Dennis Kear

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 971 citations indexed

About

Dennis Kear is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis Kear has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 971 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Education, 2 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 1 paper in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Dennis Kear's work include Reading and Literacy Development (2 papers), Education and Technology Integration (2 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (1 paper). Dennis Kear is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (2 papers), Education and Technology Integration (2 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (1 paper). Dennis Kear collaborates with scholars based in United States. Dennis Kear's co-authors include Michael C. McKenna and has published in prestigious journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher and Perceptual and Motor Skills.

In The Last Decade

Dennis Kear

5 papers receiving 712 citations

Hit Papers

Children's Attitudes toward Reading: A National Survey 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Children's Attitudes toward Reading: A National Survey
    1995 585 citations Michael C. McKenna, Dennis Kear et al. Reading Research Quarterly profile →

Peers

Dennis Kear
Linda G. Fielding United States
Kathleen E. Cox United States
Barbara A. Marinak United States
Kristin Conradi United States
John E. Readence United States
Bong Gee Jang United States
Lea M. McGee United States
Thomas W. Bean United States
Jo Worthy United States
Gay Ivey United States
Linda G. Fielding United States
Dennis Kear
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Countries citing papers authored by Dennis Kear

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dennis Kear

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dennis Kear

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dennis Kear. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dennis Kear 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 Dennis Kear. Dennis Kear is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Kear, Dennis, et al.. (2005). Re-defining Learning Activities: ICT-generated Paradigm Change. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 2005(1). 1252–1259. 1 indexed citations
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Kear, Dennis, et al.. (1996). Striving for Integration: A Portfolio Content Analysis. Action in Teacher Education. 18(1). 48–58. 4 indexed citations
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McKenna, Michael C., et al.. (1995). Children's Attitudes toward Reading: A National Survey. Reading Research Quarterly. 30(4). 934–934. 585 indexed citations breakdown →
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McKenna, Michael C. & Dennis Kear. (1990). Measuring Attitude Toward Reading: A New Tool for Teachers. The Reading Teacher. 43(8). 626–639. 379 indexed citations
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Kear, Dennis, et al.. (1983). Comparative Study to Identify High-Frequency Words in Printed Materials. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 57(3). 807–810. 2 indexed citations
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Kear, Dennis, et al.. (1979). Teacher education and dilemmas of selecting students for teacher training. The Teacher Educator. 15(1). 21–31.

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