Norbert M. Seel

22.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Norbert M. Seel is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert M. Seel has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Education, 9 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Norbert M. Seel's work include Education Methods and Technologies (9 papers), Sociology and Education Studies (8 papers) and Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (7 papers). Norbert M. Seel is often cited by papers focused on Education Methods and Technologies (9 papers), Sociology and Education Studies (8 papers) and Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (7 papers). Norbert M. Seel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Norbert M. Seel's co-authors include Dirk Ifenthaler, Pablo Pirnay‐Dummer, Klaus Zierer, Patrick Blumschein, Thomas Lehmann, Robert D. Tennyson, S. Dijkstra, P. D. S. Dijkstra, David W. Nelson and Aubteen Darabi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Norbert M. Seel

40 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning
    2012 664 citations Norbert M. Seel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norbert M. Seel Germany 17 550 489 212 192 153 43 1.4k
Roy B. Clariana United States 23 626 1.1× 726 1.5× 259 1.2× 190 1.0× 87 0.6× 87 1.4k
S. Ian Robertson United Kingdom 10 373 0.7× 313 0.6× 159 0.8× 287 1.5× 121 0.8× 15 1.2k
Wim Westera Netherlands 22 475 0.9× 662 1.4× 238 1.1× 159 0.8× 155 1.0× 83 1.5k
Esther Care Australia 18 1.2k 2.2× 642 1.3× 144 0.7× 174 0.9× 200 1.3× 69 2.0k
Mei‐Hung Chiu Taiwan 19 1.1k 2.0× 768 1.6× 168 0.8× 239 1.2× 128 0.8× 53 1.7k
Cyril Brom Czechia 16 297 0.5× 463 0.9× 184 0.9× 204 1.1× 141 0.9× 74 1.1k
Rogers Hall United States 23 1.0k 1.9× 751 1.5× 148 0.7× 231 1.2× 280 1.8× 65 2.3k
Femke Kirschner Netherlands 12 740 1.3× 894 1.8× 209 1.0× 482 2.5× 196 1.3× 19 1.6k
André Tricot France 16 347 0.6× 474 1.0× 148 0.7× 294 1.5× 83 0.5× 108 1.1k
William Winn United States 25 998 1.8× 976 2.0× 158 0.7× 395 2.1× 109 0.7× 68 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Norbert M. Seel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norbert M. Seel

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All Works

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Lehmann, Thomas, Patrick Blumschein, & Norbert M. Seel. (2022). Accept it or forget it: mandatory digital learning and technology acceptance in higher education. Journal of Computers in Education. 10(4). 797–817. 10 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M. & Klaus Zierer. (2020). Den „guten“ Unterricht im Blick. Oder: Warum die Allgemeine Didaktik unersetzlich ist. peDOCS. 36(3). 378–389. 1 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M. & Klaus Zierer. (2018). Den "guten" Unterricht im Blick. Oder: Warum die Allgemeine Didaktik unersetzlich ist. BzL - Beiträge zur Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung. 36(3). 378–389. 2 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M. & Klaus Zierer. (2018). Den "guten" Unterricht im Blick. Oder: Warum die Allgemeine Didaktik unersetzlich ist. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 36(3). 378–389. 1 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M.. (2017). Model-based learning: a synthesis of theory and research. Educational Technology Research and Development. 65(4). 931–966. 46 indexed citations
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Dijkstra, S., et al.. (2013). Instructional Design: International Perspectives I. 2 indexed citations
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Ifenthaler, Dirk & Norbert M. Seel. (2012). Model-based reasoning. Computers & Education. 64. 131–142. 16 indexed citations
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Dijkstra, S., et al.. (2012). Instructional Design: International Perspectives. 20 indexed citations
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Ifenthaler, Dirk, et al.. (2009). The mystery of cognitive structure and how we can detect it: tracking the development of cognitive structures over time. Instructional Science. 39(1). 41–61. 102 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M.. (2007). Empirical Perspectives on Memory and Motivation. 8 indexed citations
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Johnson, Tristan E., et al.. (2006). Comparative study of mental model research methods : relationships among ACSMM, SMD, MITOCAR & deep methodologies. 1–8. 21 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M., et al.. (2003). An evaluation report of multimedia environments as cognitive learning tools. Evaluation and Program Planning. 26(2). 215–224. 9 indexed citations
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Merriënboer, Jeroen J. G. van, Norbert M. Seel, & Paul A. Kirschner. (2002). Mental Models as a New Foundation for Instructional Design.. Educational Technology archive. 42(2). 60–66. 5 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M.. (2000). Psychologie des Lernens: Lehrbuch für Pädagogen und Psychologen ; mit 17 Tabellen und zahlreichen Übungsaufgaben. 1 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M.. (1999). Educational diagnosis of mental models: Assessment problems and technology-based solutions.. 27 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M.. (1999). Instruktionsdesign: Modelle und Anwendungsgebiete. Unterrichtswissenschaft. 27(1). 2–11. 6 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M., et al.. (1995). Instruction and Mental Model Progression: Learner‐Dependent Effects of Teaching Strategies on Knowledge Acquisition and Analogical Transfer. Educational Research and Evaluation. 1(1). 4–35. 20 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M., et al.. (1984). Effekte von Fernsehen auf die Wertvorstellungen von Zuschauern. Communications. 10(1-3). 91–110. 1 indexed citations
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Seel, Norbert M.. (1981). Lernaufgaben und Lernprozesse. W. Kohlhammer eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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