Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 992 citations indexed

About

Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 992 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Education, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (12 papers), Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (6 papers) and Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (5 papers). Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (12 papers), Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (6 papers) and Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (5 papers). Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Israel. Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt's co-authors include Tamar Levine, Elana Shohamy, Ruth Zuzovsky, Ofra Inbar‐Lourie, Ricardo Trumper, Khalid Arar and Judith Misrahi-Barak and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Modern Language Journal and Journal of Educational Computing Research.

In The Last Decade

Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt

25 papers receiving 820 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Opportunities and challenges: teacher education in Israel in the Covid-19 pandemic
    2020 189 citations Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt et al. Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt Israel 13 652 207 184 166 159 25 992
Judy M. Parr New Zealand 22 1.1k 1.7× 275 1.3× 57 0.3× 113 0.7× 242 1.5× 68 1.4k
Selami Aydın Türkiye 19 691 1.1× 495 2.4× 59 0.3× 321 1.9× 305 1.9× 88 1.3k
Guy Merchant United Kingdom 25 868 1.3× 96 0.5× 102 0.6× 337 2.0× 676 4.3× 60 1.6k
Ilana Snyder Switzerland 18 436 0.7× 66 0.3× 59 0.3× 110 0.7× 320 2.0× 59 862
Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan Malaysia 19 958 1.5× 265 1.3× 38 0.2× 378 2.3× 185 1.2× 63 1.5k
Gail E. Hawisher United States 19 493 0.8× 152 0.7× 69 0.4× 85 0.5× 509 3.2× 52 1.2k
Judith Haymore Sandholtz United States 20 1.4k 2.2× 48 0.2× 231 1.3× 242 1.5× 72 0.5× 41 1.7k
Amy Stornaiuolo United States 17 465 0.7× 60 0.3× 40 0.2× 119 0.7× 424 2.7× 53 974
David Wray United Kingdom 20 863 1.3× 171 0.8× 48 0.3× 140 0.8× 183 1.2× 107 1.2k
Tina Matuchniak United States 5 325 0.5× 42 0.2× 72 0.4× 135 0.8× 90 0.6× 7 567

Countries citing papers authored by Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 – a boundary crossing event for teacher educators. Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy. 48(4). 407–423. 5 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar, et al.. (2022). Shaping the future of distance learning in teacher education: MOOCS during COVID-19. Perspectives in Education. 40(1). 250–267. 9 indexed citations
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Zuzovsky, Ruth & Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt. (2020). Professionalization and Professionalism of Teaching and Teachers in Israel. The Repository of University in Bialystok (University in Bialystok). 55–62. 2 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar, et al.. (2020). Becoming an in-field teacher in Israel: motivations and knowledge of out-of-field science teachers. European Journal of Teacher Education. 44(5). 668–687. 6 indexed citations
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Inbar‐Lourie, Ofra & Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt. (2019). EMI Lecturers in international universities: is a native/non-native English-speaking background relevant?. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 23(3). 301–313. 35 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar, et al.. (2018). Post-qualification Master’s level studies in Israel teacher colleges: a transmissive or a transformative model of professional development?. Professional Development in Education. 45(4). 670–683. 6 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar, et al.. (2018). The effect of formal, nonformal and informal learning on teachers’ promotion to middle leadership roles in schools. International Journal of Leadership in Education. 23(4). 371–387. 10 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar, et al.. (2018). Massive open online courses as a knowledge base for teachers. Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy. 44(5). 608–620. 28 indexed citations
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Zuzovsky, Ruth & Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt. (2017). Comparing the effectiveness of two models of initial teacher education programmes in Israel: concurrent vs. consecutive. European Journal of Teacher Education. 40(3). 413–431. 17 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar & Ruth Zuzovsky. (2016). Quantitative and qualitative teacher shortage and the turnover phenomenon. International Journal of Educational Research. 77. 83–91. 33 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar, et al.. (2014). Do alternative teacher education programs manage to attract different candidates and students?. Teacher Development. 18(4). 530–545. 6 indexed citations
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Zuzovsky, Ruth & Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt. (2014). Turning to Teaching: Second Career Student Teachers' Intentions, Motivations, and Perceptions about the Teaching Profession. 2(3). 1–17. 17 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar & Ruth Zuzovsky. (2014). Teacher Supply and Demand: The School Level Perspective. American Journal of Educational Research. 2(6). 420–429. 18 indexed citations
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Inbar‐Lourie, Ofra & Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt. (2009). Exploring classroom assessment practices: the case of teachers of English as a foreign language. Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice. 16(2). 185–204. 25 indexed citations
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Donitsa‐Schmidt, Smadar, et al.. (2004). The Effects of Teaching Spoken Arabic on Students'Attitudes and Motivation in Israel. Modern Language Journal. 88(2). 217–228. 78 indexed citations
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Levine, Tamar & Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt. (1997). Commitment to Learning: Effects of Computer Experience, Confidence and Attitudes. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 16(1). 83–105. 40 indexed citations
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Shohamy, Elana, et al.. (1996). Test impact revisited: washback effect over time. Language Testing. 13(3). 298–317. 214 indexed citations
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Levine, Tamar & Smadar Donitsa‐Schmidt. (1995). Computer Experience, Gender, and Classroom Environment in Computer-Supported Writing Classes. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 13(4). 337–357. 20 indexed citations

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