Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 26.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) in the context of education research, focusing on the knowledge and skills required by teachers to effectively teach specific content areas. The cluster delves into topics such as technological pedagogical content knowledge, teacher professional development, mathematics instruction, classroom discourse, and lesson study.
- Pedagogical Content Knowledge
- Teacher Knowledge
- Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
- Mathematics Instruction
- Teacher Professional Development
- Educational Technology
- Classroom Discourse
- Teacher Learning
- Lesson Study
- Mathematics Education
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques research?
By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (1.1k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 Indonesia 1.1k works
- 3 Germany 326 works
- 4 Türkiye 306 works
- 5 Brazil 288 works
- 6 China 178 works
- 7 France 161 works
- 8 Spain 156 works
- 9 United Kingdom 138 works
- 10 South Africa 126 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Indonesia University of Education publishes the most Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques research, followed by State University of Malang and Universitas Negeri Surabaya.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 100 works
- 2 State University of MalangIndonesia 54 works
- 3 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 46 works
- 4 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 39 works
- 5 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia 35 works
- 6 State University of SemarangIndonesia 33 works
- 7 Sriwijaya UniversityIndonesia 26 works
- 8 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 26 works
- 9 University of MünsterGermany 26 works
- 10 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques include Richard E. Mayer, Keith F. Widaman and Gordon H. Bower.
- 1 Richard E. Mayer United States 4.7k citations
- 2 Keith F. Widaman United States 2.6k citations
- 3 Gordon H. Bower United States 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques research done?
The largest centres of Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Bandung (Indonesia), Malang (Indonesia), Yogyakarta (Indonesia) and Ankara (Türkiye).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Rwanda, University of Delaware and Indonesia University of Education score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of RwandaRwanda | 71.2 | 54.7% | 28.0× | 12 | — |
| 2 | University of DelawareUnited States | 68.4 | 47.0% | 11.8× | 20 | +96.8% |
| 3 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia | 67.1 | 12.9% | 17.2× | 100 | +3572.2% |
| 4 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 65.3 | 34.8% | 8.5× | 16 | +327.7% |
| 5 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael | 65.2 | 44.7% | 12.8× | 10 | +89.8% |
| 6 | University of Education FreiburgGermany | 62.9 | 48.0% | 76.8× | 10 | +97.6% |
| 7 | University of MünsterGermany | 62.6 | 28.1% | 13.3× | 26 | +116.1% |
| 8 | Texas State UniversityUnited States | 62.5 | 47.2% | 16.3× | 11 | +72.3% |
| 9 | Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia | 62.4 | 15.3% | 10.5× | 46 | +1792.0% |
| 10 | University of AgderNorway | 61.2 | 35.4% | 22.1× | 13 | +82.1% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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