J. Steve Oliver

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

J. Steve Oliver is a scholar working on Education, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Steve Oliver has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Education, 15 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 12 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in J. Steve Oliver's work include Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (15 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (9 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (6 papers). J. Steve Oliver is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (15 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (9 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (6 papers). J. Steve Oliver collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. J. Steve Oliver's co-authors include Soonhye Park, Ronald D. Simpson, Bonnie Cramond, Tara Star Johnson, Peg Graham, John R. Staver, Kristen Miller, Peggy Brickman, Jianjun Wang and Eun‐Jeong Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Genetics, Teaching and Teacher Education and Journal of Research in Science Teaching.

In The Last Decade

J. Steve Oliver

35 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Revisiting the Conceptualisation of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK): PCK as a Conceptual Tool to Understand Teachers as Professionals

2007 800 citations Soonhye Park, J. Steve Oliver Research in Science Education profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
J. Steve Oliver	1.6k	562	271	226	214	43	2.0k
Thomas R. Koballa	1.6k 1.0×	596 1.1×	272 1.0×	160 0.7×	319 1.5×	71	2.0k
Vanessa Kind	1.5k 1.0×	723 1.3×	187 0.7×	242 1.1×	191 0.9×	36	1.9k
Grady Venville	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 2.0×	291 1.1×	138 0.6×	185 0.9×	86	2.4k
Campbell J. McRobbie	2.1k 1.4×	876 1.6×	262 1.0×	151 0.7×	206 1.0×	79	2.5k
Philip Bell	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.8×	272 1.0×	130 0.6×	156 0.7×	20	2.3k
Larry D. Yore	2.3k 1.5×	1.7k 2.9×	214 0.8×	233 1.0×	181 0.8×	98	2.9k
Pinchas Tamir	2.5k 1.6×	1.0k 1.9×	447 1.6×	229 1.0×	366 1.7×	192	3.1k
Lucy Avraamidou	1.2k 0.7×	561 1.0×	242 0.9×	105 0.5×	201 0.9×	94	1.9k
Larry G. Enochs	1.9k 1.2×	396 0.7×	326 1.2×	219 1.0×	548 2.6×	34	2.3k
Andrée Tiberghien	1.8k 1.1×	1.0k 1.8×	333 1.2×	186 0.8×	137 0.6×	79	2.3k

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Wang, Lu & J. Steve Oliver. (2023). Prospective science teachers' noticing: An exploration in an authentic practical context. School Science and Mathematics. 123(7). 362–374. 2 indexed citations

Oliver, J. Steve, et al.. (2021). Pedagogy, Partnership, and Collaboration: A Longitudinal, Empirical Study of Serious Educational Gameplay in Secondary Biology Classrooms. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 30(3). 331–346. 12 indexed citations

Kim, Eun‐Jeong, J. Steve Oliver, & Young Ae Kim. (2018). Engineering design and the development of knowledge for teaching among preservice science teachers. School Science and Mathematics. 119(1). 24–34. 22 indexed citations

Oliver, J. Steve, James N. Moore, Allan S. Cohen, et al.. (2017). Supporting High School Student Accomplishment of Biology Content Using Interactive Computer-Based Curricular Case Studies. Research in Science Education. 49(6). 1783–1808. 5 indexed citations

Tippins, Deborah J., et al.. (2013). A Study of Highly Qualified Science Teachers' Career Trajectory in the Deep, Rural South: Examining a Link Between Deprofessionalization and Teacher Dissatisfaction. School Science and Mathematics. 113(6). 263–274. 10 indexed citations

Park, Soonhye & J. Steve Oliver. (2009). The Translation of Teachers’ Understanding of Gifted Students Into Instructional Strategies for Teaching Science. Journal of Science Teacher Education. 20(4). 333–351. 37 indexed citations

Oliver, J. Steve. (2008). The culture of science education: Its history in person. Science Education. 93(2). 386–388. 2 indexed citations

Park, Soonhye & J. Steve Oliver. (2008). National Board Certification (NBC) as a catalyst for teachers' learning about teaching: The effects of the NBC process on candidate teachers' PCK development. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 45(7). 812–834. 78 indexed citations

Park, Soonhye & J. Steve Oliver. (2007). Revisiting the Conceptualisation of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK): PCK as a Conceptual Tool to Understand Teachers as Professionals. Research in Science Education. 38(3). 261–284. 800 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oliver, J. Steve, et al.. (2002). Making Puerto Rican High School Physics Contextual and Culturally Relevant: A Statistical Analysis of Influencing Factors.. 1 indexed citations

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Oliver, J. Steve, et al.. (1998). EARLY DAYS. School Science and Mathematics. 98(7). 400–403.

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Butts, David P., et al.. (1997). An Evaluation Study of the Teaching of Hands-On Investigative Biology in High-Schools "On a Shoestring". 118(1). 133. 4 indexed citations

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Finson, Kevin D., et al.. (1994). Comparison of perceptions among rural versus nonrural secondary science teachers: A multistate survey. Science Education. 78(6). 555–576. 11 indexed citations

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Oliver, J. Steve. (1992). Early Days. School Science and Mathematics. 92(8). 461–462. 1 indexed citations

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Oliver, J. Steve. (1990). Early Days. School Science and Mathematics. 90(1). 77–79. 1 indexed citations

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Oliver, J. Steve. (1989). Early Days. School Science and Mathematics. 89(6). 524–526.

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Oliver, J. Steve. (1989). An update on attitude research and the teaching of science. 1(1). 3–5. 3 indexed citations

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Staver, John R., Larry G. Enochs, Diane McGrath, et al.. (1989). A summary of research in science education — 1987. Part 1. Science Education. 73(3). 243–292. 7 indexed citations

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Oliver, J. Steve & Ronald D. Simpson. (1988). Influences of attitude toward science, achievement motivation, and science self concept on achievement in science: A longitudinal study. Science Education. 72(2). 143–155. 137 indexed citations

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Oliver, J. Steve & Norman D. Anderson. (1984). Science Teaching as a Career Choice of Eighth Grade Students..

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