Michael Pressley

26.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
280 papers, 17.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Pressley is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Pressley has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 17.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 87 papers in Education and 49 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael Pressley's work include Reading and Literacy Development (80 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (40 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (39 papers). Michael Pressley is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (80 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (40 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (39 papers). Michael Pressley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Michael Pressley's co-authors include Joel R. Levin, Peter Afflerbach, Charles J. Brainerd, Cathy Collins Block, Wolfgang Schneider, Karen R. Harris, Elizabeth S. Ghatala, Kathleen Hogan, J. Philippe Rushton and Mark A. McDaniel and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Applied Psychology and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Michael Pressley

273 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

Behavioral development and construct validity: The princi... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 1996 2002 1997 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Pressley United States 71 12.2k 8.6k 3.1k 2.2k 1.6k 280 17.6k
Ann L. Brown United States 53 12.8k 1.1× 8.7k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 110 19.0k
John H. Flavell United States 58 13.8k 1.1× 7.3k 0.8× 4.4k 1.4× 5.0k 2.3× 1.3k 0.9× 169 22.9k
Catherine E. Snow United States 65 12.1k 1.0× 7.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 3.8k 2.5× 267 17.6k
John T. Guthrie United States 54 7.5k 0.6× 6.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 552 0.3× 768 0.5× 190 11.7k
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff United States 64 9.3k 0.8× 5.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 938 0.6× 260 14.5k
Deanna Kuhn United States 61 9.6k 0.8× 9.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 738 0.3× 425 0.3× 188 15.0k
M. C. Wittrock United States 31 5.2k 0.4× 8.8k 1.0× 1.7k 0.5× 624 0.3× 856 0.6× 78 12.9k
Barbara Rogoff United States 53 5.8k 0.5× 9.3k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 158 17.2k
Richard K. Wagner United States 57 14.0k 1.1× 7.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 3.5k 1.6× 683 0.4× 155 17.5k
Kathy Hirsh‐Pasek United States 60 7.3k 0.6× 5.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 671 0.4× 244 12.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Pressley

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All Works

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Gambrell, Linda B., Lesley Mandel Morrow, Michael Pressley, & John T. Guthrie. (2006). Best Practices in Literacy Instruction. Third Edition.. 1 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael. (2005). Striking a Balance: The Quest for Effective Literacy Instruction.. Education Canada. 45(4). 6–10. 2 indexed citations
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Duke, Nell K. & Michael Pressley. (2005). How Can I Help My Struggling Readers. Instructor. 115(4). 23–25. 2 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael, Nell K. Duke, & Erica C. Boling. (2004). The Educational Science and Scientifically Based Instruction We Need: Lessons from Reading Research and Policymaking. Harvard Educational Review. 74(1). 30–61. 33 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael, et al.. (2003). Motivating Primary-Grade Students.. 38 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael. (2003). A Few Things Reading Educators Should Know about Instructional Experiments.. The Reading Teacher. 57(1). 64–71. 13 indexed citations
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Block, Cathy Collins, Linda B. Gambrell, & Michael Pressley. (2002). Improving Comprehension Instruction: Rethinking Research, Theory, and Classroom Practice.. 68 indexed citations
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Block, Cathy Collins & Michael Pressley. (2002). Comprehension instruction : research-based best practices. Guilford Press eBooks. 733 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pressley, Michael. (2001). Comprehension Instruction: What Makes Sense Now, What Might Make Sense Soon.. 5(2). 60 indexed citations
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Taylor, Barbara M., et al.. (2000). Effective Teachers and Schools: Trends across Recent Studies.. Acta Biomaterialia. 59. 221–233. 21 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael. (1996). The Challenges of Instructional Scaffolding: The Challenges of Instruction That Supports Student Thinking.. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. 11(3). 45 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael. (1995). The Comprehension Instruction That Students Need: Instruction Fostering Constructively Responsive Reading.. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. 10(4). 71 indexed citations
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Symons, Sonya, Vera Woloshyn, & Michael Pressley. (1994). The scientific evaluation of the whole-language approach to literacy development. 3 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael & Joan L. Rankin. (1994). More about Whole Language Methods of Reading Instruction for Students at Risk for Early Reading Failure.. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. 9(3). 36 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael, Karen R. Harris, & John T. Guthrie. (1992). Promoting academic competence and literacy in school. Academic Press eBooks. 211 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael & Karen R. Harris. (1990). What We Really Know about Strategy Instruction.. Educational leadership. 48(1). 31–34. 59 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael. (1990). Four More Considerations about Self-Regulation among Mentally Retarded Persons.. American Journal on Mental Retardation. 94(4). 1 indexed citations
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Brainerd, Charles J. & Michael Pressley. (1985). Basic processes in memory development : progress in cognitive development research. Springer eBooks. 141 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael & Joel R. Levin. (1983). Cognitive strategy research : psychological foundations. Springer eBooks. 92 indexed citations
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Pressley, Michael & Joel R. Levin. (1983). Cognitive strategy research : educational applications. Springer eBooks. 108 indexed citations

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