Laura Brinker Kent
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Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
Also affiliated: University of South Carolina (2000)
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Laura B. Kent's research focuses on understanding and improving mathematics education for middle school students and teachers. She investigates students' computational strategies and preferences for addition and subtraction problems, particularly when given a free-choice format. Kent also examines middle school teachers' approaches to proportional reasoning, including their preferences and methods for sequencing student strategies during whole-class discussions.
Her work is supported by federal funding, including a significant grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling $1,444,960. This NSF award, for which she serves as Co-PI, aims to enhance STEM teacher agency through authentic experiences in mathematics and science. Kent maintains an active lab website to disseminate her research and findings.
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- h-index: 8
- Publications: 24
- Citations: 156
Positions
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Associate Professor of Mathematics Education 2006–presentUniversity of Arkansas at Fayetteville Curriculum and Instruction ORCID
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Associate Professor 2006–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Curriculum and Instruction ORCID
Selected Publications
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What Do You Mean by the “Fancy 1?” (2025)
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Facilitating curiosity (2025)
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Students’ computation strategy preferences for multi-digit addition and subtraction problems using a free-choice format (2023)
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Attaining philosophical alignment: Localizing systemic change through adaptive professional development (2019)
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Examining Mathematics Classroom Interactions: Elevating Student Roles in Teaching and Learning (2017)
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Responding to student thinking: Enhancing mathematics instruction through classroom based professional development (2016)
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Change in the Era of Common Core Standards: A Mathematics Teacher’s Journey (2015)1 citation OpenAlex
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Students’ Thinking and the Depth of the Mathematics Curriculum (2014)
Federal Grants 1 $1,444,960 total
Enhancement of STEM Teacher Agency Through Authentic Experiences in Mathematics and Science
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- Responding to student thinking: Enhancing mathematics instruction through classroom based professional development
- Responding to student thinking: Enhancing mathematics instruction through classroom based professional development
- What Do You Mean by the “Fancy 1?”
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