Daniel C. Edelson

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Daniel C. Edelson is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel C. Edelson has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Education, 28 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 9 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Daniel C. Edelson's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (25 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (11 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (9 papers). Daniel C. Edelson is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (25 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (11 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (9 papers). Daniel C. Edelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cyprus and Switzerland. Daniel C. Edelson's co-authors include Roy Pea, Douglas N. Gordin, Eric A. Domeshek, Brian J. Reiser, Eleni Α. Kyza, Elliot Soloway, Chris Quintana, Joseph Krajcik, Ravit Golan Duncan and Elizabeth A. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment and Journal of Research in Science Teaching.

In The Last Decade

Daniel C. Edelson

48 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Scaffolding Design Framework for Software to Support Science Inquiry

2004 670 citations Chris Quintana, Brian J. Reiser et al. Journal of the Learning Sciences profile →
Addressing the Challenges of Inquiry-Based Learning Through Technology and Curriculum Design

1999 607 citations Daniel C. Edelson, Douglas N. Gordin et al. profile →
Design Research: What We Learn When We Engage in Design

2002 556 citations Daniel C. Edelson Journal of the Learning Sciences profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel C. Edelson United States	19	2.3k	1.8k	536	469	303	49	3.7k
Susan M. Land United States	25	2.3k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	654 1.2×	500 1.1×	279 0.9×	75	3.5k
Thomas M. Duffy United States	19	2.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	714 1.3×	504 1.1×	338 1.1×	69	4.4k
Brent Wilson United States	23	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	509 0.9×	435 0.9×	334 1.1×	135	3.5k
Richard Lehrer United States	32	3.6k 1.6×	2.1k 1.1×	647 1.2×	302 0.6×	377 1.2×	101	5.5k
Ravit Golan Duncan United States	22	2.8k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	360 0.7×	259 0.6×	267 0.9×	64	3.9k
Barry Fishman United States	29	4.0k 1.8×	2.1k 1.2×	427 0.8×	424 0.9×	460 1.5×	97	5.3k
Douglas B. Clark United States	29	2.4k 1.0×	2.9k 1.6×	999 1.9×	367 0.8×	452 1.5×	85	4.3k
Ard W. Lazonder Netherlands	29	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	349 0.7×	485 1.0×	175 0.6×	72	2.7k
Brian R. Belland United States	29	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	701 1.3×	533 1.1×	292 1.0×	64	3.3k
Sara Hennessy United Kingdom	36	3.2k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	444 0.8×	979 2.1×	393 1.3×	97	4.3k

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Edelson, Daniel C., Brian J. Reiser, Katherine L. McNeill, et al.. (2021). Developing Research-Based Instructional Materials to Support Large-Scale Transformation of Science Teaching and Learning: The Approach of the OpenSciEd Middle School Program. Journal of Science Teacher Education. 32(7). 780–804. 46 indexed citations

Edelson, Daniel C., et al.. (2013). A Road Map for Improving Geography Assessment. The Geography Teacher. 10(1). 15–21. 6 indexed citations

Fishman, Barry, Spyros Konstantopoulos, Beth Kubitskey, et al.. (2013). Comparing the Impact of Online and Face-to-Face Professional Development in the Context of Curriculum Implementation. Journal of Teacher Education. 64(5). 426–438. 203 indexed citations

Hammer, David, Loucas S. Louca, Bruce Sherin, et al.. (2008). How to study learning processes? reflection on methods for fine-grain data analysis. 306–313. 2 indexed citations

Edelson, Daniel C.. (2007). Environmental Science for All? Considering Environmental Science for Inclusion in the High School Core Curriculum. Science educator. 16(1). 42–56. 15 indexed citations

Edelson, Daniel C., et al.. (2006). Learning to Make Systematic Decisions.. The Science Teacher. 73(4). 40–45. 13 indexed citations

Edelson, Daniel C.. (2004). The Parallel Universes of the Learning Sciences and Instructional Design: A Historical Perspective. Educational technology: The magazine for managers of change in education. 44(3). 27–29. 2 indexed citations

Edelson, Daniel C., et al.. (2004). Teaching scientific principles through a computer-based, design-centered learning environment. PhDT. 1 indexed citations

Edelson, Daniel C.. (2004). My world: a case study in adapting scientists' tools for learners. 597–597. 1 indexed citations

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Edelson, Daniel C. & Diana Joseph. (2004). The interest-driven learning design framework: motivating learning through usefulness. 166–173. 50 indexed citations

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Quintana, Chris, Brian J. Reiser, Elizabeth A. Davis, et al.. (2004). A Scaffolding Design Framework for Software to Support Science Inquiry. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 13(3). 337–386. 670 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sherin, Bruce, Brian J. Reiser, & Daniel C. Edelson. (2004). Scaffolding Analysis: Extending the Scaffolding Metaphor to Learning Artifacts. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 13(3). 387–421. 66 indexed citations

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Edelson, Daniel C.. (2001). Learning-for-use: A framework for the design of technology-supported inquiry activities. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 38(3). 355–385. 264 indexed citations

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Radinsky, Josh, et al.. (1999). Problematizing Complex Datasets for Students: Design Principles for Inquiry Curriculum.. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. 1999(1). 9 indexed citations

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Edelson, Daniel C., Douglas N. Gordin, & Roy Pea. (1999). Addressing the Challenges of Inquiry-Based Learning Through Technology and Curriculum Design. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 8(3-4). 391–450. 251 indexed citations

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Brown, Matthew & Daniel C. Edelson. (1999). A lab by any other name. 8–es. 2 indexed citations

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Edelson, Daniel C.. (1998). Matching the Design of Activities to the Affordances of Software to Support Inquiry-Based Learning. 4 indexed citations

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Radinsky, Josh, et al.. (1997). The progress Portfolio. 176–185. 32 indexed citations

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Edelson, Daniel C.. (1993). Socrates, Aesops and the Computer: Questioning and Storytelling with Multimedia.. Journal of educational multimedia and hypermedia. 2(4). 393–404. 1 indexed citations

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Edelson, Daniel C.. (1992). When should a cheetah remind you of a bat? reminding in case-based teaching. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 667–672. 5 indexed citations

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