Roger Osborne

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Roger Osborne is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger Osborne has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Education, 10 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 4 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Roger Osborne's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (18 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (4 papers) and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (3 papers). Roger Osborne is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (18 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (4 papers) and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (3 papers). Roger Osborne collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australia. Roger Osborne's co-authors include P. S. Freyberg, John K. Gilbert, Mark Cosgrove, Peter J. Fensham, M. C. Wittrock, Beverley Bell, Mike Watts, David Symington, Wynne Harlen and Jane McChesney and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Botany, Journal of Research in Science Teaching and Science Education.

In The Last Decade

Roger Osborne

29 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Learning in science : the implications of children's science

1985 791 citations P. S. Freyberg, Roger Osborne Heinemann eBooks profile →

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Pinchas Tamir Israel

Philip Scott United Kingdom

Joan Solomon United Kingdom

Richard Gunstone Australia

Michael R. Matthews Australia

Campbell J. McRobbie Australia

Andrée Tiberghien France

Robert E. Yager United States

Reinders Duit Germany

Leopold E. Klopfer United States

Pinchas Tamir Israel

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1.0k ×0.8

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192 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Roger Osborne

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roger Osborne

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger Osborne

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

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Carr, Malcolm, et al.. (1986). LISP (Energy) — The framework. Research in Science Education. 16(1). 169–174. 4 indexed citations

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Freyberg, P. S. & Roger Osborne. (1985). Learning in science : the implications of children's science. Heinemann eBooks. 791 indexed citations breakdown →

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Osborne, Roger & M. C. Wittrock. (1985). The Generative Learning Model and its Implications for Science Education. Studies in Science Education. 12(1). 59–87. 269 indexed citations

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Symington, David & Roger Osborne. (1985). Toward professional development in science education for the primary school teacher. European Journal of Science Education. 7(1). 19–28. 8 indexed citations

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Harlen, Wynne & Roger Osborne. (1985). A Model for Learning and Teaching Applied to Primary Science. Journal of Curriculum Studies. 17(2). 133–146. 37 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger. (1985). Learning in science. 150 indexed citations

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Appleton, Ken, et al.. (1984). So you think the guide materials look good!. Research in Science Education. 14(1). 206–212. 4 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger, et al.. (1984). Children's Questions and Science Teaching: An Alternative Approach. [and] Floating and Sinking: Some Teaching Suggestions. Learning in Science Project (Primary). Working Paper No. 117 [February 1984 and November 1983 Versions].. 1 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger. (1983). Towards Modifying Children's Ideas about Electric Current. Research in Science & Technological Education. 1(1). 73–82. 146 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger, et al.. (1983). Portraying Pupils’ Classroom Experiences. Research in Science & Technological Education. 1(2). 133–144. 6 indexed citations

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Harlen, Wynne & Roger Osborne. (1983). Toward a Teaching Model for Primary Science. Learning in Science Project (Primary). Working Paper No. 114.. 1 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger, et al.. (1983). Investigating learning in science at the primary school level. Research in Science Education. 13(1). 223–232. 11 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger, Beverley Bell, & John K. Gilbert. (1983). Science teaching and children's views of the world. European Journal of Science Education. 5(1). 1–14. 150 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger, et al.. (1982). Some Issues Relating to Children's Questions and Explanations. Learning in Science Project (Primary). Working Paper No. 106.. 8 indexed citations

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Bell, Beverley & Roger Osborne. (1981). Interviewing Children--A Checklist for the I.A.I. Interview. Learning in Science Project. Working Paper 45.. American Journal of Botany. 99(9). e366–8. 1 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger. (1980). Some aspects of the students' view of the world. Research in Science Education. 10(1). 11–18. 42 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger & John K. Gilbert. (1980). A technique for exploring students' views of the world. Physics Education. 15(6). 376–379. 170 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger, et al.. (1980). Gravity. Learning in Science Project. Working Paper No. 20.. 4 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger & John K. Gilbert. (1979). Investigating student understanding of basic physics concepts using an interview-about-instances technique. Research in Science Education. 9(1). 85–93. 40 indexed citations

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Osborne, Roger & P. S. Freyberg. (1977). The systems approach and its application to curriculum research. Research in Science Education. 7(1). 71–81.

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