Matthew E. Poehner

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Matthew E. Poehner is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Human Factors and Ergonomics and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew E. Poehner has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 22 papers in Human Factors and Ergonomics and 10 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Matthew E. Poehner's work include Educational and Psychological Assessments (46 papers), Innovative Education and Learning Practices (22 papers) and Language Development and Disorders (19 papers). Matthew E. Poehner is often cited by papers focused on Educational and Psychological Assessments (46 papers), Innovative Education and Learning Practices (22 papers) and Language Development and Disorders (19 papers). Matthew E. Poehner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and China. Matthew E. Poehner's co-authors include James P. Lantolf, Steven L. Thorne, Xiaofei Lu, Jie Zhang, Rémi A. van Compernolle, Ofra Inbar‐Lourie, Claudia Harsch, Karen E. Johnson, Stefanie Jordan and Pauline Rea‐Dickins and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal, TESOL Quarterly and Applied Linguistics.

In The Last Decade

Matthew E. Poehner

53 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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.

Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew E. Poehner United States	23	2.4k	1.0k	613	551	485	55	3.1k
Carol Sue Englert United States	30	1.8k 0.8×	353 0.3×	2.0k 3.3×	342 0.6×	116 0.2×	70	2.7k
Vincent Connelly United Kingdom	21	1.1k 0.5×	235 0.2×	1.2k 2.0×	147 0.3×	99 0.2×	68	1.6k
Deborah McCutchen United States	28	2.4k 1.0×	758 0.7×	2.5k 4.1×	659 1.2×	46 0.1×	47	3.3k
Paula R. Golombek United States	16	399 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.8×	778 1.4×	137 0.3×	23	2.2k
Sylvia Linan‐Thompson United States	25	2.0k 0.8×	178 0.2×	1.4k 2.3×	158 0.3×	25 0.1×	47	2.5k
Timothy V. Rasinski United States	31	2.9k 1.2×	365 0.4×	2.3k 3.8×	282 0.5×	33 0.1×	188	3.8k
Elizabeth Sulzby United States	17	1.6k 0.7×	195 0.2×	1.5k 2.5×	306 0.6×	35 0.1×	32	2.1k
Edward J. Kameenui United States	31	2.8k 1.2×	286 0.3×	1.7k 2.8×	94 0.2×	28 0.1×	95	3.3k
Larry Vandergrift Canada	17	1.9k 0.8×	2.5k 2.4×	947 1.5×	1.1k 2.0×	23 0.0×	24	3.3k
Susan De La Paz United States	26	1.3k 0.5×	292 0.3×	1.7k 2.8×	402 0.7×	50 0.1×	69	2.3k

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Poehner, Matthew E., et al.. (2025). Crisis! Commentary on “synergies” in second language acquisition and teaching (SLA/T) and how the field may advance. Modern Language Journal. 109(4). 991–1003.

Poehner, Matthew E.. (2025). In pursuit of pink elephants: Sociocultural Theory and the determination of learning in assessments that support L2 teaching and learning. System. 129. 103585–103585. 1 indexed citations

Poehner, Matthew E. & Xiaofei Lu. (2023). Sociocultural Theory and Corpus‐Based English Language Teaching. TESOL Quarterly. 58(3). 1256–1263. 2 indexed citations

Poehner, Matthew E., et al.. (2023). Sociocultural theory and classroom second language learning in the East Asian context: Introduction to the special issue. Modern Language Journal. 107(S1). 3–23. 12 indexed citations

Poehner, Matthew E., et al.. (2023). Developing L2 writing abilities through an instructional enrichment program informed by dynamic assessment. Journal of Second Language Writing. 60. 101013–101013. 4 indexed citations

Poehner, Matthew E. & James P. Lantolf. (2021). The ZPD, Second Language Learning, and the Тransposition ~ Transformation Dialectic. Cultural-Historical Psychology. 17(3). 31–41. 4 indexed citations

Poehner, Matthew E., et al.. (2019). A Vygotskian approach to mediating learner intercultural competence during study abroad. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 59(4). 517–541. 2 indexed citations

Poehner, Matthew E., et al.. (2018). To correct or to cooperate: Mediational processes and L2 development. Language Teaching Research. 24(3). 295–316. 19 indexed citations

Poehner, Matthew E., et al.. (2017). L2 Development As Cognitive-Emotive Process. 3(2). 219–241. 24 indexed citations

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Poehner, Matthew E., Jie Zhang, & Xiaofei Lu. (2014). Computerized dynamic assessment (C-DA): Diagnosing L2 development according to learner responsiveness to mediation. Language Testing. 32(3). 337–357. 100 indexed citations

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Lantolf, James P. & Matthew E. Poehner. (2014). Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education: Vygotskian Praxis and the Research/Practice Divide. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 91 indexed citations

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Lantolf, James P. & Matthew E. Poehner. (2013). The unfairness of equal treatment: objectivity in L2 testing and dynamic assessment. Educational Research and Evaluation. 19(2-3). 141–157. 27 indexed citations

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Poehner, Matthew E. & James P. Lantolf. (2013). Bringing the ZPD into the equation: Capturing L2 development during Computerized Dynamic Assessment (C-DA). Language Teaching Research. 17(3). 323–342. 136 indexed citations

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Poehner, Matthew E. & Rémi A. van Compernolle. (2013). L2 development around tests: Learner response processes and dynamic assessment. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 51(4). 353–377. 19 indexed citations

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Poehner, Matthew E.. (2012). Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An Introduction through Narratives (review). 68(1). 102–104. 1 indexed citations

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Rea‐Dickins, Pauline & Matthew E. Poehner. (2011). Addressing issues of access and fairness in education through Dynamic Assessment. Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice. 18(2). 95–97. 1 indexed citations

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Poehner, Matthew E.. (2011). Validity and interaction in the ZPD: interpreting learner development through L2 Dynamic Assessment. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 21(2). 244–263. 44 indexed citations

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Poehner, Matthew E.. (2011). Dynamic Assessment: fairness through the prism of mediation. Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice. 18(2). 99–112. 29 indexed citations

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Lantolf, James P. & Matthew E. Poehner. (2008). Sociocultural theory and the teaching of second languages. 387 indexed citations

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Poehner, Matthew E.. (2008). Dynamic Assessment. 196 indexed citations

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