on Multiple-True-False items	152
The instructor presence effect and its moderators in instructional video: A series of meta-analyses	147
Computational thinking in early childhood education: Reviewing the literature and redeveloping the three-dimensional framework	126
A meta-analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on student achievement	118
Supervising graduation projects in higher professional education – A literature review	81
Personalization through adaptivity or adaptability? A meta-analysis on simulation-based learning in higher education	72
Using learning progress monitoring to promote academic performance? A meta-analysis of the effectiveness	70
Does combining real and virtual experiments improve learning achievement in physics? Evidence from a meta-analysis (2001–2021)	65
Response to De Jong et al.’s (2023) paper “Let's talk evidence – The case for combining inquiry-based and direct instruction”	58
Assessment as a matter of inclusion: A meta-ethnographic review of the assessment experiences of students with disabilities in higher education	55
Does adult-child co-use during digital media use improve children's learning aged 0–6 years? A systematic review with meta-analysis	53
A critical review of the role of texts in fostering Intercultural Communicative competence in the English Language classroom	53
The effects of affective pedagogical agent in multimedia learning environments: A meta-analysis	48
A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of functional literacy interventions for adults	47
Toward a set of design principles for decoding training: A systematic review of studies of English as a foreign/second language listening education	46
Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: A systematic review of educators' interactional strategies that promote rich conversations with children aged 2–5 years	46
Teaching for paradigm shifts: Supporting the drivers of radical creativity in management education	45
Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis	44
Systematic review of the operational definitions and indicators of teacher communities	44
Synthesizing research evidence on self-regulated learning and academic achievement in online and blended learning environments: A scoping review	42
Can e-books foster child language? Meta-analysis on the effectiveness of e-book interventions in early childhood education and care	40
Let's talk evidence – The case for combining inquiry-based and direct instruction	39

Effectiveness of L1 and Pictures in Multimedia Conditions on Learning Second-Language Vocabulary: A Meta-analysis	39
How well centrality measures capture student achievement in computer-supported collaborative learning? – A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
A systematic review of the key components of online peer feedback practices in higher education	36
A review of feedback models and typologies: Towards an integrative model of feedback elements	36
Conceptualization, measurement, predictors, outcomes, and interventions in digital parenting research: A comprehensive umbrella review	34
Effects of additions to independent silent reading on students’ reading proficiency, motivation, and behavior: Results of a meta-analysis	33
Influences of shadow education on the ecology of education – A review of the literature	33
Effective master's thesis supervision – A summative framework for research and practice	32
Examining research on the impact of distance and online learning: A second-order meta-analysis study	32
Editorial Board	32
Short and long-term effects of out-of-school learning activities on student achievement: A mixed-research synthesis	31
Quotation accuracy in educational research articles	29
The use of social robots in classrooms: A review of field-based studies	27
School-based teaching for democracy: A systematic review of teaching methods in quantitative intervention studies	27
Does co-teaching improve academic achievement for students with disabilities? A meta-analysis	25
Editorial Board	24
Research engagement in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study: A systematic review	24
The social impact of schooling on students with dyslexia: A systematic review of the qualitative research on the primary and secondary education of dyslexic students	24
A meta-analysis of the correlation between teacher self-efficacy and teacher resilience: Concerted growth and contextual variance	23
Mathematic skills in low birth weight or preterm birth: A meta-analysis	23
A systematic review of teacher roles and competences for teaching synchronously online through videoconferencing technology	23
Morphological assessment features and their relations to reading: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling study	23
Exploration of domains of educational purpose in K-12 data literacy education research	22
Computer-based assessment of collaborative problem solving skills: A systematic review of empirical research	22
A systematic literature review of K-12 environmental Citizen Science (CS) initiatives: Unveiling the CS pedagogical and participatory aspects contributing to students’ environmental citizenship	21
Fifty years of parental involvement and achievement research: A second-order meta-analysis	20
The impact of Covid-19 on student achievement: Evidence from a recent meta-analysis	19
A systematic review on how educators teach AI in K-12 education	19
Approaches to studying teacher collaboration for instructional improvement: A review of literature	18
