David H. Uttal

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
144 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

David H. Uttal is a scholar working on Automotive Engineering, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, David H. Uttal has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Automotive Engineering, 48 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 41 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in David H. Uttal's work include Spatial Cognition and Navigation (66 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (33 papers) and Geography Education and Pedagogy (33 papers). David H. Uttal is often cited by papers focused on Spatial Cognition and Navigation (66 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (33 papers) and Geography Education and Pedagogy (33 papers). David H. Uttal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Estonia. David H. Uttal's co-authors include Nora S. Newcombe, Judy S. DeLoache, Chuansheng Chen, Linda Liu Hand, Nathaniel G. Meadow, Christopher Warren, Elizabeth Tipton, David I. Miller, Harold W. Stevenson and Mike Stieff and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David H. Uttal

137 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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 malleability of spatial skills: A meta-analysis of training studies.

2012 1.2k citations David H. Uttal, Nathaniel G. Meadow et al. profile →
The Development of Children's Gender-Science Stereotypes: A Meta-analysis of 5 Decades of U.S. Draw-A-Scientist Studies

2018 271 citations David H. Uttal et al. profile →
The Curious Construct of Active Learning

2021 202 citations Kinnari Atit, David H. Uttal et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Spatial language in families' conversational reflections about museum experiences 2023 ·Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Catherıne A. Haden, David H. Uttal	3
2	Transfer from spatial education to verbal reasoning and prediction of transfer from learning-related neural change 2022 ·Science Advances ·Robert A. Cortes, (unknown), David J. M. Kraemer, Robert A Kolvoord, David H. Uttal, (unknown), Adam B. Weinberger, Richard J. Daker, Ian M. Lyons, Daniel I. Goldman, Adam E. Green	13
3	Validation of the Mathematics Motivation Questionnaire (MMQ) for secondary school students 2021 ·International Journal of STEM Education ·Logan Fiorella, So Yoon Yoon, Kinnari Atit, Jason Power, (unknown), Sheryl Sorby, David H. Uttal, Norma Veurink	26
4	Examining the Role of Spatial Skills and Mathematics Motivation on Middle School Mathematics Achievement 2020 ·PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) ·Kinnari Atit, Jason Power, Norma Veurink, David H. Uttal, Sheryl Sorby, (unknown), (unknown), Logan Fiorella, Martha Carr	3
5	Leveraging Research on Informal Learning to Inform Policy on Promoting Early STEM 2019 ·Michelle Hurst, (unknown), Catherıne A. Haden, Susan C. Levine, David H. Uttal	26
6	Parents’ Beliefs about High School Students’ Spatial Abilities: Gender Differences and Associations with Parent Encouragement to Pursue a STEM Career and Students’ STEM Career Intentions 2019 ·Sex Roles ·Katherine Muenks, (unknown), Adam E. Green, Robert A Kolvoord, David H. Uttal	29
7	Educating Spatial Thinking for STEM Success. 2017 ·Cognitive Science ·Mary Hegarty, David H. Uttal, Mike Stieff, Tom Lowrie, Stella Vosniadou	2
8	Practical Evaluation Guide 2016 ·Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks ·Judy Diamond, Michael Horn, David H. Uttal	0
9	Using video case studies to assess the impact of the use of GIS on secondary students' spatial thinking skills 2012 ·JMU Scholoraly Commons (James Madison University) ·Robert A Kolvoord, David H. Uttal, Nathaniel G. Meadow	1
10	The Impact of Geospatial Technologies in a Dual-Enrollment Environment 2012 ·JMU Scholoraly Commons (James Madison University) ·Robert A Kolvoord, Michael Charles, Nathaniel G. Meadow, David H. Uttal	2
11	Spatial Cognition VIII: International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2012, Kloster Seeon, Germany, August 31 -- September 3, 2012, Proceedings 2012 ·Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·Cyrill Stachniss, Kerstin Schill, David H. Uttal	2
12	Training Spatial Skills: What works, for Whom, and for How Long? - eScholarship 2011 ·Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society ·Nathaniel G. Meadow, David H. Uttal, Elizabeth Tipton, Nora S. Newcombe	3
13	Training Spatial Skills: What works, for Whom, and for How Long? 2011 ·Cognitive Science ·Nathaniel G. Meadow, David H. Uttal, Elizabeth Tipton, Nora S. Newcombe	3
14	The Development of Spatial Cognition During Childhood: Extending Understanding of Perception, Memory, Language, Maps, and Gestures 2011 ·Cognitive Science ·Anne R. Schutte, (unknown), Alycia M. Hund, David H. Uttal, (unknown), Nina Simms, Dedre Gentner	0
15	Learning fine-grained and category information in navigable real-world space 2010 ·Memory & Cognition ·David H. Uttal, Alinda Friedman, Linda Liu Hand, Christopher Warren	21
16	Rethinking the Use of Concrete Materials in Learning: Perspectives From Development and Education 2009 ·Child Development Perspectives ·Nicole M. McNeil, David H. Uttal	49
17	Dual Representation and the Linking of Concrete and Symbolic Representations 2009 ·Child Development Perspectives ·David H. Uttal, Katherine O’Doherty, Rebecca Newland, Linda Liu Hand, Judy S. DeLoache	93
18	Fostering Transfer of Knowledge in Education Settings 2007 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·(unknown), David H. Uttal, Judy S. DeLoache, Jennifer A. Kaminski, Vladimir M. Sloutsky, Andrew F. Heckler, Bethany Rittle‐Johnson, Jon R. Star, Robert L. Goldstone, Ji Y. Son	4
19	The Subtle Unraveling of Federalism: The Illogic of Using State Legislation as Evidence of an Evolving National Consensus 2006 ·North Carolina law review ·Tonja Jacobi, (unknown), Jon D. Miller, Michael E. Roloff, David H. Uttal	3
20	Connecting the dots: Children's use of a systematic figure to facilitate mapping and search. 2001 ·Developmental Psychology ·David H. Uttal, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	20

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