William W. Cobern

William W. Cobern publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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William W. Cobern D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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Research.com Recognitions

• 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
• 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Best Publications

• Worldview theory and conceptual change in science education

  William W. Cobern

  919
  Citations

• Defining "Science" in a Multicultural World: Implications for Science Education.

  William W. Cobern;Cathleen C. Loving

  705
  Citations

• Contextual Constructivism: The Impact of Culture on the Learning and Teaching of Science.

  William W. Cobern

  568
  Citations

• Cultural Aspects of Learning Science

  William W. Cobern;Glen Aikenhead

  484
  Citations

• Worldview Theory and Science Education Research

  William W. Cobern

  412
  Citations

• Constructivism and non‐western science education research

  William W. Cobern

  282
  Citations

• Comments and criticism. Point: Belief, understanding, and the teaching of evolution

  William W. Cobern

  271
  Citations

• The Nature of Science and the Role of Knowledge and Belief

  William W. Cobern

  257
  Citations

• Experimental comparison of inquiry and direct instruction in science

  William W. Cobern;David Schuster;Betty Adams;Brooks Applegate

  200
  Citations

• Investigation of preservice elementary teachers' thinking about science

  William W. Cobern;Cathleen C. Loving

  186
  Citations

• College students' conceptualizations of nature: An interpretive world view analysis

  William W. Cobern

  173
  Citations

• Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Science Education: An International Dialogue

  William W. Cobern

  127
  Citations

• Conceptualizations of nature : An interpretive study of 16 ninth graders' everyday thinking

  William W. Cobern;Adrienne T. Gibson;Scott A. Underwood

  121
  Citations

• An Essay for Educators: Epistemological Realism Really is Common Sense

  William W. Cobern;Cathleen C. Loving

  92
  Citations

• Pedagogy of Science Teaching Tests: Formative assessments of science teaching orientations

  William W. Cobern;David Schuster;Betty Adams;Brandy Ann Skjold

  89
  Citations

• Science and a Social Constructivist View of Science Education

  William W. Cobern

  82
  Citations

• Science Education as an Exercise in Foreign Affairs.

  William W. Cobern

  81
  Citations

• Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Science Education

  William W. Cobern

  74
  Citations

• World View, Culture, and Science Education

  William W. Cobern

  73
  Citations

• Everyday thoughts about nature

  William W. Cobern

  59
  Citations