K. Ann Renninger

14.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
86 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

K. Ann Renninger is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Ann Renninger has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Education, 28 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 16 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in K. Ann Renninger's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (13 papers), Psychological and Educational Research Studies (8 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (7 papers). K. Ann Renninger is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (13 papers), Psychological and Educational Research Studies (8 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (7 papers). K. Ann Renninger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. K. Ann Renninger's co-authors include Suzanne Hidi, Andreas Krapp, Irving E. Sigel, Richard E. Mayer, Robert H. Wozniak, Jürgen Baumert, Lore Hoffmann, Samuel S. Snyder, Kathleen M. Quinlan and Catherine H. Crouch and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

K. Ann Renninger

77 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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 Four-Phase Model of Interest Development

2006 2.8k citations Suzanne Hidi, K. Ann Renninger Educational Psychologist profile →
The Role of Interest in Learning and Development

1994 576 citations K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne Hidi et al. profile →
The Role of interest in Learning and Development

2014 545 citations K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne Hidi et al. profile →
The Power of Interest for Motivation and Engagement

2015 541 citations K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne Hidi profile →
Revisiting the Conceptualization, Measurement, and Generation of Interest

2011 486 citations K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne Hidi Educational Psychologist profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Ann Renninger

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Exploring Math Moments: Middle-schoolers’ Phases of Problem-solving, Executive Functions in Practice, and Collaborative Problem Solving 2025 ·Frontline Learning Research ·K. Ann Renninger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pablo Núñez, (unknown), (unknown)	1
2	Sustaining focus when It's hardest: Emotional design strengthens sustained learning, especially in contexts with attractive alternatives 2025 ·Computers & Education ·Tino Endres, (unknown), K. Ann Renninger, Alexander Eitel, Alexander Renkl	1
3	Supports for young males' and females’ interest in swimming and competition 2025 ·Learning and Instruction ·(unknown), K. Ann Renninger	1
4	Rewards and competition in education 2025 ·Learning and Instruction ·Suzanne Hidi, K. Ann Renninger, (unknown)	1
5	Why narrative frames matter for instructional videos: A value-evoking narrative frame is essential to foster sustained learning with emotional design videos 2024 ·Learning and Instruction ·Tino Endres, Alexander Eitel, K. Ann Renninger, (unknown), Alexander Renkl	11
6	Middle-schoolers' misconceptions in discretized nonsymbolic proportional reasoning explain fraction biases better than their continuous reasoning: Evidence from correlation and cluster analyses 2023 ·Cognitive Psychology ·(unknown), Arthur B. Powell, K. Ann Renninger, Luis M. Rivera, (unknown), (unknown), Miriam Rosenberg‐Lee	5
7	Interest Development and Its Relation to Curiosity: Needed Neuroscientific Research 2019 ·Educational Psychology Review ·Suzanne Hidi, K. Ann Renninger	68
8	Triggering and maintaining interest in early phases of interest development 2018 ·Learning Culture and Social Interaction ·K. Ann Renninger, (unknown), Suzanne Hidi	63
9	The Development of Interest and Self-Related Processing 2017 ·Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) ·Suzanne Hidi, K. Ann Renninger, Georg Northoff	6
10	Initial Interest, Goals, and Changes in CLASS Scores in Introductory Physics for Life Sciences 2014 ·Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) ·Catherine H. Crouch, (unknown), K. Ann Renninger	4
11	Designing for learning: interest, motivation, and engagement 2014 ·Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) ·(unknown), K. Ann Renninger	29
12	Cognition and Motivation 2012 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Shulamith Kreitler, Phillip L. Ackerman, Jerome S. Bruner, Arie W. Kruglanski, Josef Zihl, Michael W. Eysenck, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wendy Johnson, Norbert Jaušovec, Ken Gilhooly, Dan Zakay, Ola Svenson, (unknown), K. Ann Renninger, Anastasia Efklides, Klaus-Uwe Panther, Edward Zigler	4
13	Revisiting the Conceptualization, Measurement, and Generation of Interest breakdown → 2011 ·Educational Psychologist ·K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne Hidi	486
14	Interest for Writing: How Teachers Can Make a Difference 2007 ·The English Journal ·(unknown), K. Ann Renninger	4
15	A comprehension tool for mathematics?: the Math Forum@Drexel's Online Mentoring Guide 2006 ·Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) ·K. Ann Renninger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
16	A Comprehension Tool for Mathematics?: The Math [email protected]'s Online Mentoring Guide. 2006 ·ICLS ·K. Ann Renninger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
17	Child psychology in practice 2006 ·Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) ·K. Ann Renninger, Irving E. Sigel	102
18	Students' interest for and work with applet-enhanced word problems 2004 ·International Conference of Learning Sciences ·K. Ann Renninger, Nathalie Sinclair, Victoria Hand, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	3
19	Effort And Interest 2003 ·Works - Scholarship, Research, & Creative Expression (Swarthmore College) ·K. Ann Renninger	8
20	Engaging Students in Reading: Implications for Research and Practice 2001 ·Educational Psychology Review ·K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne E. Wade	5

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