David Blazar

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

David Blazar is a scholar working on Education, Information Systems and Management and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, David Blazar has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Education, 12 papers in Information Systems and Management and 3 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in David Blazar's work include School Choice and Performance (21 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (13 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (12 papers). David Blazar is often cited by papers focused on School Choice and Performance (21 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (13 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (12 papers). David Blazar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cyprus and Norway. David Blazar's co-authors include Matthew A. Kraft, Heather C. Hill, Kathleen Lynch, Charalambos Y. Charalambous, Erica Litke, Mark J. Chin, Mary Beisiegel, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas N. Harris and Michal Kurlaender and has published in prestigious journals such as Review of Educational Research, American Educational Research Journal and Educational Researcher.

In The Last Decade

David Blazar

31 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

The Effect of Teacher Coaching on Instruction and Achievement: A Meta-Analysis of the Causal Evidence

2018 604 citations Matthew A. Kraft, David Blazar et al. Review of Educational Research profile →
Teacher and Teaching Effects on Students’ Attitudes and Behaviors

2016 337 citations David Blazar, Matthew A. Kraft Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Blazar United States	14	1.2k	296	222	111	98	34	1.5k
Andrew J. Wayne United States	9	1.3k 1.1×	206 0.7×	208 0.9×	94 0.8×	86 0.9×	23	1.5k
Teresa Duncan United States	7	1.2k 1.0×	609 2.1×	113 0.5×	216 1.9×	89 0.9×	8	1.6k
Beng Huat See United Kingdom	22	1.3k 1.0×	279 0.9×	104 0.5×	118 1.1×	161 1.6×	117	1.7k
Julia H. Kaufman United States	17	1.1k 0.9×	207 0.7×	143 0.6×	70 0.6×	59 0.6×	98	1.4k
Laura Overman United States	11	855 0.7×	213 0.7×	153 0.7×	100 0.9×	173 1.8×	19	1.2k
Alison Black United States	9	869 0.7×	346 1.2×	91 0.4×	76 0.7×	110 1.1×	14	1.3k
Yvonne Goddard United States	14	1.3k 1.1×	278 0.9×	161 0.7×	166 1.5×	158 1.6×	21	1.6k
Beth A. Scarloss United States	6	886 0.7×	334 1.1×	103 0.5×	60 0.5×	65 0.7×	8	1.1k
Hans Anand Pant Germany	17	545 0.4×	176 0.6×	135 0.6×	91 0.8×	36 0.4×	57	810
Cynthia Lake United States	13	1.0k 0.8×	712 2.4×	99 0.4×	42 0.4×	68 0.7×	28	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Blazar

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Blazar, David, et al.. (2026). Localized Teacher Recruitment Through “Grow‐Your‐Own”: Impacts of the High School Teacher Academy of Maryland Program. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 45(2).

Blazar, David, et al.. (2024). Differential Responses to Teacher Evaluation Incentives: Expectancy, Race, Experience, and Task. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 47(4). 1314–1340. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Jing, et al.. (2024). Computer Science for All? The Impact of High School Computer Science Courses on College Majors and Earnings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Blazar, David, et al.. (2024). Do Grow-Your-Own Programs Work? Evidence from the Teacher Academy of Maryland. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

Bryan, Christopher J., Cameron A. Hecht, David Blazar, Matthew A. Kraft, & Oddny Judith Solheim. (2021). Global Mindset Initiative Working Paper 2: Designing an Intervention to Motivate Growth Mindset-Supportive Teaching Practices. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

Blazar, David, Thomas J. Kane, Morgan S. Polikoff, et al.. (2020). Curriculum Reform in The Common Core Era: Evaluating Elementary Math Textbooks Across Six U.S. States. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 39(4). 966–1019. 11 indexed citations

Blazar, David. (2020). Teacher Coaching to Improve Instruction at Scale: Opportunities and Challenges in Policy Contexts. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 122(10). 1–9. 3 indexed citations

Kane, Thomas J., et al.. (2019). Can Video Technology Improve Teacher Evaluations? An Experimental Study. Education Finance and Policy. 15(3). 397–427. 3 indexed citations

Kraft, Matthew A. & David Blazar. (2018). Taking Teacher Coaching to Scale: Can Personalized Training Become Standard Practice?.. Education next. 18(4). 68–74. 7 indexed citations

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Kraft, Matthew A., et al.. (2018). The Effect of Teacher Coaching on Instruction and Achievement: A Meta-Analysis of the Causal Evidence. Review of Educational Research. 88(4). 547–588. 604 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blazar, David, et al.. (2018). Using Tablets to Explore the Potential for Video-based Classroom Observations for Research and Professional Development. International Journal of Education in Mathematics Science and Technology. 6(2). 122–135. 4 indexed citations

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Blazar, David, et al.. (2017). Does Test Preparation Mean Low-Quality Instruction?. Educational Researcher. 46(8). 420–433. 18 indexed citations

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Blazar, David, et al.. (2016). What Does It Mean to Be Ranked a “High” or “Low” Value-Added Teacher? Observing Differences in Instructional Quality Across Districts. American Educational Research Journal. 53(2). 324–359. 28 indexed citations

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Blazar, David & Matthew A. Kraft. (2016). Teacher and Teaching Effects on Students’ Attitudes and Behaviors. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 39(1). 146–170. 337 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blazar, David, et al.. (2015). Dimensionality of Upper Elementary Mathematics Instruction: Exploring Factors across Two Observational Instruments.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness.

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Hill, Heather C., David Blazar, & Kathleen Lynch. (2015). Resources for Teaching. AERA Open. 1(4). 42 indexed citations

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Blazar, David. (2015). Grade Assignments and the Teacher Pipeline. Educational Researcher. 44(4). 213–227. 40 indexed citations

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Blazar, David & Matthew A. Kraft. (2015). Exploring Mechanisms of Effective Teacher Coaching. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 37(4). 542–566. 52 indexed citations

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Kraft, Matthew A. & David Blazar. (2013). Improving Teacher Practice: Experimental Evidence on Individualized Teacher Coaching.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 1 indexed citations

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Blazar, David. (2009). Self-Discovery through Character Connections: Opening Up to Gayness in Angels in America. The English Journal. 98(4). 77–84. 8 indexed citations

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