Most cited papers in Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
What are the most cited papers in Educational Environments and Student Outcomes?
The most cited paper in Educational Environments and Student Outcomes is "Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement" (John Hattie, 2008), with 6,967 citations. Next come "Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design: Recent Developments" (2,976) and "Rethinking the Connections Between Campus Courses and Field Experiences in College- and University-Based Teacher Education" (2,581).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 440 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement John Hattie | 19 Nov 2008 | 6,967 |
| 2 | Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design: Recent Developments FRED G. W. C. PAAS, Alexander Renkl, John Sweller · Educational Psychologist | 2003 | 2,976 |
| 3 | Rethinking the Connections Between Campus Courses and Field Experiences in College- and University-Based Teacher Education Ken Zeichner · Journal of Teacher Education | 30 Dec 2009 | 2,581 |
| 4 | The 2 Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring Benjamin S. Bloom · Educational Researcher | Jun 1984 | 2,495 |
| 5 | Project-Based Learning for the 21st Century: Skills for the Future Stephanie Bell · The Clearing House A Journal of Educational Strategies Issues and Ideas | 27 Jan 2010 | 2,472 |
| 6 | Effects on teachers' self-efficacy and job satisfaction: Teacher gender, years of experience, and job stress. Robert M. Klassen, Ming Ming Chiu · Journal of Educational Psychology | Aug 2010 | 2,368 |
| 7 | The Influence of Affective Teacher–Student Relationships on Students’ School Engagement and Achievement Debora L. Roorda, Helma M. Y. Koomen, Jantine L. Spilt et al. · Review of Educational Research | 25 Oct 2011 | 2,332 |
| 8 | Tracking restoration in natural and urban field settings Terry Hartig, Gary William Evans, Larry D. Jamner et al. · Journal of Environmental Psychology | 12 May 2003 | 2,119 |
| 9 | An instructional design framework for authentic learning environments Jan Herrington, Ron Oliver · Educational Technology Research and Development | Sep 2000 | 1,411 |
| 10 | The Jigsaw Classroom Elliot Aronson | 5 Feb 2021 | 1,396 |
| 11 | A description of the affective quality attributed to environments. James A. Russell, Geraldine Pratt · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Feb 1980 | 1,247 |
| 12 | A Critical Analysis of the Research on Learning to Teach: Making the Case for an Ecological Perspective on Inquiry Marvin F. Wideen, Jolie A. Mayer-Smith, Barbara Moon · Review of Educational Research | Jun 1998 | 1,207 |
| 13 | The Control-Value Theory of Achievement Emotions Reinhard H. Pekrun, Anne Christiane Frenzel, Thomas Goetz et al. · Elsevier eBooks | 2007 | 1,194 |
| 14 | Activity theory as a framework for designing constructivist learning environments David H. Jonassen, Lucia Rohrer-Murphy · Educational Technology Research and Development | Mar 1999 | 1,185 |
| 15 | The Relation of Preschool Child-Care Quality to Children's Cognitive and Social Developmental Trajectories through Second Grade Ellen S Peisner-Feinberg, Margaret Burchinal, Richard M. Clifford et al. · Child Development | Sep 2001 | 1,163 |
| 16 | The mental and physical health outcomes of green exercise Jules Pretty, Jo Peacock, Martin Howard Sellens et al. · International Journal of Environmental Health Research | Oct 2005 | 1,127 |
| 17 | Educational virtual environments: A ten-year review of empirical research (1999–2009) Tassos A. Mikropoulos, Antonis Natsis · Computers & Education | 30 Oct 2010 | 1,123 |
| 18 | The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan Bum Jin Park, Yuko Tsunetsugu, Tamami Kasetani et al. · Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine | 2 May 2009 | 1,112 |
| 19 | Sense of Belonging in College Freshmen at the Classroom and Campus Levels Tierra M. Freeman, Lynley Hicks Anderman, Jane McEldowney Jensen · The Journal of Experimental Education | Apr 2007 | 1,111 |
| 20 | Teacher Wellbeing: The Importance of Teacher–Student Relationships Jantine L. Spilt, Helma M. Y. Koomen, Jochem T. Thijs · Educational Psychology Review | 11 Jul 2011 | 1,088 |
| 21 | Teacher and Classroom Context Effects on Student Achievement: Implications for Teacher Evaluation William L. Sanders, S. Paul Wright, Sandra P. Horn · Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education | Apr 1997 | 1,039 |
| 22 | What Forty Years of Research Says About the Impact of Technology on Learning Rana M. Tamim, Robert M. Bernard, Eugene Borokhovski et al. · Review of Educational Research | 10 Jan 2011 | 1,017 |
| 23 | The relationships among teacher immediacy behaviors, student motivation, and learning Diane M. Christophel · Communication Education | Oct 1990 | 929 |
