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David J. Purpura

Mathematics · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2007
Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentReading and Literacy DevelopmentMathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesParental Involvement in Education

Publications

171

Citations

5,887

Est. group size

~11

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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David J. Purpura studies how young children develop early math skills and how the home environment—including parents' activities, language, and attitudes like math anxiety—shapes that development. Much of the recent work focuses on measuring the 'home numeracy environment,' with particular attention to Latine/Spanish-speaking and dual-language-learner families, and evaluating curricula designed to boost early math learning. This work spans early childhood education, developmental psychology, and educational measurement.

Early math cognitive developmentHome numeracy/learning environmentDual language learners and math assessmentMath anxiety and family attitudesEarly childhood curriculum evaluation

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from around 7-8 papers per year in 2017-2018 to a sustained higher rate of roughly 12-18 per year from 2021 onward.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.4/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 12 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 24 publications24212022: 12 publications222023: 18 publications232024: 13 publications242025: 15 publications252026: 9 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology×17
  • Infant and Child Development×9
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly×8
  • Frontiers in Psychology×7
  • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology×7
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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