Jacob Pleasants

Jacob Pleasants

Keene State College

H-index: 9

North America-United States

About Jacob Pleasants

Jacob Pleasants, With an exceptional h-index of 9 and a recent h-index of 9 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Keene State College, specializes in the field of Science Education, Engineering Education, Technology Education.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Using card sort epistemic network analysis to explore preservice teachers’ ideas about the nature of engineering

Engineering for Whom? Investigating How Engineering Students Develop and Apply Technoskeptical Thinking

Teaching Students to Think Critically About Technology and Society: Approaches and Strategies

What relationships do we want with technology? Toward technoskepticism in schools

Talking the technology talk

Embracing the Game-Like Character of Science and Engineering Activities: A Perspective to Guide Teachers’ Instructional Decisions

Supporting informed engineering practices in the elementary classroom: examining teachers’ approaches to scaffolding

Rethinking the nature of engineering: Attending to the social context of engineering

Jacob Pleasants Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

430

Citations(since 2020)

393

Cited By

86

hIndex(all)

9

hIndex(since 2020)

9

i10Index(all)

8

i10Index(since 2020)

7

Email

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Keene State College

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Jacob Pleasants Skills & Research Interests

Science Education

Engineering Education

Technology Education

Top articles of Jacob Pleasants

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Using card sort epistemic network analysis to explore preservice teachers’ ideas about the nature of engineering

Science & Education

Jennifer C Parrish

Jacob Pleasants

Joshua W Reid

Bridget K Mulvey

Erin E Peters-Burton

...

2024/4

Engineering for Whom? Investigating How Engineering Students Develop and Apply Technoskeptical Thinking

Engineering Studies

Jacob Pleasants

2024/3/27

Teaching Students to Think Critically About Technology and Society: Approaches and Strategies

Social Education

Aaron Cavazos

Jacob Pleasants

2024/3/1

What relationships do we want with technology? Toward technoskepticism in schools

Harvard Educational Review

Jacob Pleasants

Daniel G Krutka

T Philip Nichols

2023/12/1

Talking the technology talk

Phi Delta Kappan

Daniel G Krutka

Jacob Pleasants

T Philip Nichols

2023/4

Embracing the Game-Like Character of Science and Engineering Activities: A Perspective to Guide Teachers’ Instructional Decisions

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Jacob Pleasants

2023/10/3

Supporting informed engineering practices in the elementary classroom: examining teachers’ approaches to scaffolding

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Jacob Pleasants

Kristyn Sartin

2023/6/27

Rethinking the nature of engineering: Attending to the social context of engineering

Science & Education

Jacob Pleasants

2023/5/11

Elementary students’ representations of scientists and engineers: Disciplinary conflations and confusions before and after a semester with an engineer

The Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education

Jacob Pleasants

Iliana De La Cruz

Joanne K Olson

2023/5/2

Cheating on Unproctored Online Exams: Prevalence, Mitigation Measures, and Effects on Exam Performance.

Online Learning

Jacob Pleasants

John M Pleasants

Barbara P Pleasants

2022/3

Is this an authentic engineering activity? Resources for addressing the nature of engineering with teachers

Innovations in Science Teacher Education

Jacob Pleasants

2022

Re-sequencing optics instruction to first build conceptual understanding in introductory courses

Sarah L McGregor

Jacob Pleasants

2022/10/3

Shedding light on boundaries: re-sequencing Snell’s law instruction to first build conceptual understanding

Physics Education

Sarah L McGregor

Jacob Pleasants

2022/7/6

Teaching Thermal Energy With Science and Engineering Practices

Science Scope

Jacob Pleasants

Jesse Wilcox

2022/7/1

Putting the Energy Into Concept Development: Teaching Thermal Energy With Science and Engineering Practices

Science Scope

Jacob Pleasants

Jesse Wilcox

2022/7/1

Conceptual connections between science and engineering in elementary teachers’ unit plans

International Journal of STEM Education

Jacob Pleasants

Kristina M Tank

Joanne K Olson

2021/12

Development and validation of a survey instrument targeting teachers’ perceptions of the scope of engineering

Pharmacy Practice (Granada)

Lisa M Guirguis

Christine A Hughes

Mark J Makowsky

Cheryl A Sadowski

Theresa J Schindel

...

2018/3

Inquiring into the nature of STEM problems: Implications for pre-college education

Science & Education

Jacob Pleasants

2020/8

Accuracy of elementary teachers’ representations of the projects and processes of engineering: Results of a professional development program

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Jacob Pleasants

Joanne K Olson

Iliana De La Cruz

2020/5/18

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Co-Authors

H-index: 31
Daniel G. Krutka

Daniel G. Krutka

University of North Texas

H-index: 17
Kristina M. Tank

Kristina M. Tank

Iowa State University

H-index: 5
Jennifer C. Parrish

Jennifer C. Parrish

University of Northern Colorado

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