AI-driven learning analytics applications and tools in computer-supported collaborative learning: A systematic review	18
Facilitating flexible learning by replacing classroom time with an online learning environment: A systematic review of blended learning in higher education	17
Mathematical language and mathematical abilities in preschool: A systematic literature review	17
Editorial Board	17
On the role of linguistic features for comprehension and learning from STEM texts. A meta-analysis	15
Students’ perceptions on the recognition of holistic competency achievement: A systematic mixed studies review	15
Examining pedagogical approaches and types of mathematics knowledge in educational games: A meta-analysis and critical review	15
Literature review – Parent involvement and mathematic outcome	15
A systematic meta-analysis and meta-synthesis of the impact of service-learning programs on university students’ empathy	15
Two decades of research on children's creativity development during primary education in relation to task characteristics	14
Learning about, from and with other professions: A systematic review of interprofessional education within psychology teaching programs	14
Taking the maker movement to school: A systematic review of preK-12 school-based makerspace research	14
Dialogic literary gatherings: A systematic review of evidence to overcome social and educational inequalities	14
Editorial Board	14
Social networks in the transition from higher education to work: A systematic review	13
Meta-analyses of flipped classroom studies: A review of methodology	13
Meta-analysis on the relation between acculturation and academic performance: Testing the immigrant paradox	13
A meta-analysis of the antecedents of teacher turnover and retention	13
Beneficial outcomes and features of playgroup participation for children and adult caregivers: A systematic review of the literature	13
Do students learn what they teach when generating teaching materials for others? A meta-analysis through the lens of learning by teaching	13
Computer-assisted word reading intervention effects throughout the primary grades: A meta-analysis	12

“Or is that just your opinion?“: Incorporating faculty of color into the foundational literature on learner-centered classrooms—A review	12
A critique of the internship measurement scales in higher education	11
Improving the utility of non-significant results for educational research: A review and recommendations	11
The I of students with ID or SEBD: A systematic literature review of the self-concept of students with ID or SEBD	11
The effect of teacher training programs on pre-service and in-service teachers’ global competence: A meta-analysis	11
What is next in mobile-assisted reading? Insights from a decade of eye tracking research into cognitive processes	11
Building the expert teacher prototype: A metasummary of teacher expertise studies in primary and secondary education	10
The impacts of open inquiry on students’ learning in science: A systematic literature review	10
The cohesion of small groups in technology-mediated learning environments: A systematic literature review	10
Relationships between risk factors, protective factors and achievement outcomes in academic resilience research: A meta-analytic review	9
A systematic review of interventions embedded in curriculum to improve university student wellbeing	9
The evaluation of school-university partnerships that improve teaching and learning practices: A systematic review	9
Unpacking equity. Educational equity in secondary analyses of international large-scale assessments: A systematic review	9
Effectiveness of grade retention: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
A meta-analytic review on incorporating virtual and augmented reality in museum learning	9
Creative methods developed to facilitate the voices of children and young people with complex needs about their education: A systematic review and conceptual analysis of voice	9
Dropout from initial vocational training – A meta-synthesis of reasons from the apprentice's point of view	9
A systematic review of bilingual education teachers’ competences	9
Higher education teachers’ understandings of and challenges for inclusion and inclusive learning environments: A systematic literature review	8
Transition to formal schooling of children with disabilities: A systematic review	8
Writing instruction improves students’ writing skills differentially depending on focal instruction and children: A meta-analysis for primary grade students	8
What promotes teachers’ turnover intention? Evidence from a meta-analysis	8
Enhancing teacher-student relationship quality: A narrative review of school-based interventions	7
Eye-tracking research on teacher professional vision: A meta-analytic review	7
Establishing a dynamic understanding of factors that influence university students’ leadership approaches, perceptions, and skills through a systematic literature review	7
Editorial Board	7
Exploring the impact of personalized and adaptive learning technologies on reading literacy: A global meta-analysis	7
Please don't stop the music: A meta-analysis of the cognitive and academic benefits of instrumental musical training in childhood and adolescence	7
Editorial Board	7
Effects of performance-based financial incentives on higher education students: A meta-analysis using causal evidence	7
Effects of virtual reality on learning outcomes in K-6 education: A meta-analysis	7
Educational leader wellbeing: A systematic review	7