Susan B. Empson

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Susan B. Empson is a scholar working on Education, Statistics and Probability and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan B. Empson has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Education, 25 papers in Statistics and Probability and 5 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Susan B. Empson's work include Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (27 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (24 papers) and Education and Technology Integration (10 papers). Susan B. Empson is often cited by papers focused on Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (27 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (24 papers) and Education and Technology Integration (10 papers). Susan B. Empson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Susan B. Empson's co-authors include Thomas P. Carpenter, Megan L. Franke, Élizabeth Fennema, Linda Levi, Victoria R. Jacobs, Erin E. Turner, Higinio Domínguez, Ruth Steinberg, Nicole Shechtman and Jessica H. Hunt and has published in prestigious journals such as American Educational Research Journal, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education and Cognition and Instruction.

In The Last Decade

Susan B. Empson

30 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction

1999 537 citations Thomas P. Carpenter, Élizabeth Fennema et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
A Longitudinal Study of Learning to Use Children's Thinking in Mathematics Instruction

1996 516 citations Élizabeth Fennema, Thomas P. Carpenter et al. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan B. Empson United States	18	2.1k	1.0k	586	185	106	32	2.3k
Victoria R. Jacobs United States	15	2.1k 1.0×	871 0.9×	570 1.0×	175 0.9×	204 1.9×	35	2.4k
Mike Askew Sweden	16	1.6k 0.8×	661 0.7×	442 0.8×	161 0.9×	135 1.3×	69	1.9k
John Mason United Kingdom	24	2.1k 1.0×	910 0.9×	598 1.0×	139 0.8×	164 1.5×	87	2.4k
Diana Wearne United States	18	1.7k 0.8×	836 0.8×	544 0.9×	132 0.7×	166 1.6×	30	1.9k
Eric Knuth United States	30	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	762 1.3×	285 1.5×	228 2.2×	72	2.6k
Orit Zaslavsky United States	22	1.9k 0.9×	962 1.0×	583 1.0×	143 0.8×	161 1.5×	75	2.3k
Patricio Herbst United States	23	1.5k 0.7×	470 0.5×	446 0.8×	105 0.6×	86 0.8×	129	1.8k
Robert E. Reys United States	26	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	461 0.8×	333 1.8×	128 1.2×	148	2.4k
Marja van den Heuvel‐Panhuizen Netherlands	26	2.0k 1.0×	931 0.9×	541 0.9×	659 3.6×	167 1.6×	87	2.5k
Mark Hoover United States	8	3.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	445 0.8×	289 1.6×	92 0.9×	12	3.3k

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All Works

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Jacobs, Victoria R. & Susan B. Empson. (2025). Connecting expertise in noticing children’s mathematical thinking and conducting whole-class discussions. ZDM. 58(1-2). 247–261.

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Jacobs, Victoria R., et al.. (2022). Profiles of teachers’ expertise in professional noticing of children’s mathematical thinking. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. 27(3). 295–324. 18 indexed citations

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Empson, Susan B., et al.. (2021). “I stewed over that number set for like an hour last night”: Purposeful selection of numbers for fraction story problems. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior. 64. 100909–100909. 6 indexed citations

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Empson, Susan B., et al.. (2020). Unit Fractions as Superheroes for Instruction. Mathematics Teacher Learning and Teaching PK-12. 113(4). 278–286. 6 indexed citations

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Empson, Susan B., et al.. (2016). Teachers' Knowledge of Children's Strategies for Equal Sharing Fraction Problems.. Proceedings of the ... PME Conference.

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Empson, Susan B., et al.. (2015). The Richness of Children's Fraction Strategies. Teaching Children Mathematics. 22(2). 84–90. 5 indexed citations

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Jacobs, Victoria R. & Susan B. Empson. (2015). Responding to children’s mathematical thinking in the moment: an emerging framework of teaching moves. ZDM. 48(1-2). 185–197. 121 indexed citations

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Hunt, Jessica H. & Susan B. Empson. (2014). Exploratory Study of Informal Strategies for Equal Sharing Problems of Students With Learning Disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly. 38(4). 208–220. 36 indexed citations

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Empson, Susan B.. (2014). Responsive Teaching from the Inside Out: Teaching Base Ten to Young Children. Investigations in Mathematics Learning. 7(1). 23–53. 5 indexed citations

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Turner, Erin E., et al.. (2013). Latino/a bilinguals and their teachers developing a shared communicative space. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 84(3). 349–370. 15 indexed citations

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Turner, Erin E., et al.. (2013). English Learners' Participation in Mathematical Discussion: Shifting Positionings and Dynamic Identities. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 44(1). 199–234. 89 indexed citations

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Empson, Susan B.. (2011). On the idea of Learning Trajectories: Promises and Pitfalls. The Mathematics Enthusiast. 8(3). 571–596. 18 indexed citations

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Roschelle, Jeremy, et al.. (2010). Equity in scaling up SimCalc: investigating differences in student learning and classroom implementation. International Conference of Learning Sciences. 333–340. 4 indexed citations

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Turner, Erin E., et al.. (2007). The Power of Paper- Folding Tasks: Supporting Multiplicative Thinking and Rich Mathematical Discussion. 3 indexed citations

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Steinberg, Ruth, Susan B. Empson, & Thomas P. Carpenter. (2004). Inquiry into Children's Mathematical Thinking as a Means to Teacher Change. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. 7(3). 237–267. 63 indexed citations

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Empson, Susan B.. (2001). Equal Sharing and the Roots of Fraction Equivalence. Teaching Children Mathematics. 7(7). 421–425. 12 indexed citations

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Carpenter, Thomas P., Élizabeth Fennema, Megan L. Franke, Linda Levi, & Susan B. Empson. (2000). Cognitively Guided Instruction: A Research-Based Teacher Professional Development Program for Elementary School Mathematics. Research Report.. 57 indexed citations

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Carpenter, Thomas P., Élizabeth Fennema, Megan L. Franke, Linda Levi, & Susan B. Empson. (1999). Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carpenter, Thomas P., Megan L. Franke, Victoria R. Jacobs, Élizabeth Fennema, & Susan B. Empson. (1998). A Longitudinal Study of Invention and Understanding in Children's Multidigit Addition and Subtraction. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 29(1). 3–3. 223 indexed citations

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Carpenter, Thomas P., Megan L. Franke, Victoria R. Jacobs, Élizabeth Fennema, & Susan B. Empson. (1998). A Longitudinal Study of Invention and Understanding in Children's Multidigit Addition and Subtraction. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 29(1). 3–20. 25 indexed citations

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