Ton de Jong

17.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
217 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Ton de Jong is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ton de Jong has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 106 papers in Education and 59 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ton de Jong's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (121 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (58 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (46 papers). Ton de Jong is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (121 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (58 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (46 papers). Ton de Jong collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Switzerland. Ton de Jong's co-authors include Wouter van Joolingen, Zacharias C. Zacharia, Monica G. M. Ferguson‐Hessler, Ard W. Lazonder, Marcia C. Linn, Hannie Gijlers, Janine Swaak, Margus Pedaste, Siswa A. N. van Riesen and Mario Mäeots and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Ton de Jong

204 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Phases of inquiry-based learning: Definitions and the inquiry cycle

2015 1.1k citations Ton de Jong et al. profile →
Scientific Discovery Learning with Computer Simulations of Conceptual Domains

1998 982 citations Ton de Jong, Wouter van Joolingen profile →
Cognitive load theory, educational research, and instructional design: some food for thought

2009 706 citations Ton de Jong profile →
Physical and Virtual Laboratories in Science and Engineering Education

2013 586 citations Ton de Jong et al. profile →
Let's talk evidence – The case for combining inquiry-based and direct instruction

2023 62 citations Ton de Jong et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ton de Jong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ton de Jong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ton de Jong based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ton de Jong. Ton de Jong is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Investigating the Impact of a Collaborative Conversational Agent on Dialogue Productivity and Knowledge Acquisition 2025 ·International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education ·(unknown), Pantelis M. Papadopoulos, Susan McKenney, Ton de Jong	0
2	As it unfolds: Exploring the impact of team-based gamification on performance, confidence, and engagement 2024 ·Learning and Individual Differences ·Pantelis M. Papadopoulos, (unknown), Ton de Jong	3
3	Does giving students feedback on their concept maps through an on-screen avatar or a humanoid robot make a difference? 2024 ·International Journal of Social Robotics ·Burak Şişman, (unknown), Ton de Jong	1
4	Presenting domain information or self‐exploration to foster hypothesis generation in simulation‐based inquiry learning 2023 ·Journal of Research in Science Teaching ·(unknown), Tessa H.S. Eysink, Ton de Jong	2
5	The effect of self-reflection on information usage and information literacy in a digital serious game 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Bernard P. Veldkamp, Ton de Jong	1
6	Expert examples and prompted reflection in learning with self‐generated concept maps 2021 ·Journal of Computer Assisted Learning ·(unknown), Judith ter Vrugte, Anjo Anjewierden, Ton de Jong	7
7	ADA for IBL: Lessons Learned in Aligning Learning Design and Analytics for Inquiry-Based Learning Orchestration 2021 ·Journal of Learning Analytics ·María Jesús Rodríguez-Triana, Luis P. Prieto, Yannis Dimitriadis, Ton de Jong, Denis Gillet	10
8	Effects of providing partial hypotheses as a support for simulation‐based inquiry learning 2020 ·Journal of Computer Assisted Learning ·(unknown), Tessa H.S. Eysink, Ton de Jong	12
9	Combining the Knowledge Appropriation Model and epistemic networks to understand co-creation and adoption of learning designs using log data 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·María Jesús Rodríguez-Triana, Luis P. Prieto, Tobias Ley, Denis Gillet, Ton de Jong	3
10	Designing inquiry-based learning environments for quantum physics education in secondary schools 2020 ·Physics Education ·(unknown), Jan van der Veen, Anjo Anjewierden, Ed van den Berg, Ton de Jong	21
11	Tracing Teacher Collaborative Learning and Innovation Adoption: a Case Study in an Inquiry Learning Platform 2019 ·Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) ·María Jesús Rodríguez-Triana, Luis P. Prieto, Tobias Ley, Ton de Jong, Denis Gillet	5
12	Using educational data from teaching and learning to inform teachers’ reflective educational design in inquiry-based STEM education 2017 ·Computers in Human Behavior ·Stylianos Sergis, Demetrios G. Sampson, María Jesús Rodríguez-Triana, Denis Gillet, Lina Pelliccione, Ton de Jong	38
13	Development and Validation of the Game Perceptions Scale (GPS) 2015 ·Journal of educational multimedia and hypermedia ·Sylke Vandercruysse, Mieke Vandewaetere, (unknown), Judith ter Vrugte, Pieter Wouters, Ton de Jong, Herre van Oostendorp, Jan Elen	2
14	Learning by designing instruction in the context of simulation-based inquiry learning 2013 ·Educational Technology & Society ·(unknown), Ton de Jong, Hannie Gijlers	20
15	Computer/Information Science 2013 ·University of Twente Research Information ·(unknown), Jennifer Rexford, Tim Roughgarden, Margo Seltzer, Jim Spohrer, Erik Stolterman, Greg Kearsley, Tiffany A. Koszalka, Ton de Jong	5
16	Personalised Learning Spaces and Federated Online Labs for STEM Education at School: Supporting Teacher Communities and Inquiry Learning 2013 ·Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) ·Denis Gillet, Ton de Jong, (unknown), Christophe Salzmann	8
17	Instructional Support in Games 2011 ·University of Twente Research Information ·Henny Leemkuil, Ton de Jong	14
18	Three perspectives on technology support in inquiry learning: personal inquiry, mobile collaboratories and emerging learning objects 2010 ·Open Research Online (The Open University) ·Astrid Wichmann, H. Ulrich Hoppe, Daniel Spikol, Marcelo Milrad, Stamatina Anastopoulou, Mike Sharples, Roy Pea, Heidy Maldonado, Ton de Jong	2
19	Nieuw leren en oude kennis: Over bestaande evidentie voor de effectiviteit van "nieuwe" en "oude" vormen van leren 2006 ·Pedagogische Studiën ·Ton de Jong	2
20	Supporting the authoring process for simulation-based discovery learning 1996 ·University of Twente Research Information ·Wouter van Joolingen, Ton de Jong	3

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