Richard R. Skemp

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
18 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Richard R. Skemp is a scholar working on Education, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard R. Skemp has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Education, 2 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 1 paper in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. Recurrent topics in Richard R. Skemp's work include Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (3 papers), Educational Outcomes and Influences (1 paper) and Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology (1 paper). Richard R. Skemp is often cited by papers focused on Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (3 papers), Educational Outcomes and Influences (1 paper) and Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology (1 paper). Richard R. Skemp collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and China. Richard R. Skemp's co-authors include E. A. Lunzer and H. Kay and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Educational Psychology, British Journal of Educational Studies and Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Richard R. Skemp

17 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Relational Understanding and Instrumental Understanding

1978 575 citations Richard R. Skemp The Arithmetic Teacher profile →
Relational Understanding and Instrumental Understanding

2006 524 citations Richard R. Skemp Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School profile →
The Psychology of Learning Mathematics: Expanded American Edition

1986 509 citations Richard R. Skemp Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard R. Skemp United Kingdom	11	1.8k	723	427	287	173	18	2.1k
Jane O. Swafford United States	12	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	516 1.2×	479 1.7×	172 1.0×	24	2.5k
Robert E. Reys United States	26	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 2.0×	461 1.1×	333 1.2×	128 0.7×	148	2.4k
Merlyn J. Behr Cameroon	24	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	386 0.9×	193 0.7×	111 0.6×	65	1.9k
Leslie P. Steffe United States	20	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 2.1×	661 1.5×	209 0.7×	127 0.7×	81	2.5k
John Mason United Kingdom	24	2.1k 1.2×	910 1.3×	598 1.4×	139 0.5×	164 0.9×	87	2.4k
Patrick W Thompson Cyprus	29	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 2.1×	607 1.4×	200 0.7×	119 0.7×	96	2.8k
Mike Askew Sweden	16	1.6k 0.9×	661 0.9×	442 1.0×	161 0.6×	135 0.8×	69	1.9k
Orit Zaslavsky United States	22	1.9k 1.1×	962 1.3×	583 1.4×	143 0.5×	161 0.9×	75	2.3k
Guershon Harel United States	27	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.8×	518 1.2×	248 0.9×	94 0.5×	73	2.5k
Mogens Niss Denmark	21	1.6k 0.9×	543 0.8×	510 1.2×	179 0.6×	126 0.7×	52	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Richard R. Skemp

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard R. Skemp

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All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Skemp, Richard R.. (2012). Mathematics as an Activity of our Intelligence. 149–158.

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Skemp, Richard R.. (2012). The Psychology of Learning Mathematics. 174 indexed citations

3.

Skemp, Richard R.. (2012). The Silent Music of Mathematics. 213–214. 4 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R.. (2012). Communicating Mathematics Surface Structures and Deep Structures. 184–190. 9 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R.. (2012). The Formation of Mathematical Concepts. 17–29. 1 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R.. (2006). Relational Understanding and Instrumental Understanding. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. 12(2). 88–95. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Skemp, Richard R.. (2002). Mathematics in the Primary School. 62 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R.. (1986). The Psychology of Learning Mathematics: Expanded American Edition. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Skemp, Richard R.. (1981). Theories and Methodologies.. 4 indexed citations

10.

Lunzer, E. A. & Richard R. Skemp. (1980). Intelligence, Learning and Action. British Journal of Educational Studies. 28(3). 248–248. 133 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R., et al.. (1979). Psicología del aprendizaje de las matemáticas. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 10 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R., et al.. (1979). The Psychology of Learning Mathematics. The Two-Year College Mathematics Journal. 10(1). 44–44. 9 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R.. (1979). Intelligence, learning, and action: A foundation for theory and practice in education. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 49 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R.. (1978). Relational Understanding and Instrumental Understanding. The Arithmetic Teacher. 26(3). 9–15. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

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Skemp, Richard R.. (1975). Goals of Learning and Qualities of Understanding. PubMed. 137(1). 171–14. 40 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R.. (1962). THE NEED FOR A SCHEMATIC LEARNING THEORY. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 32(P2). 133–142. 14 indexed citations

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Skemp, Richard R.. (1961). REFLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE AND MATHEMATICS. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 31(P1). 45–55. 13 indexed citations

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Kay, H. & Richard R. Skemp. (1956). Different Thresholds for Recognition—Further Experiments on Interpolated Recall and Recognition. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 8(4). 153–162. 9 indexed citations

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