James Eison

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

James Eison is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Eison has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Education, 5 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 4 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in James Eison's work include Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 papers), Online and Blended Learning (5 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (5 papers). James Eison is often cited by papers focused on Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 papers), Online and Blended Learning (5 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (5 papers). James Eison collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ghana. James Eison's co-authors include Charles C. Bonwell, Ohmer Milton, Howard R. Pollio, John M. Braxton, Geof Hill, Glen Besterfield, Autar Kaw, Marsha L. Vanderford, W. Lee Humphreys and Edward C. Fletcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Animal Science, The Journal of Higher Education and Contemporary Educational Psychology.

In The Last Decade

James Eison

25 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Active learning : creating excitement in the classroom 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1991 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. Active learning : creating excitement in the classroom
    1991 3.3k citations Charles C. Bonwell, James Eison Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (Québec government) profile →
  2. Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. 1991 ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports.
    1991 540 citations Charles C. Bonwell, James Eison profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Eison United States 11 3.0k 830 757 492 389 27 4.2k
Charles C. Bonwell United States 8 3.0k 1.0× 879 1.1× 787 1.0× 518 1.1× 404 1.0× 11 4.2k
K. Patricia Cross United States 23 3.9k 1.3× 602 0.7× 994 1.3× 296 0.6× 349 0.9× 120 5.7k
Bruce Bloom 2 2.1k 0.7× 326 0.4× 821 1.1× 324 0.7× 349 0.9× 4 3.9k
Zelda F. Gamson United States 19 3.2k 1.1× 359 0.4× 589 0.8× 376 0.8× 250 0.6× 59 4.3k
John Savery United States 7 2.7k 0.9× 532 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 485 1.0× 344 0.9× 12 3.5k
L. Dee Fink United States 18 2.2k 0.7× 443 0.5× 521 0.7× 200 0.4× 236 0.6× 48 3.2k
Thomas M. Duffy United States 19 2.9k 1.0× 340 0.4× 1.7k 2.3× 714 1.5× 504 1.3× 69 4.4k
David Gijbels Belgium 31 4.0k 1.4× 485 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 392 0.8× 304 0.8× 111 5.2k
Nancy Falchikov United Kingdom 21 4.1k 1.4× 378 0.5× 968 1.3× 403 0.8× 474 1.2× 27 5.1k
Rebecca Brent United States 21 3.1k 1.1× 2.2k 2.6× 1.4k 1.8× 635 1.3× 456 1.2× 68 5.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Eison

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Eison

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kaw, Autar, Ali Yalçin, Duc Tien Dang Nguyen, et al.. (2020). A Holistic View on History, Development, Assessment, and Future of an Open Courseware in Numerical Methods. 25.58.1–25.58.18. 2 indexed citations
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Dedrick, Robert F., et al.. (2013). Factors that Relate to the Selection of Instructional Strategies in Information Systems Discipline. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Edward C., et al.. (2012). Instructional Strategy Use of Faculty in Career and Technical Education. Journal of Career and Technical Education. 27(2). 4 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar, Glen Besterfield, & James Eison. (2005). Assessment of a Web-Enhanced Course in Numerical Methods*. International journal of engineering education. 21. 712. 10 indexed citations
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Eison, James & Marsha L. Vanderford. (1993). Enhancing GTA Training in Academic Departments: Some Self-Assessment Guidelines. To improve the academy. 12(1). 53–68. 5 indexed citations
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Eison, James. (1993). Enhancing GTA Training in Academic Departments: Some Self-Assessment Guidelines. To improve the academy. 12(20210331). 2 indexed citations
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Eison, James & Charles C. Bonwell. (1993). Recent Works on Using Active Learning Strategies across the Disciplines.. 4 indexed citations
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Bonwell, Charles C. & James Eison. (1991). Active learning : creating excitement in the classroom. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (Québec government). 3264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pollio, Howard R., W. Lee Humphreys, & James Eison. (1991). Patterns of parental reaction to student grades. Higher Education. 22(1). 31–42. 6 indexed citations
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Bonwell, Charles C. & James Eison. (1991). Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. ERIC Digest.. 71 indexed citations
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Eison, James, et al.. (1990). Grades: Their influence on students and faculty. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. 1990(42). 93–102. 26 indexed citations
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Eison, James, et al.. (1990). Helping Freshman Parents See the Value of General Education Courses. Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition. 2(2). 89–100. 1 indexed citations
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Eison, James. (1990). Confidence in the Classroom: Ten Maxims for New Teachers. College Teaching. 38(1). 21–25. 14 indexed citations
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Eison, James, et al.. (1989). Creating educational partnerships between academic and student affairs. New Directions for Student Services. 1989(48). 49–59. 1 indexed citations
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Braxton, John M., et al.. (1988). Making Sense of College Grades. The Journal of Higher Education. 59(1). 108–108. 84 indexed citations
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Eison, James, Howard R. Pollio, & Ohmer Milton. (1986). Educational and personal characteristics of four different types of learning- and grade-oriented students. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 11(1). 54–67. 57 indexed citations
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Eison, James & Howard R. Pollio. (1985). A Multidimensional Approach to the Definition of College Students' Learning Styles.. Journal of College Student Personnel. 26(5). 9 indexed citations
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Eison, James, Howard R. Pollio, & Ohmer Milton. (1983). Manual for Use with LOGO-II. 7 indexed citations
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Eison, James. (1982). Educational and Personal Dimensions of Learning- and Grade-Oriented Students. Psychological Reports. 51(3). 867–870. 18 indexed citations
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Eison, James. (1981). A New Instrument for Assessing Students' Orientations towards Grades and Learning. Psychological Reports. 48(3). 919–924. 59 indexed citations

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