Edith R. Dempster

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 724 citations indexed

About

Edith R. Dempster is a scholar working on Education, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Edith R. Dempster has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 724 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Education, 15 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Edith R. Dempster's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (8 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (6 papers). Edith R. Dempster is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (8 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (6 papers). Edith R. Dempster collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, France and Lesotho. Edith R. Dempster's co-authors include M.R. Perrin, Vijay Reddy, R.P. Dempster, Mazin Β. Qumsiyeh, Randall Baker, Michael R. Perrin, Andréas Redfors, Lena Tibell, Colleen T. Downs and Pierre Clément and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Science Education and Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.

In The Last Decade

Edith R. Dempster

47 papers receiving 652 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edith R. Dempster South Africa	11	299	286	183	113	105	51	724
Rachel Grant United Kingdom	16	110 0.4×	109 0.4×	198 1.1×	51 0.5×	109 1.0×	46	812
Chad E. Brassil United States	17	267 0.9×	332 1.2×	290 1.6×	93 0.8×	43 0.4×	27	864
Annica Gullberg Sweden	18	357 1.2×	711 2.5×	212 1.2×	71 0.6×	177 1.7×	40	1.2k
Hans Gelter Sweden	13	195 0.7×	285 1.0×	294 1.6×	65 0.6×	74 0.7×	28	686
Paul Joslin United States	9	186 0.6×	102 0.4×	287 1.6×	29 0.3×	108 1.0×	14	609
Michael Carey Australia	15	149 0.5×	202 0.7×	235 1.3×	25 0.2×	183 1.7×	50	887
Martin Mahner Canada	10	126 0.4×	120 0.4×	56 0.3×	94 0.8×	83 0.8×	16	711
Gena C. Sbeglia United States	11	128 0.4×	255 0.9×	413 2.3×	66 0.6×	72 0.7×	17	981
Jon C. Herron United States	9	187 0.6×	242 0.8×	284 1.6×	29 0.3×	140 1.3×	11	746
Ian Billick United States	13	277 0.9×	352 1.2×	180 1.0×	51 0.5×	34 0.3×	22	692

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Dempster, Edith R.. (2024). Selection, sequencing and progression of content in biology in four diverse jurisdictions. South African Journal of Science. 120(3/4).

Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (2015). Exploring the recontextualisation of biology in the CAPS for Life Sciences. Journal of Education. 2 indexed citations

Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (2015). Accommodating those Most at Risk. Responding to a Mismatch in Programme Selection Criteria and Foundation Biology Performance. International Journal of Science Education. 37(18). 3093–3117. 4 indexed citations

Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (2015). Not the Norm: The Potential of Tree Analysis of Performance Data from Students in a Foundation Mathematics Module. African Journal of Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education. 19(2). 131–142. 4 indexed citations

Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (2014). Does Formal Environmental Knowledge Inform the Everyday Practices of Senior Secondary Biology Learners in Lesotho?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (2013). A Systemic Functional Linguistic Analysis of the Utterances of Three South African Physical Sciences Teachers. International Journal of Science Education. 35(9). 1425–1453. 5 indexed citations

Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (2012). Interpretation and implementation of the environmental education curriculum: a case study of three Lesotho schools. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 44(4). 202–229. 2 indexed citations

Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (2011). The (Re)Construction of a Philosophical and Pedagogical Position for the Foundation Programme at UKZN with Particular Reference to the Biology Module.. South African Journal of Higher Education. 25(6). 1103–1124. 6 indexed citations

Dempster, Edith R.. (2007). Textual strategies for answering multiple choice questions among South African learners: what can we learn from TIMSS 2003?. African Journal of Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education. 11(1). 47–60. 7 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R. & Vijay Reddy. (2007). Item readability and science achievement in TIMSS 2003 in South Africa. Science Education. 91(6). 906–925. 35 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (2006). Introducing the concept of evolution into South African schools : science education. South African Journal of Science. 102. 106–112. 14 indexed citations

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Perrin, M.R., et al.. (2001). The role of agonistic behaviour in the population regulation of two syntopic African grassland rodents, the striped mouseRhabdomys pumilio(Sparrman 1784) and the multimammate mouseMastomys natalensis(A. Smith 1834) (Mammalia Rodentia). Tropical Zoology. 14(1). 7–29. 16 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R., Michael R. Perrin, & Colleen T. Downs. (1999). Gerbillurus vallinus. Mammalian Species. 1–1. 4 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (1998). Gerbillurus setzeri. Mammalian Species. 1–1. 2 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R.. (1995). The Social Behaviour of Captive Northern Quolls, Dasyurus hallucatus.. Australian Mammalogy. 18(1). 27–34. 4 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R. & M.R. Perrin. (1994). Divergence in acoustic repertoire of sympatric and allopatric gerbil species (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). Mammalia. 58(1). 14 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R., R.P. Dempster, & M.R. Perrin. (1993). Behavioural Divergence in Allopatric and Sympatric Gerbil Species (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). Ethology. 93(4). 300–314. 10 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R., et al.. (1990). A preliminary description of body maintenance behaviour of four gerbillurus species. 17(1). 41–45. 3 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R. & M.R. Perrin. (1990). Interspecific odour discrimination in four Gerbillurus species. 55(5). 321–330. 6 indexed citations

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Dempster, Edith R. & M.R. Perrin. (1989). A Comparative Study of Agonistic Behaviour in Hairy‐footed Gerbils (Genus Gerbillurus). Ethology. 83(1). 43–59. 17 indexed citations

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