Kay McClain

3.3k total citations
32 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kay McClain is a scholar working on Education, Statistics and Probability and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kay McClain has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Education, 13 papers in Statistics and Probability and 8 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Kay McClain's work include Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (21 papers), Statistics Education and Methodologies (8 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (7 papers). Kay McClain is often cited by papers focused on Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (21 papers), Statistics Education and Methodologies (8 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (7 papers). Kay McClain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and Netherlands. Kay McClain's co-authors include Paul Cobb, Koeno Gravemeijer, Joy W. Whitenack, Chrystal Dean, Teruni Lamberg, Michelle Stephan, Anna Sfard, Janet Bowers, Jana Višňovská and Lynn Liao Hodge and has published in prestigious journals such as Educational Researcher, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education and Journal of the Learning Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kay McClain

32 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kay McClain 1.3k 554 450 106 93 32 1.5k
Christine Keitel 1.4k 1.1× 308 0.6× 462 1.0× 179 1.7× 53 0.6× 31 1.6k
Mike Askew 1.6k 1.2× 442 0.8× 661 1.5× 117 1.1× 49 0.5× 69 1.9k
Beth Herbel‐Eisenmann 1.2k 0.9× 403 0.7× 242 0.5× 205 1.9× 47 0.5× 56 1.4k
Colette Laborde 1.1k 0.9× 366 0.7× 415 0.9× 126 1.2× 43 0.5× 28 1.4k
J. Terwel 1.0k 0.8× 628 1.1× 145 0.3× 188 1.8× 47 0.5× 75 1.4k
Susanne Prediger 1.4k 1.1× 505 0.9× 536 1.2× 128 1.2× 32 0.3× 141 1.8k
Susan B. Empson 2.1k 1.6× 586 1.1× 1.0k 2.2× 98 0.9× 30 0.3× 32 2.3k
Stephen Lerman 959 0.7× 293 0.5× 151 0.3× 169 1.6× 91 1.0× 45 1.2k
Diana Wearne 1.7k 1.3× 544 1.0× 836 1.9× 85 0.8× 27 0.3× 30 1.9k
Joanne Lobato 694 0.5× 414 0.7× 270 0.6× 37 0.3× 47 0.5× 22 948

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McClain, Kay, et al.. (2009). Understanding the role of the institutional context in the relationship between teachers and text. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 56–69. 13 indexed citations
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McClain, Kay, et al.. (2009). THE DESIGN OF DIDACTIC OBJECTS FOR USE IN MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 1–10. 1 indexed citations
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Cobb, Paul & Kay McClain. (2006). The Collective Mediation of a High-Stakes Accountability Program: Communities and Networks of Practice: Communities and Networks of Practice. Mind Culture and Activity. 13(2). 80–100. 4 indexed citations
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Cobb, Paul & Kay McClain. (2006). The Collective Mediation of a High-Stakes Accountability Program: Communities and Networks of Practice. Mind Culture and Activity. 13(2). 80–100. 10 indexed citations
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McClain, Kay & Paul Cobb. (2004). THE CRITICAL ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT IN TEACHER DEVELOPMENT. Proceedings of the ... PME Conference. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qing, et al.. (2004). Supporting students' reasoning with inscriptions. International Conference of Learning Sciences. 142–149. 3 indexed citations
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Bright, George W., et al.. (2003). Navigating Through Data Analysis in Grades 6-8. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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McClain, Kay. (2003). Supporting Preservice Teachers' Understanding of Place Value and Multidigit Arithmetic. Mathematical Thinking and Learning. 5(4). 281–306. 36 indexed citations
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Cobb, Paul, Kay McClain, & Koeno Gravemeijer. (2003). Learning About Statistical Covariation. Cognition and Instruction. 21(1). 1–78. 123 indexed citations
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Sfard, Anna & Kay McClain. (2002). Analyzing Tools: Perspectives on the Role of Designed Artifacts in Mathematics Learning. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 11(2). 34 indexed citations
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Cobb, Paul, et al.. (2002). An analysis of students’ initial statistical understandings: developing a conjectured learning trajectory. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior. 21(3). 339–355. 22 indexed citations
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Sfard, Anna & Kay McClain. (2002). Guest Editor's Introduction: Analyzing Tools: Perspectives on the Role of Designed Artifacts in Mathematics Learning. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 11(2). 153–161. 26 indexed citations
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McClain, Kay & Paul Cobb. (2001). An Analysis of Development of Sociomathematical Norms in One First-Grade Classroom. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 32(3). 236–236. 122 indexed citations
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McClain, Kay, Paul Cobb, & Koeno Gravemeijer. (2000). Supporting Students' Ways of Reasoning about Data.. 19 indexed citations
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McClain, Kay. (2000). An analysis of the teacher's role in supporting the emergence of symbolizations in one first-grade classroom. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior. 19(2). 189–207. 2 indexed citations
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Bowers, Janet, Paul Cobb, & Kay McClain. (1999). The Evolution of Mathematical Practices: A Case Study. Cognition and Instruction. 17(1). 25–66. 68 indexed citations
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McClain, Kay. (1999). Reflecting on Students' Understanding of Data. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. 4(6). 374–380. 7 indexed citations
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Cobb, Paul, et al.. (1998). An Analysis of Students' Statistical Understandings.. 9 indexed citations
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Cobb, Paul, et al.. (1997). Reflective Discourse and Collective Reflection. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 28(3). 258–277. 216 indexed citations
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Cobb, Paul, et al.. (1997). Reflective Discourse and Collective Reflection. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 28(3). 258–258. 141 indexed citations

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