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Amy J. Hackenberg

Social Sciences · Indiana University

Publications

41

Citations

963

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Amy J. Hackenberg studies how middle school students learn and reason about mathematics, with a focus on concepts like fractions, multiplication, and working with unknown quantities (early algebra). Her work also examines teaching practices, including how to differentiate and tailor math instruction so it responds to the varied ways individual students think.

Mathematics education for middle school studentsStudents' mathematical reasoning (units, fractions, unknowns)Differentiated and responsive teaching practicesCognitive development in math learningPiagetian (genetic epistemology) perspectives on learning

Publication activity has been intermittent over the past decade, with a recent uptick to five papers in 2024, though the five-year average is modest at about 1.2 per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 4 publications17182019: 1 publication192020: 4 publications202021: 2 publications21222023: 1 publication232024: 5 publications5242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Journal of Mathematical Behavior×5
  • Research in mathematics education×3
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University)×3
  • Educational Studies in Mathematics×2
  • Mathematical Thinking and Learning×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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