William W. Cobern

3.9k total citations
93 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

William W. Cobern is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William W. Cobern has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Education, 28 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 15 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in William W. Cobern's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (54 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (30 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (20 papers). William W. Cobern is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (54 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (30 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (20 papers). William W. Cobern collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Indonesia. William W. Cobern's co-authors include Cathleen C. Loving, David Schuster, Zhang Lin, Muammer Çalık, Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller, Brooks Applegate, Janice D. Gobert, Eralp Bahçivan and Serhat İrez and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Australasian Journal of Paramedicine and Journal of Research in Science Teaching.

In The Last Decade

William W. Cobern

82 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William W. Cobern United States 23 1.5k 677 368 260 243 93 2.0k
William F. McComas United States 22 2.1k 1.4× 1.3k 1.9× 503 1.4× 240 0.9× 169 0.7× 59 2.5k
Mary Ratcliffe United Kingdom 17 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 1.5× 323 0.9× 68 0.3× 259 1.1× 39 2.1k
Michael P. Clough United States 24 1.5k 1.0× 947 1.4× 341 0.9× 168 0.6× 169 0.7× 72 1.9k
Joan Solomon United Kingdom 27 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 374 1.0× 77 0.3× 219 0.9× 93 2.4k
Lawrence C. Scharmann United States 20 1.4k 0.9× 661 1.0× 560 1.5× 468 1.8× 207 0.9× 55 1.8k
Olugbemiro J. Jegede Australia 22 1.6k 1.1× 699 1.0× 256 0.7× 60 0.2× 187 0.8× 57 2.0k
E. W. Jenkins United Kingdom 22 1.3k 0.9× 653 1.0× 237 0.6× 45 0.2× 301 1.2× 79 1.8k
Sherry A. Southerland United States 36 2.6k 1.7× 1.2k 1.8× 691 1.9× 569 2.2× 411 1.7× 91 3.4k
Zoubeida R. Dagher United States 21 1.5k 1.0× 935 1.4× 376 1.0× 338 1.3× 191 0.8× 28 1.8k
F. James Rutherford United States 7 1.2k 0.8× 597 0.9× 188 0.5× 89 0.3× 104 0.4× 21 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William W. Cobern

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2024). Exploring Pedagogical Strategies: Integrating 21st-Century Skills in Science Classrooms. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 106–119. 3 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2024). The science education research trends (SERT) in Indonesian secondary schools: a systematic review and bibliometrics study. Cogent Education. 11(1). 1 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2022). Investigating high school science teachers’ readiness for implementing formative assessment practices. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education. 18(12). em2188–em2188. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Zhang, Paul A. Kirschner, William W. Cobern, & John Sweller. (2021). There is an Evidence Crisis in Science Educational Policy. Educational Psychology Review. 34(2). 1157–1176. 49 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2020). Correlational Study of Student Perceptions of their Undergraduate Laboratory Environment with respect to Gender and Major. International Journal of Education in Mathematics Science and Technology. 9(1). 83–102. 21 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2020). When interviewing: how many is enough?. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education. 7(1). 73–79. 25 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2020). Establishing survey validity: A practical guide. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 404–419. 26 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2020). Development of the Student Perceptions of the College Instructional Laboratory Survey. 5(1). 1–18. 1 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2020). Science Methods Course Influence on Pedagogical Orientations of Pre-Service Science Teachers. Educational policy analysis and strategic research. 15(1). 114–136. 4 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2019). STEM Students� Voluntary Use of YouTube to Learn Science Topics Taught in High School and/or College. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University).
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2018). Improving science teachers’ nature of science views through an innovative continuing professional development program. International Journal of STEM Education. 5(1). 30–30. 46 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2018). Investigating the Use of Formative Assessment among Male Saudi Arabian High School Science Teachers. The International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 4 indexed citations
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Çalık, Muammer & William W. Cobern. (2017). A cross-cultural study of CKCM efficacy in an undergraduate chemistry classroom. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 18(4). 691–709. 31 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2014). An Investigation of Teacher Response to National Science Curriculum Reforms in Turkey. 6(1). 2–33. 15 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2013). Enseñanza de las ciencias y contextos culturales: un testimonio de vida. Entrevista a William W. Cobern. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W., et al.. (2010). Experimental Comparison of Inquiry and Direct Instruction in Science.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 1 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W. & Cathleen C. Loving. (2000). Scientific Worldviews: A Case Study of Four High School Science Teachers. ScholarWorks - WMU (Western Michigan University). 5(2). 1–12. 11 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W.. (1998). Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Science Education: An International Dialogue. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 36 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W.. (1997). Distinguishing Science Related Variations in the Causal Universal of College Students' Worldviews. ScholarWorks - WMU (Western Michigan University). 1(3). 1–11. 7 indexed citations
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Cobern, William W.. (1995). Valuing Scientific Literacy.. The Science Teacher. 62(9). 28–31. 13 indexed citations

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