William R. Watson

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

William R. Watson is a scholar working on Education, Computer Science Applications and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Watson has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Education, 27 papers in Computer Science Applications and 23 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in William R. Watson's work include Online and Blended Learning (27 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (22 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (15 papers). William R. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (27 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (22 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (15 papers). William R. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom. William R. Watson's co-authors include Sunnie Lee Watson, Hamdan Alamri, Daeyeoul Lee, Christopher Mong, Constance Harris, Shamila Janakiraman, Jamie Loizzo, Victoria L. Lowell, Peggy A. Ertmer and Chad Mueller and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Computers & Education and Journal of Endodontics.

In The Last Decade

William R. Watson

64 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Using personalized learning as an instructional approach to motivate learners in online higher education: Learner self-determination and intrinsic motivation

2020 184 citations Hamdan Alamri, Victoria L. Lowell et al. Journal of Research on Technology in Education profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William R. Watson United States	21	875	715	646	313	239	65	1.8k
Sunnie Lee Watson United States	21	1000 1.1×	735 1.0×	474 0.7×	306 1.0×	156 0.7×	75	1.8k
Ching‐Huei Chen Taiwan	24	1.1k 1.2×	407 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	371 1.2×	164 0.7×	65	2.1k
Lina Markauskaitė Australia	21	1.1k 1.3×	334 0.5×	444 0.7×	406 1.3×	210 0.9×	104	1.9k
Sami Paavola Finland	22	998 1.1×	321 0.4×	676 1.0×	421 1.3×	282 1.2×	62	2.8k
Peter Sloep Netherlands	25	773 0.9×	603 0.8×	550 0.9×	555 1.8×	298 1.2×	149	2.1k
Miri Barak Israel	27	1.7k 1.9×	592 0.8×	624 1.0×	493 1.6×	156 0.7×	52	2.6k
Danah Henriksen United States	23	800 0.9×	304 0.4×	376 0.6×	346 1.1×	152 0.6×	127	2.0k
Katerine Bielaczyc United States	14	1.4k 1.6×	444 0.6×	1.3k 2.1×	255 0.8×	202 0.8×	27	2.4k
Nicos Valanides Cyprus	24	1.9k 2.2×	524 0.7×	946 1.5×	587 1.9×	199 0.8×	53	2.6k
David Gibson Australia	20	884 1.0×	737 1.0×	566 0.9×	314 1.0×	213 0.9×	84	1.8k

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Watson, Sunnie Lee, et al.. (2023). Student Attitudes Toward Digital Badges for Instructional Design Competency-Based Education. 307–326.

Mueller, Chad, Jennifer Richardson, Sunnie Lee Watson, & William R. Watson. (2022). How Instructional Designers Approach Conflict with Faculty. 4 indexed citations

Janakiraman, Shamila, Sunnie Lee Watson, & William R. Watson. (2021). Exploring the Effectiveness of Digital Games in Producing pro-Environmental Behaviors when Played Collaboratively and Individually: A Mixed Methods Study in India. TechTrends. 65(3). 331–347. 14 indexed citations

Lee, Daeyeoul, et al.. (2020). Exploring the Relationships Between Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies of English Language Learners in a College Setting. Journal of International Students. 11(3). 16 indexed citations

Alamri, Hamdan, Sunnie Lee Watson, & William R. Watson. (2020). Learning Technology Models that Support Personalization within Blended Learning Environments in Higher Education. TechTrends. 65(1). 62–78. 144 indexed citations

Watson, Sunnie Lee, Ji Hyun Yu, Hamdan Alamri, & William R. Watson. (2020). Preservice teachers’ technology integration attitude change in a course implementing digital badges. 28(1). 89–116. 5 indexed citations

Lee, Daeyeoul, Sunnie Lee Watson, & William R. Watson. (2020). The Relationships Between Self-Efficacy, Task Value, and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in Massive Open Online Courses. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 21(1). 23–39. 84 indexed citations

Alamri, Hamdan, Victoria L. Lowell, William R. Watson, & Sunnie Lee Watson. (2020). Using personalized learning as an instructional approach to motivate learners in online higher education: Learner self-determination and intrinsic motivation. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 52(3). 322–352. 184 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Jun, et al.. (2019). CryoVR: virtual reality training and outreach tools for cryo-EM. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances. 75(a1). a66–a66. 1 indexed citations

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Janakiraman, Shamila, Sunnie Lee Watson, & William R. Watson. (2018). Adult Learners Use of Self-Directed Learning Strategies in a Massive Open Online Course.. 13(2). 122–133. 9 indexed citations

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Watson, William R., et al.. (2018). Collaborative Impact and Professional Development: Effective Student Services for Immigrant Populations Amid Growing Inequality. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 42(11). 778–782. 2 indexed citations

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Watson, William R., et al.. (2016). Games in schools: teachers’ perceptions of barriers to game-based learning. The Journal of Interactive Learning Research. 27(2). 153–170. 55 indexed citations

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Watson, Sunnie Lee, Jamie Loizzo, William R. Watson, et al.. (2016). Instructional design, facilitation, and perceived learning outcomes: an exploratory case study of a human trafficking MOOC for attitudinal change. Educational Technology Research and Development. 64(6). 1273–1300. 75 indexed citations

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Watson, William R., Woori Kim, & Sunnie Lee Watson. (2016). Learning outcomes of a MOOC designed for attitudinal change: A case study of an Animal Behavior and Welfare MOOC. Computers & Education. 96. 83–93. 64 indexed citations

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Watson, William R. & Sunnie Lee Watson. (2014). Redesigning Higher Education: Embracing a New Paradigm. Educational Technology archive. 54(3). 47–51. 4 indexed citations

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Watson, William R., Sunnie Lee Watson, & Charles M. Reigeluth. (2012). A Systemic Integration of Technology for New-Paradigm Education.. Educational Technology archive. 52(5). 25–29. 12 indexed citations

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Bodner, Douglas A., et al.. (2012). Simulation-based decision support for systems engineering experience acceleration. 1–6. 9 indexed citations

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Reigeluth, Charles M., et al.. (2008). Roles for technology in the information-age paradigm of education: learning management systems. Cardinal Scholar (Ball State University). 48(6). 32–39. 37 indexed citations

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Watson, William R. & Sunnie Lee Watson. (2007). What are Learning Management Systems, What are They Not, and What Should They Become?. 33 indexed citations

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Liu, Shijuan, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of a Web-Based Master's Degree Program: Lessons Learned from an Online Instructional Design and Technology Program. The Quarterly Review of Distance Education. 7(3). 267–283. 6 indexed citations

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