| 24 | The Role of the Laboratory in Science Teaching: Neglected Aspects of Research Avi Hofstein, Vincent N. Lunetta · Review of Educational Research | Jun 1982 | 914 |
| 25 | Using student-centred learning environments to stimulate deep approaches to learning: Factors encouraging or discouraging their effectiveness Marlies Baeten, Eva Kyndt, Katrien Struyven et al. · Educational Research Review | 2010 | 890 |
| 26 | Articulating communities: Sociocultural perspectives on science education Jay L. Lemke · Journal of Research in Science Teaching | 2001 | 887 |
| 27 | Emotional transmission in the classroom: Exploring the relationship between teacher and student enjoyment. Anne Christiane Frenzel, Thomas Goetz, Oliver Lüdtke et al. · Journal of Educational Psychology | 27 Jul 2009 | 863 |
| 28 | Children's Experience of Place Roger M. Downs, Roger A. Hart · Geographical Review | Apr 1980 | 859 |
| 29 | Student engagement, context, and adjustment: Addressing definitional, measurement, and methodological issues Jennifer A. Fredricks, Michael Filsecker, Michael A. Lawson · Learning and Instruction | 20 Feb 2016 | 839 |
| 30 | Perceptions of classroom environment, achievement goals, and achievement outcomes. Marcy A. Church, Andrew J. Elliot, Shelly L. Gable · Journal of Educational Psychology | Mar 2001 | 814 |
| 31 | Creative learning environments in education—A systematic literature review Dan Davies, Divya Jindal‐Snape, Chris Collier et al. · Thinking Skills and Creativity | 31 Jul 2012 | 810 |
| 32 | Toward a Knowledge Base for School Learning Margaret C. Wang, Geneva D. Haertel, Herbert J. Walberg · Review of Educational Research | 1993 | 783 |
| 33 | Quality of Learning With an Active Versus Passive Motivational Set Carl Benware, Edward L. Deci · American Educational Research Journal | 1984 | 782 |
| 34 | Emotional Geographies of Teaching Andy Hargreaves · Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education | Aug 2001 | 776 |
| 35 | Improving the quality of student learning: the influence of learning context and student approaches to learning on learning outcomes Keith Trigwell, Michael Prosser · Higher Education | Oct 1991 | 776 |
| 36 | Classroom Environment Instruments: Development, Validity and Applications Barry J. Fraser · Learning Environments Research | 1998 | 770 |
| 37 | Views to nature: Effects on attention Carolyn M. Tennessen, Bernadine Cimprich · Journal of Environmental Psychology | Mar 1995 | 769 |
| 38 | Quantitative and qualitative research in the built environment: application of “mixed” research approach Dilanthi Amaratunga, David Baldry, Marjan Sarshar et al. · International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management | Feb 2002 | 756 |
| 39 | Learning to observe: using video to improve preservice mathematics teachers’ ability to notice Jon R. Star, Sharon K. Strickland · Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education | 6 Dec 2007 | 756 |
| 40 | Development and validation of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) Sue Roff, Sean McAleer, Ronald M. Harden et al. · Medical Teacher | 1997 | 744 |
| 41 | Coping with add Andrea Faber Taylor, Frances E. Kuo, WILLIAM C. SULLIVAN · Environment and Behavior | 2001 | 708 |
| 42 | Impact of views to school landscapes on recovery from stress and mental fatigue Dongying Li, WILLIAM C. SULLIVAN · Landscape and Urban Planning | 18 Jan 2016 | 704 |
| 43 | The impact of classroom design on pupils' learning: Final results of a holistic, multi-level analysis Peter Barrett, Fay Davies, Yufan Zhang et al. · Building and Environment | 20 Feb 2015 | 694 |
| 44 | Teaching through Interactions Bridget K. Hamre, Robert C. Pianta, Jason T. Downer et al. · The Elementary School Journal | 23 Apr 2013 | 682 |
| 45 | Video viewing in teacher education and professional development: A literature review Cyrille Gaudin, Sébastien Chaliès · Educational Research Review | 4 Jul 2015 | 676 |
| 46 | Conjecture Mapping: An Approach to Systematic Educational Design Research William A. Sandoval · Journal of the Learning Sciences | 7 Mar 2013 | 671 |
| 47 | Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education Paul A. Kirschner, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer · Educational Psychologist | 14 Jun 2013 | 654 |
| 48 | Teacher well-being: A systematic review of the research literature from the year 2000–2019 Tina Hascher, Jennifer Waber · Educational Research Review | Nov 2021 | 653 |
| 49 | The Classroom Assessment Scoring System: Findings from the Prekindergarten Year Karen M. La Paro, Robert C. Pianta, Megan W. Stuhlman · The Elementary School Journal | May 2004 | 652 |
| 50 | Teacher Immediacy as a Predictor of Teaching Effectiveness Janis F. Andersen · Annals of the International Communication Association | Dec 1979 | 643 |
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