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Instructional Science
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Instructional Science

0020-4277

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11251

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 331 23 29 12
Psychology 705 18 32 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 49
Documents by Best Scientists*: 67
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.022
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Instructional Science?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Educational psychology, Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Teaching method and Cognitive psychology. It facilitates discussions on Educational psychology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Social psychology, Knowledge management, Higher education and Multimedia, Instructional design. Research on Instructional design addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Learning theory.

The journal focuses on Mathematics education but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Test (assessment) and Metacognition. While work presented in Instructional Science provided substantial information on Cognitive psychology, it also covered topics in Context (language use), Comprehension, Reading (process), Cognitive load and Cognitive science. The journal holds forums on Cooperative learning that merges themes from other disciplines such as Experiential learning, Collaborative learning and Active learning.

The Educational technology study tackling the subject of Learning sciences is the focus of it.

  • Educational psychology (90.45%)
  • Mathematics education (38.44%)
  • Pedagogy (19.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Formative assessment and the design of instructional systems (2537 citations)
  • Phenomenography — Describing conceptions of the world around us (2463 citations)
  • Promoting general metacognitive awareness (946 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Instructional Science:

The journal publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Educational psychology, Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Teaching method and Cognitive psychology. While Educational psychology is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Computer-Assisted Instruction, Knowledge management, Higher education, Metacognition and Instructional design. While the journal articles focused on Mathematics education, they were also able to explore topics like Context (language use) and Computer-mediated communication.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Pedagogy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Educational psychology, Mathematics education, Cognitive psychology, Quality (business) and Reading (process) are among the topics commonly tackled in Instructional Science. The concepts on Educational psychology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Student learning, Affect (psychology), Control (management), Metacognition and Instructional design. It features works in Mathematics education, more specifically Observational learning, Learning environment and Critical thinking skills, and explores their relation to disciplines like Learning effect.

Cognitive psychology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cognitive map, Educational research, Curiosity and Physical science. Issues in Quality (business) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Argumentation theory, Argument, Counterargument, Dialogical self and Argumentative. The research on Reading (process) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Certainty, Comprehension and Scientific modelling.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Multimethod assessment of self-regulated learning in college students: different methods for different components? (2 citations)
  • Designing computer-based tests: design guidelines from multimedia learning studied with eye tracking (1 citations)
  • Teaching argumentative synthesis writing through deliberative dialogues: instructional practices in secondary education (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Instructional Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Alexander Renkl (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henk G. Schmidt (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fred Paas (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Christian D. Schunn (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Instructional Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Open University (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Twente (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Maastricht University (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Freiburg (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Hong Kong (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.12% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.48% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.58% of all publications and 38.71% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

How to Contribute to the Journal

If you are a researcher or academic in one of the fields we cover, we encourage you to consider submitting your work to our journal. Whether your research interest is in Educational psychology, Mathematics education, Pedagogy, or any other related field, we are ready to provide a platform for your work. Our journal is currently accepting articles for the upcoming edition and the submission guidelines can be found on our journal's website.

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Top Publications

  • Ten steps to 4C/ID: training differentiation skills in a professional development program for teachers

    J. Frerejean;M. van Geel;T. Keuning;Diana Dolmans

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • From plans to actions: A process model for why feedback features influence feedback implementation

    Yong Wu;Yong Wu;Christian D. Schunn

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Enhancing students’ critical thinking skills: is comparing correct and erroneous examples beneficial?

    Lara M. van Peppen;Lara M. van Peppen;Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen;Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen;Anita E. G. Heijltjes;Eva M. Janssen

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Learning paths in synthesis writing: Which learning path contributes most to which learning outcome?

    Mar Mateos;Gert Rijlaarsdam;Elena Martín;Isabel Cuevas

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • A framework for supporting systems thinking and computational thinking through constructing models

    (2022)
    26 Citations
  • Mine the process : investigating the cyclical nature of upper primary school students’ self-regulated learning

    Sofie Heirweg;Mona De Smul;Emmelien Merchie;Geert Devos

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • The effect of contrasting cases during problem solving prior to and after instruction

    Katharina Loibl;Marcel Tillema;Nikol Rummel;Tamara van Gog

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Split up, but stay together: Collaboration and cooperation in mathematical problem solving

    Rotem Abdu;Baruch Schwarz

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Teaching argumentative synthesis writing through deliberative dialogues: instructional practices in secondary education

    Lidia Casado-Ledesma;Isabel Cuevas;Huub Van den Bergh;Gert Rijlaarsdam

    (2021)
    18 Citations

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