William L. Heward

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

William L. Heward is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, William L. Heward has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 28 papers in Education and 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in William L. Heward's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (43 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (17 papers) and Disability Education and Employment (10 papers). William L. Heward is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (43 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (17 papers) and Disability Education and Employment (10 papers). William L. Heward collaborates with scholars based in United States and Singapore. William L. Heward's co-authors include Timothy E. Heron, John O. Cooper, Patricia M. Barbetta, Sheila R. Alber, Ralph Gardner, Teresa Grossi, April D. Miller, Nancy L. Cooke, Janet S. Twyman and Gwendolyn Cartledge and has published in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist, Science Education and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

In The Last Decade

William L. Heward

78 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2020 250 500 750
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. Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education
    1995 768 citations William L. Heward profile →
  2. Análisis aplicado de conducta, tercera edición
    2020 392 citations Timothy E. Heron, William L. Heward et al. profile →

Peers

William L. Heward
Daniel P. Hallahan United States
Jean B. Schumaker United States
R. Vance Hall United States
Robert A. Gable United States
Brian K. Martens United States
Kenneth A. Kavale United States
Matthew K. Burns United States
Marcus Hasselhorn Germany
Daniel J. Reschly United States
Wayne Sailor United States
Daniel P. Hallahan United States
William L. Heward
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William L. Heward

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All Works

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Heward, William L. & Jonathan W. Kimball. (2025). Ellen P. Reese: Always Give the Learner the Opportunity to be Right. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 18(2). 307–318.
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Heward, William L., et al.. (2024). Ogden R. Lindsley: I Followed the Idea of the Missoula Smokejumpers. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 17(3). 660–668.
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Heward, William L., Thomas S. Critchfield, Derek D. Reed, Ronnie Detrich, & Jonathan W. Kimball. (2022). ABA from A to Z: Behavior Science Applied to 350 Domains of Socially Significant Behavior. Perspectives on Behavior Science. 45(2). 327–359. 34 indexed citations
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Critchfield, Thomas S., William L. Heward, & Dorothea C. Lerman. (2022). Fifteen Years and Counting: The Dissemination Impact of Behavior Analysis in Practice. Behavior Analysis in Practice. 16(2). 399–406. 2 indexed citations
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Axe, Judah B., et al.. (2021). Functional Communication Training and Most-To-Least Prompting as Treatments for Problem Behavior. Clinical Case Studies. 21(1). 48–60. 1 indexed citations
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Heward, William L. & Paul Chance. (2010). Introduction: Dealing with what is. The Behavior Analyst. 33(2). 145–151. 15 indexed citations
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Cartledge, Gwendolyn, et al.. (2006). Effects of Response Cards on Disruptive Behavior and Academic Responding During Math Lessons by Fourth-Grade Urban Students. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. 8(2). 88–99. 94 indexed citations
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Grossi, Teresa & William L. Heward. (1998). Using Self-Evaluation To Improve the Work Productivity of Trainees in a Community-based Restaurant Training Program.. Education and training in mental retardation and developmental disabilities. 33(3). 19 indexed citations
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Heward, William L., et al.. (1996). EFFECTS OF RESPONSE CARDS DURING LESSON CLOSURE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY STUDENTS IN AN EARTH SCIENCE COURSE. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 29(3). 403–406. 51 indexed citations
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Grossi, Teresa, Jonathan W. Kimball, & William L. Heward. (1994). “What did you say?” Using review of tape-recorded interactions to increase social acknowledgements by trainees in a community-based vocational program. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 15(6). 457–472. 3 indexed citations
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Barbetta, Patricia M., et al.. (1994). EFFECTS OF IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED ERROR CORRECTION ON THE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGHT WORDS BY STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 27(1). 177–178. 46 indexed citations
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Barbetta, Patricia M., Timothy E. Heron, & William L. Heward. (1993). EFFECTS OF ACTIVE STUDENT RESPONSE DURING ERROR CORRECTION ON THE ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND GENERALIZATION OF SIGHT WORDS BY STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 26(1). 111–119. 75 indexed citations
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Barbetta, Patricia M., et al.. (1993). RELATIVE EFFECTS OF WHOLE‐WORD AND PHONETIC‐PROMPT ERROR CORRECTION ON THE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGHT WORDS BY STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 26(1). 99–110. 37 indexed citations
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Cooke, Nancy L., et al.. (1993). Teachers' Opinions of Research and Instructional Analysis in the Classroom1. Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. 16(4). 319–329. 12 indexed citations
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Heward, William L., et al.. (1990). USING RESPONSE CARDS TO INCREASE STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN AN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 23(4). 483–490. 87 indexed citations
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Heward, William L.. (1989). A TELECONFERENCE SEMINAR ON APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 22(4). 454–455. 5 indexed citations
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Heward, William L.. (1986). Teaching First Grade Peer Tutors to Use Verbal Praise on an Intermittent Schedule.. Education and Treatment of Children. 9(1). 5–15. 10 indexed citations
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Heward, William L.. (1984). Focus on behavior analysis in education. 286 indexed citations

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