Barbara K. Hofer

10.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
44 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Barbara K. Hofer is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara K. Hofer has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 24 papers in Education and 6 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Barbara K. Hofer's work include Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (25 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (20 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (16 papers). Barbara K. Hofer is often cited by papers focused on Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (25 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (20 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (16 papers). Barbara K. Hofer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Italy. Barbara K. Hofer's co-authors include Paul R. Pintrich, Gale M. Sinatra, Shirley L. Yu, Dorothe Kienhues, Gerald K. LeTendre, Hidetada Shimizu, Ulrike Jessner, Chak Fu Lam and Paolo Iliceto and has published in prestigious journals such as Review of Educational Research, American Educational Research Journal and Educational Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Barbara K. Hofer

42 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

The Development of Epistemological Theories: Beliefs About Knowledge and Knowing and Their Relation to Learning

1997 2.0k citations Barbara K. Hofer, Paul R. Pintrich Review of Educational Research profile →
Personal Epistemology: The Psychology of Beliefs About Knowledge and Knowing

2001 1.3k citations Barbara K. Hofer, Paul R. Pintrich profile →
Dimensionality and Disciplinary Differences in Personal Epistemology

2000 637 citations Barbara K. Hofer Contemporary Educational Psychology profile →
Personal Epistemology Research: Implications for Learning and Teaching

2001 510 citations Barbara K. Hofer Educational Psychology Review profile →
Addressing Challenges to Public Understanding of Science: Epistemic Cognition, Motivated Reasoning, and Conceptual Change

2014 251 citations Barbara K. Hofer et al. Educational Psychologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara K. Hofer United States	25	5.3k	5.1k	921	625	400	44	6.8k
Kenneth Tobin United States	50	5.6k 1.1×	2.2k 0.4×	657 0.7×	559 0.9×	696 1.7×	224	7.0k
Rainer Bromme Germany	39	2.2k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	1.5k 1.6×	402 0.6×	363 0.9×	138	4.3k
Shirley Simon United Kingdom	22	5.3k 1.0×	3.6k 0.7×	423 0.5×	512 0.8×	681 1.7×	46	6.4k
Kwang Suk Yoon United States	16	5.5k 1.1×	1.6k 0.3×	613 0.7×	636 1.0×	722 1.8×	22	7.1k
P. Karen Murphy United States	30	2.4k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	373 0.4×	728 1.2×	574 1.4×	90	3.7k
Lyn Corno United States	26	3.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.4×	410 0.4×	889 1.4×	893 2.2×	63	4.9k
Krista R. Muis Canada	33	2.4k 0.5×	2.6k 0.5×	520 0.6×	1.1k 1.7×	631 1.6×	72	4.1k
Élizabeth G. Cohen United States	24	3.0k 0.6×	2.1k 0.4×	949 1.0×	346 0.6×	795 2.0×	69	5.1k
Thomas L. Good United States	35	5.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.3×	702 0.8×	771 1.2×	1.1k 2.7×	154	6.9k
Sandra K. Abell United States	29	5.2k 1.0×	2.4k 0.5×	727 0.8×	286 0.5×	713 1.8×	80	6.1k

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Hofer, Barbara K., et al.. (2024). Theoretical Considerations on the Literacy-Metacognition Nexus: Exploring the Linguistic-Cognitive Landscape of Young Multilingual Minds. Brain Sciences. 14(10). 979–979. 2 indexed citations

Hofer, Barbara K.. (2023). A Multilingual Development Framework for Young Learners. 7 indexed citations

Hofer, Barbara K.. (2020). Epistemic Cognition: Why It Matters for an Educated Citizenry and What Instructors Can Do. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. 2020(164). 85–94. 2 indexed citations

Hofer, Barbara K., et al.. (2018). A dynamic view of multilingual learning: The Common Plurilingual Curriculum from a DMM perspective. 29(2). 245–269. 1 indexed citations

Hofer, Barbara K.. (2017). Shaping the Epistemology of Teacher Practice Through Reflection and Reflexivity. Educational Psychologist. 52(4). 299–306. 24 indexed citations

Hofer, Barbara K., et al.. (2016). The Long Arm of the Digital Tether: Communication with Home during Study Abroad. Frontiers The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. 28(1). 24–41. 16 indexed citations

Hofer, Barbara K.. (2016). Epistemic Cognition as a Psychological Construct: Advancements and Challenges. 31–50. 58 indexed citations

Jessner, Ulrike, et al.. (2016). Emerging Multilingual Awareness in Educational Contexts: From Theory to Practice. Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes. 72(2). 157–182. 29 indexed citations

Iliceto, Paolo, et al.. (2015). The pilot studies on the MKT-2 (Metalinguistischer Kompetenztest Teil 2, Jessner, Hofer, & Pinto 2015) and the MKT-3 (Metalinguistischer Kompetenztest Teil 3, Jessner, Pellegrini, Moroder, Hofer, & Pinto 2015). IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome).

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Jessner, Ulrike, et al.. (2015). Emerging Multilingual Awareness in Educational Contexts: From Theory to Practice. Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes. 71(3). 157–182. 11 indexed citations

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Hofer, Barbara K.. (2006). Domain specificity of personal epistemology: Resolved questions, persistent issues, new models. International Journal of Educational Research. 45(1-2). 85–95. 102 indexed citations

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Hofer, Barbara K.. (2006). Beliefs About Knowledge and Knowing: Integrating Domain Specificity and Domain Generality: A Response to Muis, Bendixen, and Haerle (2006). Educational Psychology Review. 18(1). 67–76. 49 indexed citations

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Hofer, Barbara K.. (2005). The Legacy and the Challenges: Paul Pintrich's Contributions to Personal Epistemology Research. Educational Psychologist. 40(2). 95–105. 20 indexed citations

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Hofer, Barbara K.. (2004). Introduction: Paradigmatic Approaches to Personal Epistemology. Educational Psychologist. 39(1). 1–3. 95 indexed citations

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Hofer, Barbara K.. (2004). Exploring the dimensions of personal epistemology in differing classroom contexts: Student interpretations during the first year of college. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 29(2). 129–163. 181 indexed citations

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LeTendre, Gerald K., Barbara K. Hofer, & Hidetada Shimizu. (2003). What Is Tracking? Cultural Expectations in the United States, Germany, and Japan. American Educational Research Journal. 40(1). 43–89. 153 indexed citations

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Hofer, Barbara K., et al.. (2002). Personal epistemology and theory of mind: deciphering young children's beliefs about knowledge and knowing. New Ideas in Psychology. 20(2-3). 199–224. 83 indexed citations

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Hofer, Barbara K. & Paul R. Pintrich. (2001). Personal Epistemology: The Psychology of Beliefs About Knowledge and Knowing. 1253 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hofer, Barbara K.. (1997). The development of personal epistemology: Dimensions, disciplinary differences, and instructional practices.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 12 indexed citations

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Hofer, Barbara K. & Paul R. Pintrich. (1997). The Development of Epistemological Theories: Beliefs about Knowledge and Knowing and Their Relation to Learning. Review of Educational Research. 67(1). 88–88. 202 indexed citations

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