William Doss Data-verified

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Assistant Professor

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

5 h-index 15 pubs 49 cited

Biography and Research Information

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William Doss's research focuses on agricultural education, with a particular emphasis on effective teaching strategies, teacher preparation, and research methodology within the field. He investigates how to enhance student learning and retention, prepares preservice teachers, and explores methods for making supervised agricultural experiences more relevant. His work also addresses research methodology, including comparing different models for determining professional development needs and examining factors influencing survey response rates among agricultural education teachers.

Doss has published studies on topics such as the use of artificial intelligence in microcontroller programming for agriculture students and the perceived challenges faced by school-based agricultural education teachers. He also examines the importance of agricultural education activities from the perspectives of principals and teachers. Prior to his academic career, Doss served as a secondary school agricultural education teacher for five years. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Communications and Education from Texas Tech University.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 15
  • Citations: 49

Selected Publications

  • Does Sense of Belonging Predict Student Retention in a College of Agriculture? (2025)
  • Validation of the school-based agricultural education model of support instrument (2025)
  • Identifying Relationships and Differences Related to Arkansas FFA Chapter Performance in Career Development Events (2025)
  • Describing Instructional Method Use for Early, Middle, and Late Career Stage School-based Agricultural Education Teachers (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A discrepancy in discrepancy scores? Comparing the Borich and Ranked Discrepancy Models for determining professional development needs (2024)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Agriculture students’ use of generative artificial intelligence for microcontroller programming (2024)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Using ChatGPT with Novice Arduino Programmers: Effects on Performance, Interest, Self-Efficacy, and Programming Ability (2024)
    18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Determining professional development needs of school-based agricultural education teachers for working with English language learners (2023)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining Sense of Belonging Among Freshmen College of Agriculture Students (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A national study assessing the influence of perceived challenges faced by school-based agricultural education teachers on their ability to do their job (2023)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Determining Factors Affecting Adult Volunteerism in the Texas 4-H Program (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Determining the Effects of Response Mode and Incentives on Survey Response Rates of School-based Agricultural Education Teachers: An Experimental Study (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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