Patricia Heller

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Patricia Heller is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patricia Heller has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Education, 8 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 6 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Patricia Heller's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (12 papers), Experimental Learning in Engineering (6 papers) and Innovative Teaching Methods (5 papers). Patricia Heller is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (12 papers), Experimental Learning in Engineering (6 papers) and Innovative Teaching Methods (5 papers). Patricia Heller collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Australia. Patricia Heller's co-authors include Scott Anderson, Douglas Huffman, Fred N. Finley, Kenneth Heller, Charles Henderson, Edit Yerushalmi, Florian Sutter, Richard Lesh, Merlyn J. Behr and Thomas R. Post and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physics, Journal of Research in Science Teaching and Science Education.

In The Last Decade

Patricia Heller

24 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Pa... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Part 2: Designing problems and structuring groups
    1992 526 citations Patricia Heller et al. American Journal of Physics profile →

Peers

Patricia Heller
Mel Sabella United States
Lin Ding United States
Noah S. Podolefsky United States
Eugenia Etkina United States
Manjula D. Sharma Australia
Emily H. van Zee United States
Patrick B. Kohl United States
N. G. Holmes United States
Dimitris Psillos Greece
Laurence Viennot France
Mel Sabella United States
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Fields of papers citing papers by Patricia Heller

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patricia Heller

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Patricia Heller. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Patricia Heller 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 Patricia Heller. Patricia Heller 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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Sutter, Florian, et al.. (2015). Durability Testing of Silvered-Glass Mirrors. Energy Procedia. 69. 1568–1577. 27 indexed citations
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Sutter, Florian, et al.. (2014). Comparison and Evaluation of Accelerated Aging Tests for Reflectors. Energy Procedia. 49. 1718–1727. 32 indexed citations
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Yerushalmi, Edit, et al.. (2010). Instructors’ reasons for choosing problem features in a calculus-based introductory physics course. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 6(2). 18 indexed citations
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Henderson, Charles, et al.. (2007). Physics faculty beliefs and values about the teaching and learning of problem solving. II. Procedures for measurement and analysis. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 3(2). 14 indexed citations
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Henderson, Charles, et al.. (2004). Grading student problem solutions: The challenge of sending a consistent message. American Journal of Physics. 72(2). 164–169. 37 indexed citations
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Henderson, Charles, et al.. (2002). Students Learning Problem Solving in Introductory Physics - Forming an Initial Hypothesis of Instructors' Beliefs. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth, et al.. (2002). Teaching Students Problem Solving in Introductory Physics: Forming an Initial Hypothesis of Instructors' Beliefs. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia, et al.. (2001). Instructors� Beliefs and Values about Learning Problem Solving. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 9 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth, et al.. (2001). Instructors' Ideas about Problem Solving - Grading. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations
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Henderson, Charles, et al.. (2001). Instructors� Ideas about Problem Solving � Setting Goals. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 12 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia, et al.. (1997). Cooperative group problem solving laboratories for introductory classes. AIP conference proceedings. 399. 913–934. 16 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia & Douglas Huffman. (1995). Interpreting the force concept inventory: A reply to Hestenes and Halloun. The Physics Teacher. 33(8). 503–503. 59 indexed citations
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Huffman, Douglas & Patricia Heller. (1995). What does the force concept inventory actually measure?. The Physics Teacher. 33(3). 138–143. 150 indexed citations
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Finley, Fred N., Frances Lawrenz, & Patricia Heller. (1992). A Summary of Research in Science Education‐1990. Science Education. 76(3). 239–281. 20 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia, et al.. (1992). Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Part 1: Group versus individual problem solving. American Journal of Physics. 60(7). 627–636. 495 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia, et al.. (1992). Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Part 2: Designing problems and structuring groups. American Journal of Physics. 60(7). 637–644. 526 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heller, Patricia, et al.. (1991). The Graduate Record Examination as an indicator of learning of the curriculum taught to physics majors in US institutions. American Journal of Physics. 59(5). 403–410. 1 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia, Thomas R. Post, Merlyn J. Behr, & Richard Lesh. (1990). Qualitative and Numerical Reasoning about Fractions and Rates by Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Students. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 21(5). 388–402. 5 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia, Andrew Ahlgren, Thomas R. Post, Merlyn J. Behr, & Richard Lesh. (1989). Proportional reasoning: The effect of two context variables, rate type, and problem setting. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 26(3). 205–220. 23 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia, et al.. (1988). Learning about technology: Family vs. peer pairings. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 25(1). 1–14. 7 indexed citations

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