OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Stem Education is 21. 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
Enhancing programming learning performance through a Jigsaw collaborative learning method in a metaverse virtual space	442
A better fit: using data roles to appeal to more learners and promote critical data literacy	320
“That’s just the way it is”: bullying and harassment in STEM academia	133
The implementation of peer assessment as a scaffold during computer-supported collaborative inquiry learning in secondary STEM education	119
A decade of advancing development, diversity, engagement, and excellence in STEM education	109
The impact of AI-assisted pair programming on student motivation, programming anxiety, collaborative learning, and programming performance: a comparative study with traditional pair programming and in	101
Empirical insights into the influence of ChatGPT-facilitated programming on primary learners’ performances: a mixed methods approach	94
How are primary school computer science curricular reforms contributing to equity? Impact on student learning, perception of the discipline, and gender gaps	91
Exploring instructional design in K-12 STEM education: a systematic literature review	90
Beyond “study skills”: a curriculum-embedded framework for metacognitive development in a college chemistry course	87
Teamwork dynamics in the context of large-size software development courses	79
Characteristics of interactive classrooms that first year students find helpful	79
The capital of cooperation: a resource-based study of school–out-of-school STEM cooperations across phases and professional roles	78
Predicting implementation of active learning by tenure-track teaching faculty using robust cluster analysis	78
Utilizing an NLP-supported mobile reflection application to explore academic engagement, application engagement, and performance in engineering and physics courses	74
Validity, acceptability, and procedural issues of selection methods for graduate study admissions in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: a mapping review	69
LUPDA: a comprehensive rubrics-based assessment model for STEAM education	65
Perceived network bridging influences the career commitment decisions of early career teachers	53
A systematic review of STEM teacher recruitment and retention interventions	53
The computational thinking for science (CT-S) framework: operationalizing CT-S for K–12 science education researchers and educators	48
How do formal and informal science learning experiences during high school shape students’ career interest and STEM identity?	47
Enhancing STEM outcomes through mentorship (Mis)matching: an identity grafting approach	47
“Weebles wobble but they also commit to lifelong relationships”: teachers’ transdisciplinary learning in computational play	46
What do integrated STEM projects look like in middle school and high school classrooms? A systematic literature review of empirical studies of iSTEM projects	45
Modality matters: how combining oral and written instructional explanations improves STEM learning from video lectures	45

Filling the gap between career choice and academic variables: gender comparisons in STEM and social sciences	45
STEM education institutional change projects: examining enacted approaches through the lens of the Four Categories of Change Strategies Model	45
Secondary school mathematics and entrance into the STEM professions: a longitudinal study	44
Characteristics of departments with high-use of active learning in introductory STEM courses: implications for departmental transformation	43
Investigating the impact of peer supplemental instruction on underprepared and historically underserved students in introductory STEM courses	42
Applicant qualifications and characteristics in STEM faculty hiring: an analysis of faculty and administrator perspectives	42
Quantifying ento-literacy: development and validation of an international insect-focused attitude and knowledge survey instrument	37
Internal and external influences on role stereotype adherence and gender dynamics on engineering design teams	36
Authorship and topic trends in STEM education research	35
Learning from the past; thinking for the future: reflections on STEM and its integration in formal and informal settings	35
Gender gaps in grades versus grade penalties: why grade anomalies may be more detrimental for women aspiring for careers in biological sciences	35
Development and validation of an instrument for assessing secondary students’ transdisciplinary STEM practices	33
A microgenetic analysis of teachers’ learning through teaching	33
The role of media in influencing students’ STEM career interest	33
A more positive mindset context is associated with better student outcomes in STEM, particularly for traditional-age students	32
Learning from watching dialog and monolog videos in online STEM courses	32
Tracing distinct learning trajectories in introductory programming course: a sequence analysis of score, engagement, and code metrics for novice computer science vs. math cohorts	32
Fostering computational thinking through unplugged activities: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis	31
Synergistic effects of students’ mathematics and science motivational beliefs on achievement, and their determinants	31
Context and content of teaching conversations: exploring how to promote sharing of innovative teaching knowledge between science faculty	30
STEM identity status: associations with STEM motivation beliefs, STEM activity experiences, social support from parents and peers among Chinese STEM undergraduates	29
Analysis of two pedagogical approaches to foster discipline integrations in an educational data mining class using communities of practice	29
Unequal access, equal outcomes? Gender differences in the relationship between university-led STEM program factors and undergraduates' career commitment in STEM	29
The power of connections: a mixed methods approach to understanding social capital’s influence on engineering students’ professional skills	28
AI literacy and gender equity in elementary education: A quasi-experimental study of a STEAM–PBL–AIoT course with questionnaire validation	28
Learning against the machine: the double edged sword of (Gen)AI in STEM education	27
Development of the Cooperative Adoption Factors Instrument to measure factors associated with instructional practice in the context of institutional change	26
Epistemic agency in introductory biology: a blind-selection study reveals curricular influences on science integration processes	26
Enhancing mathematical problem posing competence: a meta-analysis of intervention studies	26
The effect of professional development on in-service STEM teachers’ self-efficacy: a meta-analysis of experimental studies	26
Effectiveness of in-service computer science teachers’ professional development in K-12 education: a systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Responding to incorrect ideas: science graduate teaching assistants’ operationalization of error framing and undergraduate students’ perception	24
Analyzing the associations between motivation and academic performance via the mediator variables of specific mathematic cognitive learning strategies in different subject domains of higher education	24
Digital competence development in schools: a study on the association of problem-solving with autonomy and digital attitudes	24
Mental simulations to facilitate teacher learning of ambitious mathematics instruction in coaching interactions	23
Undergraduates’ reactions to errors mediates the association between growth mindset and study strategies	23
Accelerating STEM education reform: linked communities of practice promote creation of open educational resources and sustainable professional development	23
Influence of 3D models and animations on students in natural subjects	22
Engineering design learning for high school and college first-year students in a STEM battlebot design project	22
Undergraduate student perceptions of stress and mental health in engineering culture	22
Eight years of development in welcoming and engaging diverse scholars to share and promote STEM education research worldwide	21
Concept mapping in STEM education: a meta-analysis of its impact on students’ achievement (2004–2023)	21
Helping mentors address scientific communication in STEM research training helps their mentees stay the course	21
Possibilities and pitfalls of practitioners in trying to apply change theory as viewed through the lens of Reinholz, White, and Andrews “Change theory in STEM higher education: a systematic review”	21
Bridging borders: assessing the impact of semester-long study abroad programs on intercultural competence development in undergraduate engineering students	21