Anna Sfard

14.1k citations
68 papers · 7.9k · 5 hit papers · h-index 28

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Papers in

    • Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques 36
    • Education and Technology Integration 9
    • Education and Critical Thinking Development 7
    • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies 5
    • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods 24

Anna Sfard

62 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Anna Sfard's Hit Papers

Thinking as Communicating 2008 · 577 citations
5770+11+23Years since publication50010001.5k2.0k

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Anna Sfard
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  • Human Factors and Ergonomics 922
  • Theoretical Computer Science 325
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 2.6k
  • Education 6.1k
  • Statistics and Probability 1.6k
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All Works

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On Two Metaphors for Learning and the Dangers of Choosing Just One
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19982165
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On the dual nature of mathematical conceptions: Reflections on processes and objects as different sides of the same coin
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19911129
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Telling Identities: In Search of an Analytic Tool for Investigating Learning as a Culturally Shaped Activity
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2005975
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Thinking as Communicating
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Thinking as Communicating: Human Development, the Growth of Discourses, and Mathematizing
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2008503
6 1998348
7 2007232
8 1994219
9 2001196
10 2001156
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Reification as the birth of metaphor
1994125
12 1995113
13 200098
14 201888
15 200584
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Learning Mathematics through Conversation: Is It as Good as They Say?.
199883
17 200082
18 201269
19 201256
20 200541

About Anna Sfard

Anna Sfard is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Statistics and Probability, having authored 68 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (36 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (24 papers), Innovative Education and Learning Practices (10 papers), Education and Technology Integration (9 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (8 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (7 papers), History and Theory of Mathematics (6 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Human Factors and Ergonomics (922 citations), Theoretical Computer Science (325 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (2.6k citations), Education (6.1k citations) and Statistics and Probability (1.6k citations). Anna Sfard has collaborated with scholars based in Israel, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Anna Prusak, Carolyn Kieran, Liora Linchevski, Kay McClain, Einat Heyd‐Metzuyanim, Ellice Ann Forman, Paul Cobb, Pearla Nesher, Leen Streefland and John Mason. Their work appears in journals such as Educational Studies in Mathematics, Journal of the Learning Sciences, International Journal of Educational Research, Educational Researcher and Mind Culture and Activity.

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