Ala Samarapungavan

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Ala Samarapungavan is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ala Samarapungavan has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Education, 19 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 7 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ala Samarapungavan's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (24 papers), Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (14 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (8 papers). Ala Samarapungavan is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (24 papers), Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (14 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (8 papers). Ala Samarapungavan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and India. Ala Samarapungavan's co-authors include Helen Patrick, Panayota Mantzicopoulos, Clark A. Chinn, Luke A. Buckland, Mary B. Nakhleh, William F. Brewer, Walter P. Vispoel, Rand J. Spiro, Reínout W. Wiers and Stella Vosniadou and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Cognition and Educational Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Ala Samarapungavan

35 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Expanding the Dimensions of Epistemic Cognition: Argument... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Expanding the Dimensions of Epistemic Cognition: Arguments From Philosophy and Psychology
    2011 331 citations Clark A. Chinn, Luke A. Buckland et al. Educational Psychologist profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ala Samarapungavan United States 22 1.7k 1.2k 319 271 161 38 2.2k
Andrée Tiberghien France 19 1.8k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 333 1.0× 186 0.7× 252 1.6× 79 2.3k
Rosária Justi Brazil 20 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 200 0.6× 128 0.5× 139 0.9× 70 2.3k
Grady Venville Australia 25 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 291 0.9× 138 0.5× 189 1.2× 86 2.4k
Stephen P. Norris Canada 27 2.6k 1.5× 1.8k 1.5× 247 0.8× 177 0.7× 375 2.3× 72 3.3k
Larry D. Yore Canada 28 2.3k 1.4× 1.7k 1.4× 214 0.7× 233 0.9× 213 1.3× 98 2.9k
Christina V. Schwarz United States 23 2.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 243 0.8× 124 0.5× 135 0.8× 44 2.7k
Vaughan Prain Australia 31 2.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.2× 332 1.0× 481 1.8× 273 1.7× 110 3.2k
William A. Sandoval United States 20 3.0k 1.8× 2.7k 2.2× 267 0.8× 212 0.8× 367 2.3× 57 4.0k
Richard Gunstone Australia 31 3.0k 1.8× 1.6k 1.4× 303 0.9× 252 0.9× 216 1.3× 113 3.6k
Erin Marie Furtak United States 24 2.4k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 196 0.6× 169 0.6× 122 0.8× 60 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ala Samarapungavan

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All Works

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Samarapungavan, Ala, et al.. (2022). Using technology‐mediated inquiry to help young learners reimagine the visible world through simple particle models. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 60(2). 390–422. 4 indexed citations
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Roegman, Rachel, et al.. (2018). Color-Neutral Disaggregation? Principals’ Practices Around Disaggregating Data From Three School Districts. Educational Administration Quarterly. 54(4). 559–588. 13 indexed citations
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Moon, Sidney M., et al.. (2015). Using Design-Based Research in Gifted Education. Gifted Child Quarterly. 59(3). 190–200. 15 indexed citations
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Mantzicopoulos, Panayota, Helen Patrick, & Ala Samarapungavan. (2013). Science Literacy in School and Home Contexts: Kindergarteners’ Science Achievement and Motivation. Cognition and Instruction. 31(1). 62–119. 47 indexed citations
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Chinn, Clark A., Luke A. Buckland, & Ala Samarapungavan. (2011). Expanding the Dimensions of Epistemic Cognition: Arguments From Philosophy and Psychology. Educational Psychologist. 46(3). 141–167. 331 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mantzicopoulos, Panayota, Ala Samarapungavan, & Helen Patrick. (2009). “We Learn How to Predict and be a Scientist”: Early Science Experiences and Kindergarten Children's Social Meanings About Science. Cognition and Instruction. 27(4). 312–369. 45 indexed citations
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Patrick, Helen, Panayota Mantzicopoulos, & Ala Samarapungavan. (2009). Reading, Writing, and Conducting Inquiry about Science in Kindergarten.. Young children. 64(6). 32–38. 4 indexed citations
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Mansoor, Awais, et al.. (2009). AccessScope project: Accessible light microscope for users with upper limb mobility or visual impairments. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 5(2). 143–152. 11 indexed citations
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Chinn, Clark A. & Ala Samarapungavan. (2009). Conceptual Change—Multiple Routes, Multiple Mechanisms: A Commentary on Ohlsson (2009). Educational Psychologist. 44(1). 48–57. 25 indexed citations
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Mantzicopoulos, Panayota, Helen Patrick, & Ala Samarapungavan. (2008). Young children's motivational beliefs about learning science. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 23(3). 378–394. 119 indexed citations
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Patrick, Helen, Panayota Mantzicopoulos, & Ala Samarapungavan. (2008). Motivation for learning science in kindergarten: Is there a gender gap and does integrated inquiry and literacy instruction make a difference. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 46(2). 166–191. 136 indexed citations
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Samarapungavan, Ala, et al.. (2008). Wolves are Beautiful and Proud. Journal of Museum Education. 33(2). 199–207. 8 indexed citations
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Nakhleh, Mary B., et al.. (2005). Middle school students' beliefs about matter. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 42(5). 581–612. 109 indexed citations
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Bodner, George M., et al.. (2000). The Freshman Engineering Experience: The Student Voice. 1 indexed citations
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Nakhleh, Mary B. & Ala Samarapungavan. (1999). Elementary school children's beliefs about matter. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 36(7). 777–805. 93 indexed citations
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Samarapungavan, Ala. (1992). Children's judgments in theory choice tasks: Scientific rationality in childhood. Cognition. 45(1). 1–32. 79 indexed citations
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Samarapungavan, Ala, et al.. (1989). The performance of congenitally blind children in cognitive developmental tasks. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 7(2). 129–139. 10 indexed citations
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Spiro, Rand J., et al.. (1987). Knowledge acquisition for application : cognitive flexibility and transfer in complex content domains. Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 258 indexed citations

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