OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness is 2. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The Effect of Active Learning Professional Development Training on College Students’ Academic Outcomes	33
Redefining Populations of Inference for Generalizations from Small Studies	21
The Challenges of Scaling up Effective Child-Rearing Practices Using Technology in Developing Settings: Experimental Evidence From India	21
Quantifying and Predicting Variation in the Medium-Term Effects of an Oversubscribed Prekindergarten Program	20
Long-Term Effects of the Dana Center Mathematics Pathways Model: Evidence from a Randomized Trial	16
Impact of Technology-Aided Activity-Based Learning Approaches on Learning Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Community Schools in Rural Zambia	13
Using Robust Standard Errors for the Analysis of Binary Outcomes with a Small Number of Clusters	13
Growth on 2019 State Achievement Tests: Empirical Benchmarks and the Role of Scale Choice	13
Improving Outcomes for Struggling Readers: Evidence from a Randomized Trial of HEROES	13
Taking Space for Anti-Racist Research: Learnings from the Margins of Educational Effectiveness	12
Overlap Violations in Clustered Observational Studies of Educational Interventions	11
How Do the Impacts of Healthcare Training Vary with Credential Length? Evidence from the Health Profession Opportunity Grants Program	11
Intervention Effect or Measurement Artifact? Using Invariance Models to Reveal Response-Shift Bias in Experimental Studies	11
Item Response Theory Models for Difference-in-Difference Estimates (and Whether They Are Worth the Trouble)	10
CritSEM: Advancing QuantCrit to Examine Racialized Resegregation in Special Education	10
Leading Indicators of Long-Term Success in Community Schools: Evidence from New York City	10
Effects of Comprehensive Support and Improvement School Designation Under the Every Student Succeeds Act on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Ohio	9
Multisite Partially Nested Designs: Estimation, Inference, and Design	9
High-Stakes Testing and Educational Careers: Exploiting the Differences in Cutoffs Between Test Recommendations in The Netherlands	8
Effects of the Triple Q Intervention on Argument Writing: Findings from a Small-Scale Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial	8
Exploring the Effects of a Social-Emotional Learning Intervention in Brazilian Primary Schools: Findings from Year Two of Implementation	8
When Should Evaluators Lose Sleep Over Measurement? Toward Establishing Best Practices	8
The Long-Term Effectiveness of Multiple Measures Assessment: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial	8
Remedial Programming and Skill-Targeted SEL in Low-Income and Crisis-Affected Contexts: Experimental Evidence From Niger	7
The Impact of the Association Between Student Characteristics and Classroom Observation Scores on Different Interpretations of Scores	7

Oceania in the Desert: A QuantCrit Analysis of the (Under)Counting of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Students at an AANAPISI-HSI	7
Evaluating the Impact of Supplemental Computer-Assisted Math Instruction in Elementary School: A Conceptual Replication	7
Forced to Redshirt: Quasi-Experimental Impacts of Delayed Kindergarten Entry	6
Statistical Power Analysis for Univariate Meta-Analysis: A Three-Level Model	6
The Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Workforce: Descriptive Evidence on Demographics and Turnover from Oregon	6
A Chain as Strong as Its Strongest Link? Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Biases Arising from Selective Analysis and Reporting of Research Results	6
The Costs and Impacts of Descubriendo la Lectura : Evidence From a Multisite Experimental Study	6
Polish the Gold: Calibrating Intervention Effect Estimates for Small-Sample Randomized Controlled Trials	5
Defining Target Populations for Impact Studies of Education Interventions: Balancing Generalizability and Feasibility in the Real World	5
Reading Skills Transfer Best from Home Language to a Second Language: Policy Lessons from Two Field Experiments in South Africa	5
Conjuring Power from a Theory of Change: The PWRD Method for Trials with Anticipated Variation in Effects	5
Leveraging Home Reading to Strengthen Literacy Development: Applying Principal Stratification to Explore Efficacy Trial Effects	5
Science Outcome Design Parameters for Cluster-Randomized Trials Involving Teachers	5
