Allan Collins

27.3k citations
58 papers · 15.4k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 27

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Papers in

Allan Collins

52 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

Design Research: Theoretical and Methodological Issues 2004 · 1.2k citations
1.2k19882026200020132.5k5.0k7.5k

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Allan Collins
Comparison fields: 5 of 177
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 6.9k
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics 959
  • Computer Science Applications 1.9k
  • Education 8.5k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.3k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 20143
2
Moving forward: the learning sciences and the future of education
20060
3 20032
4
Learning Communities In Classrooms: A Reconceptualization of Educational Practice
1999232
5 19992
6
Epistemic Fluency and Constructivist Learning Environments.
199562
7
Goal-Based Scenarios and the Problem of Situated Learning: A Commentary on Andersen Consulting's Design of Goal-Based Scenarios.
199426
8
Design Issues for Learning Environments.
1993120
9
Design-experiments for infusing technology into learning
199220
10
COGNITIVE APPRENTICESHIP: MAKING THINKING VISIBLE
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1991942
11
The Role of Computer Technology in Restructuring Schools.
1991143
12
Similarity and Analogical Reasoning
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19891600
13
Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning
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19898313
14 198940
15
Cognitive Apprenticeship
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1988901
16 19862
17 19812
18 19777
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The analysis of reading tasks and texts
197737
20 19752

About Allan Collins

Allan Collins is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Computer Science Applications, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Education and General Decision Sciences, having authored 58 papers that have together received 15.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (14 papers), Online and Blended Learning (7 papers), Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning (5 papers), Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (5 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 papers), Education and Technology Integration (5 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (4 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (6.9k citations), Human Factors and Ergonomics (959 citations), Computer Science Applications (1.9k citations), Education (8.5k citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.3k citations). Allan Collins has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Philippines and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include John Seely Brown, Paul Duguid, Katerine Bielaczyc, Diana Joseph, John R. Frederiksen, Richard Halverson, William D. Ferguson, Dedre Gentner, Lance J. Rips and Ryszard S. Michalski. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the Learning Sciences, Educational Researcher, Educational Psychologist, Thinking Skills and Creativity and Human Development.

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