W. Patrick Dickson

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

W. Patrick Dickson is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Patrick Dickson has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Education, 14 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 5 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in W. Patrick Dickson's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (7 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (6 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (5 papers). W. Patrick Dickson is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (7 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (6 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (5 papers). W. Patrick Dickson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. W. Patrick Dickson's co-authors include Robert D. Hess, Gary G. Price, Hiroshi Azuma, Susan D. Holloway, Keiko Kashiwagi, Principal Investigator, Naomi Miyake, Christopher M. Clark, Penelope L. Peterson and Danah Henriksen and has published in prestigious journals such as Child Development, Developmental Psychology and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

W. Patrick Dickson

31 papers receiving 977 citations

Hit Papers

Children's oral communication skills 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Children's oral communication skills
    1981 516 citations W. Patrick Dickson Academic Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Patrick Dickson United States 14 650 606 207 193 170 32 1.2k
Reuven Feuerstein Israel 16 671 1.0× 986 1.6× 286 1.4× 99 0.5× 78 0.5× 44 1.6k
Aaron S. Carton United States 7 549 0.8× 469 0.8× 113 0.5× 145 0.8× 181 1.1× 12 1.2k
R. Steve McCallum United States 18 363 0.6× 509 0.8× 151 0.7× 152 0.8× 88 0.5× 85 1.1k
Anita Tenzer 5 337 0.5× 313 0.5× 175 0.8× 169 0.9× 55 0.3× 10 944
Nancy Budwig United States 14 325 0.5× 653 1.1× 123 0.6× 117 0.6× 297 1.7× 43 1.1k
Lucia A. French United States 14 678 1.0× 653 1.1× 72 0.3× 103 0.5× 93 0.5× 29 1.2k
Barbara Koslowski United States 13 325 0.5× 579 1.0× 235 1.1× 297 1.5× 54 0.3× 20 1.2k
Michael A. R. Townsend New Zealand 17 375 0.6× 328 0.5× 128 0.6× 183 0.9× 38 0.2× 46 856
Carol S. Lidz United States 16 663 1.0× 1.8k 2.9× 431 2.1× 80 0.4× 148 0.9× 41 2.3k
Stephen T. Peverly United States 19 653 1.0× 530 0.9× 72 0.3× 62 0.3× 125 0.7× 40 1.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Patrick Dickson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Koehler, Matthew J., et al.. (2013). Introducing the First Hybrid Doctoral Program in Educational Technology. TechTrends. 57(3). 47–53. 8 indexed citations
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Henriksen, Danah, et al.. (2013). Teaching Pre-Service Teachers to Integrate Technology: Situated Learning with Online Portfolios, Classroom Websites and Facebook. 5 indexed citations
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Shin, Tae Seob & W. Patrick Dickson. (2010). The Effects of Peer- and Self-Referenced Feedback on Students' Motivation and Academic Performance in Online Learning Environments. 3 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick, et al.. (1992). The Effects on Children’s Writing of Adding Speech Synthesis to a Word Processor. Journal of Research on Computing in Education. 24(4). 533–544. 32 indexed citations
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Hess, Robert D., Hiroshi Azuma, Keiko Kashiwagi, et al.. (1986). Family influences on school readiness and achievement in Japan and the United States: An overview of a longitudinal study.. 47 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick. (1985). Thought-Provoking Software: Juxtaposing Symbol Systems. Educational Researcher. 14(5). 30–38. 30 indexed citations
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Kratochwill, Thomas R., et al.. (1985). Microcomputers in behavioral assessment: Recent advances and remaining issues. Computers in Human Behavior. 1(3-4). 277–291. 7 indexed citations
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Hess, Robert D., Susan D. Holloway, W. Patrick Dickson, & Gary G. Price. (1984). Maternal Variables as Predictors of Children's School Readiness and Later Achievement in Vocabulary and Mathematics in Sixth Grade. Child Development. 55(5). 1902–1902. 152 indexed citations
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Hess, Robert D., Susan D. Holloway, W. Patrick Dickson, & Gary G. Price. (1984). Maternal Variables as Predictors of Children's School Readiness and Later Achievement in Vocabulary and Mathematics in Sixth Grade. Child Development. 55(5). 1902–1912. 6 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick, et al.. (1983). Two students at one microcomputer. Theory Into Practice. 22(4). 296–300. 21 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick. (1982). Two Decades of Referential Communication Research: A Review and Meta-Analysis. 1–33. 31 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick. (1981). Children's oral communication skills. Academic Press eBooks. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Price, Gary G., Robert D. Hess, & W. Patrick Dickson. (1981). Processes by which verbal-educational abilities are affected when mothers encourage preschool children to verbalize.. Developmental Psychology. 17(5). 554–564. 29 indexed citations
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Price, Gary G., Robert D. Hess, & W. Patrick Dickson. (1981). Processes by which verbal-educational abilities are affected when mothers encourage preschool children to verbalize.. Developmental Psychology. 17(5). 554–564. 5 indexed citations
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Hess, Robert D., Keiko Kashiwagi, Hiroshi Azuma, Gary G. Price, & W. Patrick Dickson. (1980). Maternal Expectations For Mastery of Developmental Tasks In Japan And The United States. International Journal of Psychology. 15(1-4). 259–271. 178 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick, et al.. (1980). A Meta-Analysis of Referential Communication Studies: A Computer Readable Literature Review.. 1 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick & Janice Patterson. (1979). Criteria for Evaluating Curriculum Materials Which Use Referential Communication Activities to Teach Speaking and Listening Skills. Working Paper No. 273.. 2 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick, Robert D. Hess, Naomi Miyake, & Hiroshi Azuma. (1979). Referential Communication Accuracy between Mother and Child as a Predictor of Cognitive Development in the United States and Japan. Child Development. 50(1). 53–53. 16 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick. (1974). An Instructional Device for Teaching Verbal Skills Through Structured Interactions Between Children in a Communication Game. Final Report.. 3 indexed citations
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Dickson, W. Patrick. (1973). Insignificant figures, statistical insignificance, and misconclusions. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 10(2). 183–185. 2 indexed citations

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