Ference Marton

24.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
106 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Ference Marton is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ference Marton has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Education, 26 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 9 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Ference Marton's work include Evaluation of Teaching Practices (29 papers), Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (15 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (15 papers). Ference Marton is often cited by papers focused on Evaluation of Teaching Practices (29 papers), Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (15 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (15 papers). Ference Marton collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Hong Kong and Australia. Ference Marton's co-authors include Roger Säljö, Shirley Booth, John A Bowden, Ming Fai Pang, Gloria Dall’Alba, Mun Ling Lo, Amy Β. M. Tsui, Po Yuk Ko, Ulla Runesson and Keith Trigwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, Computers in Human Behavior and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Ference Marton

100 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

ON QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING: I—OUTCOME AND PRO... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 1981 2013 1986 1976 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. ON QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING: I—OUTCOME AND PROCESS*
    1976 3.2k citations Ference Marton et al. profile →
  2. Phenomenography ? Describing conceptions of the world around us
    1981 2.2k citations Ference Marton profile →
  3. Learning and Awareness
    2013 1.3k citations Ference Marton, Shirley Booth profile →
  4. Phenomenography-a research approach to investigating different understandings of reality
    1986 1.2k citations Ference Marton profile →
  5. ON QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING—II OUTCOME AS A FUNCTION OF THE LEARNER'S CONCEPTION OF THE TASK
    1976 977 citations Ference Marton et al. profile →
  6. Conceptions of learning
    1993 754 citations Ference Marton, Gloria Dall’Alba et al. International Journal of Educational Research profile →
  7. Classroom Discourse and the Space of Learning
    2004 714 citations Ference Marton, Amy Β. M. Tsui et al. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) profile →
  8. On the unit of description in phenomenography
    2005 341 citations Ference Marton et al. Higher Education Research & Development profile →
  9. Necessary Conditions of Learning
    2014 311 citations Ference Marton profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ference Marton Sweden 38 11.0k 3.8k 1.2k 954 953 106 15.1k
Paul Ramsden Australia 30 10.8k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 576 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 892 0.9× 55 13.7k
David Kember Hong Kong 58 10.3k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 576 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 167 12.6k
Filip Dochy Belgium 54 10.1k 0.9× 3.2k 0.8× 686 0.6× 951 1.0× 2.1k 2.2× 201 14.3k
Lorin W. Anderson United States 28 7.8k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 972 0.8× 613 0.6× 604 0.6× 92 12.0k
Noël Entwistle United Kingdom 45 8.4k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 440 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 132 10.6k
Rodney R. Cocking United States 12 7.2k 0.7× 3.6k 1.0× 915 0.8× 369 0.4× 691 0.7× 38 11.1k
James A. Kulik United States 58 5.5k 0.5× 3.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 628 0.7× 2.1k 2.2× 175 13.4k
Allan Collins United States 27 8.5k 0.8× 6.9k 1.8× 1.3k 1.1× 491 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 58 15.4k
John Biggs Australia 38 16.2k 1.5× 4.7k 1.3× 982 0.8× 1.8k 1.9× 1.5k 1.6× 78 21.5k
Mien Segers Netherlands 43 5.9k 0.5× 2.2k 0.6× 554 0.5× 691 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 164 9.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ference Marton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Björklund, Camilla, Ference Marton, & Angelika Kullberg. (2021). What is to be learnt? Critical aspects of elementary arithmetic skills. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 107(2). 261–284. 20 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference & Ulla Runesson. (2015). The idea and practice of learning study. 103–121. 12 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference & Shirley Booth. (2013). Learning and Awareness. 1284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marton, Ference, et al.. (2007). The phenomenographic approach to the study of qualitative differences in learning. 1 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference, Ulla Runesson, & Amy Β. M. Tsui. (2004). The space of learning. 3–36. 199 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference, et al.. (2004). Classroom Discourse and the Space of Learning. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 714 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boulton‐Lewis, Gillian M., Ference Marton, David C. Lewis, & Lynn Wilss. (2000). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students' conceptions of formal learning and experiences of informal learning. Higher Education. 39(4). 469–488. 22 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference & Keith Trigwell. (2000). Variatio Est Mater Studiorum. Higher Education Research & Development. 19(3). 381–395. 125 indexed citations
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Boulton‐Lewis, Gillian M., Ference Marton, & David A. Lewis. (1997). Conceptions of Learning Held by Aboriginal Students in a Tertiary Program in Indigenous Primary Health Care. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 31(1). 41–4. 4 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference, et al.. (1996). Views on learning in different cultures.Comparing patterns in China and Uruguay. Anales de Psicología. 12(2). 123–132. 15 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference, Maj Asplund Carlsson, & László Halász. (1994). The Reverse Effect of an Attempt to Shape Reader Awareness. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 38(3-4). 291–298. 1 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference, et al.. (1993). Conceptions of learning. International Journal of Educational Research. 19(3). 277–300. 754 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marton, Ference. (1993). Our Experience of the Physical World. Ethics & Behavior. 10(2). 227–237. 2 indexed citations
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Fensham, Peter J. & Ference Marton. (1992). What has happened to intuition in science education?. Research in Science Education. 22(1). 114–122. 15 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference. (1986). Educational research: Then and now. Reflections on practices and impact. The Australian Educational Researcher. 13(3). 5–31. 1 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference. (1976). On non‐verbatim learning: II. The erosion effect of a task‐induced learning algorithm. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 17(1). 41–48. 36 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference, et al.. (1973). Differential effects of stress‐inducing instructions on anxiety, learning and performance. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 14(1). 213–219. 1 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference. (1972). The tenth year of English: Review of a project concerning second language learning at university level. Higher Education. 1(1). 93–109. 4 indexed citations
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Marton, Ference. (1970). Structural dynamics of learning. Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive (Gothenburg University). 29 indexed citations

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