The Efficacy of Two Models of Professional Development Mediated by Fidelity on Fourth Grade Student Reading Outcomes ^†	5
Mentors Matter Recruitment Replication & Extension: Investigating Effects Across Implementation Years	4
The Impact of Community Eligibility Provision on Multilingual Learner Outcomes	4
A Recipe for Disappointment: Policy, Effect Size, and the Winner’s Curse	4
Can a Developmental Education Reform Promote Momentum to Mid-Term and Longer-Term Student Success? Evidence from Florida	4
The Uncertain Role of Educational Software in Remediating Student Learning: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Three Local Education Agencies	4
The Effect of Worked Examples and Self-Explanation Prompts on Mathematics Standardized Assessments	3
Estimating Treatment Effects with the Explanatory Item Response Model	3
A Cautionary Tale of Tutoring Hard-to-Reach Students in Kenya	3
The Decline in Teacher Working Conditions During and After the COVID Pandemic	3
Empirical Benchmarks for Effect Size Interpretation and Study Planning with Social and Behavioral Outcomes	3
Evidence Gap Maps in Education Research	3
The Impact of Mathematics-Focused Read-Alouds on Mathematics Outcomes for Preschool Children: A Pilot Study	3
Which Students Benefit from Computer-Based Individualized Instruction? Experimental Evidence from Public Schools in India	3
Multilevel Modeling Resolves Ambiguities in Analyses of Discipline Disproportionality: A Demonstration Comparing Title 1 Montessori and Non-Montessori Schools	3
Conditions Under Which College Students Can Be Responsive to Text-Based Nudging	3
Reading Aloud to Children, Social Inequalities and Vocabulary Development: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial	3
The False Dichotomy of Causal and Non-Causal Research in the Educational Sciences: Re-Embracing the Causal Continuum	3
Is Reputational Pressure Enough to Create Competitive School Choice Effects? Evidence from Seoul’s School Choice Policy	3
Heterogeneity of Item-Treatment Interactions Masks Complexity and Generalizability in Randomized Controlled Trials	3
Contextual Characteristics Inside and Outside of School Walls as Predictors of Differential Effectiveness in Teacher Professional Development	3
Examining Patterns and Predictors of Response to Mathematics Intervention	3
Does Universal SEL Work under Typical Implementation Practices? Outcomes of a First Grade Effectiveness Trial	2
A Meta-Analysis of Mathematical Interventions for Increasing the Word Problem Solving Performance of Upper Elementary and Secondary Students with Mathematics Difficulties	2
The Spanish- and English-Language Literacy Impacts of Descubriendo la Lectura across Three Experimental Replications	2
Illustrating and Enacting a Critical Quantitative Approach to Measurement with MIMIC Models	2
The Impact of Making PreK Count on Short and Longer-Term Outcomes	2
Changing the Odds: Student Achievement after Introduction of a Middle School Math Intervention	2
A Multisite Randomized Study of an Online Learning Approach to High School Credit Recovery: Effects on Student Experiences and Proximal Outcomes	2
Cost-Effectiveness of Algebraic Technological Applications	2
Evaluation of a State-Wide Mathematics Support Program for at-Risk Students in Grade 1 and 2 in Germany	2
A Framework for Addressing Instrumentation Biases When Using Observation Systems as Outcome Measures in Instructional Interventions	2
Subgroup Effects, Compositional Effects, and Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in the What Works Clearinghouse Study Data	2
Persistence and Emergence of Literacy Skills: Long-Term Impacts of an Effective Early Grade Reading Intervention in South Africa	2
Reading Interventions for Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners at Risk for Reading Difficulties: A Meta-Analysis	2
Quantitative Research and Inequality Narratives: A Systematic Review	2
Consistency between Household and County Measures of Onsite Schooling during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2

Does Teacher Professional Development Improve Student Learning? Evidence from Leading Educators’ Fellowship Model	2
The Effects of Grade Retention on High School Outcomes: Evidence from New York City Schools	2
Effects of Cross-Age Peer Mentoring Program within a Randomized Controlled Trial	2
Why Do We Find These Effects? An Examination of Mediating Pathways Explaining the Effects of School Turnaround	2
Supporting Teachers in Argument Writing Instruction at Scale: A Replication Study of the College, Career, and Community Writers Program (C3WP)	2