William F. McComas
- Education top 0.2%
- Developmental and Educational Psychology top 0.5%
- Social Psychology top 2%
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences top 0.5%
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.5%
- Co-authors
- Michael P. CloughHiya AlmazroaFeng JiangNorman G. LedermanRandy L. BellStephen R. BurginKostas KampourakisMike U. Smith
- Topics
- Science Education and Pedagogy (28 papers)Animal and Plant Science Education (13 papers)Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (10 papers)
- Journals
- SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaJournal of Research in Science TeachingInternational Journal of Science Education
- Partner nations
- United StatesAustraliaSwitzerland
In The Last Decade
William F. McComas
54 papers receiving 2.2k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 101
- Education 2.1k
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.3k
- Social Psychology 503
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 271
- History and Philosophy of Science 240
Countries citing papers authored by William F. McComas
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Fields of papers citing papers by William F. McComas
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William F. McComas
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All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Understanding how science works: UnderstaThe nature of science as the foundation for science teaching and learning | 27 |
| 6 | The Science Fair: A New Look at an Old Tradition. | 11 |
| 7 | The Science Fair: A New Look at an Old Tradition: Observations, Reflections, and Recommendations from Our Guest Editor | 2 |
| 8 | Teaching the Human Dimension of Science. | 7 |
| 9 | Thinking, Teaching, and Learning Science outside the Boxes: Reconsidering Interdisciplinarity in Science Instruction | 4 |
| 10 | Thinking, Teaching, and Learning Science outside the Boxes. | 8 |
| 11 | Back to the Future? Reconsidering the Role of 19th-Century Nature-Study in 21st-Century Science Teaching | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | Science Teaching beyond the Classroom. | 7 |
| 14 | Laboratory Instruction in the Service of Science Teaching and Learning: Reinventing and Reinvigorating the Laboratory Experience. | 22 |
| 15 | Keys to Teaching the Nature of Science. | 72 |
| 16 | The nature of science in science education : rationales and strategiesbreakdown → | 681 |
| 17 | 269 | |
| 18 | 6 | |
| 19 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1 |
About William F. McComas
William F. McComas is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Developmental and Educational Psychology, having authored 59 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Science Education and Pedagogy (28 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (13 papers) and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (1.3k citations), Education (2.1k citations) and History and Philosophy of Science (240 citations). William F. McComas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Michael P. Clough, Hiya Almazroa, Feng Jiang, Norman G. Lederman, Randy L. Bell, Stephen R. Burgin, Kostas Kampourakis, Mike U. Smith, Joanne K. Olson and Anne M. Cox‐Petersen. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Research in Science Teaching and International Journal of Science Education.
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