Alba G. Thompson

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Alba G. Thompson is a scholar working on Education, Statistics and Probability and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Alba G. Thompson has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Education, 7 papers in Statistics and Probability and 2 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Alba G. Thompson's work include Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (11 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (6 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (3 papers). Alba G. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (11 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (6 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (3 papers). Alba G. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Cyprus. Alba G. Thompson's co-authors include Patrick W Thompson, Randolph A. Philipp, Martin A. Simon, Judith T. Sowder, Larry Sowder, Susan J. Lamon, Edward A. Silver, Diane J. Briars, Carol A. Thornton and Bernard R. Gifford and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, The Elementary School Journal and Educational Studies in Mathematics.

In The Last Decade

Alba G. Thompson

16 papers receiving 784 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

The relationship of teachers' conceptions of mathematics and mathematics teaching to instructional practice

1984 523 citations Alba G. Thompson Educational Studies in Mathematics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alba G. Thompson United States	9	987	376	174	82	56	17	1.0k
Thomas J. Cooney United States	15	1.2k 1.2×	293 0.8×	292 1.7×	96 1.2×	59 1.1×	50	1.3k
Ken Clements Australia	3	676 0.7×	293 0.8×	162 0.9×	72 0.9×	36 0.6×	5	806
Ruhama Even Israel	18	1.4k 1.4×	624 1.7×	275 1.6×	91 1.1×	39 0.7×	48	1.5k
Barbara W. Grover United States	5	864 0.9×	387 1.0×	208 1.2×	51 0.6×	44 0.8×	8	931
Heinz Steinbring Germany	15	647 0.7×	236 0.6×	185 1.1×	83 1.0×	37 0.7×	46	775
W. Gary Martin United States	10	1.1k 1.1×	658 1.8×	236 1.4×	54 0.7×	109 1.9×	23	1.2k
Alwyn Olivier South Africa	8	715 0.7×	325 0.9×	257 1.5×	44 0.5×	57 1.0×	16	828
Sharon L. Senk United States	16	1.3k 1.3×	600 1.6×	187 1.1×	94 1.1×	112 2.0×	39	1.4k
Marjorie A. Henningsen United States	4	1.4k 1.5×	625 1.7×	364 2.1×	76 0.9×	82 1.5×	5	1.6k
Karen F. Thomas United States	7	509 0.5×	163 0.4×	155 0.9×	34 0.4×	30 0.5×	12	595

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Sowder, Judith T., et al.. (1998). Educating Teachers to Teach Multiplicative Structures in the Middle Grades. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. 1(2). 127–155. 70 indexed citations

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Thompson, Alba G. & Patrick W Thompson. (1996). Talking about Rates Conceptually, Part II: Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 27(1). 2–2. 102 indexed citations

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Thompson, Alba G. & Patrick W Thompson. (1996). Talking about Rates Conceptually, Part II: Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 27(1). 2–24. 8 indexed citations

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Marshall, Sandra P., Alba G. Thompson, Bernard R. Gifford, et al.. (1994). Assessment: What's New. And Not so New. A Review of Six Recent Books. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 25(2). 209–209.

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Thompson, Alba G., Randolph A. Philipp, & Patrick W Thompson. (1994). Calculational and Conceptual Orientations in Teaching Mathematics. 118 indexed citations

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Thompson, Patrick W & Alba G. Thompson. (1994). Talking about Rates Conceptually, Part I: A Teacher's Struggle. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 25(3). 279–303. 97 indexed citations

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Thompson, Patrick W & Alba G. Thompson. (1994). Talking about Rates Conceptually, Part I: A Teacher's Struggle. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 25(3). 279–279. 74 indexed citations

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Thompson, Patrick W & Alba G. Thompson. (1992). Images of Rate. 7 indexed citations

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Thompson, Patrick W & Alba G. Thompson. (1990). alient aspects of experiences with concrete manipulatives. 9 indexed citations

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Thompson, Alba G. & Diane J. Briars. (1989). Assessing Students' Learning to Inform Teaching: The Message in NCTM's Evaluation Standards.. The Arithmetic Teacher. 37(4). 22–26. 8 indexed citations

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Thompson, Alba G. & Carol A. Thornton. (1989). A Model Program for Preparing Middle School Mathematics Teachers.. 1 indexed citations

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Thompson, Alba G. & Diane J. Briars. (1989). Implementing The Standards: Assessing Students' Learning To Inform Teaching: The Message In Nctm's Evaluation Standards. The Arithmetic Teacher. 37(4). 22–26. 2 indexed citations

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Thompson, Patrick W & Alba G. Thompson. (1987). COMPUTER PRESENTATIONS OF STRUCTURE IN ALGEBRA. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 8(11). 786–789. 9 indexed citations

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Thompson, Alba G.. (1985). On Patterns, Conjectures, and Proof: Developing Students' Mathematical Thinking. The Arithmetic Teacher. 33(1). 20–23. 1 indexed citations

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Silver, Edward A. & Alba G. Thompson. (1984). Research Perspectives on Problem Solving in Elementary School Mathematics. The Elementary School Journal. 84(5). 529–545. 12 indexed citations

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Thompson, Alba G.. (1984). The relationship of teachers' conceptions of mathematics and mathematics teaching to instructional practice. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 15(2). 105–127. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thompson, Alba G.. (1979). Estimating and Approximating. School Science and Mathematics. 79(7). 575–580. 5 indexed citations

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