Amanda Sullivan

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Amanda Sullivan is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Education and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Amanda Sullivan has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Computer Science Applications, 14 papers in Education and 7 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Amanda Sullivan's work include Teaching and Learning Programming (19 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (12 papers) and Gender and Technology in Education (7 papers). Amanda Sullivan is often cited by papers focused on Teaching and Learning Programming (19 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (12 papers) and Gender and Technology in Education (7 papers). Amanda Sullivan collaborates with scholars based in United States. Amanda Sullivan's co-authors include Marina Umaschi Bers, Elizabeth R. Kazakoff, Marina Umashi Bers, Kenneth T. H. Lee, Amanda Strawhacker, Orit Shaer and Merredith Portsmore and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, Early Childhood Education Journal and International Journal of Technology and Design Education.

In The Last Decade

Amanda Sullivan

22 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Computational thinking and tinkering: Exploration of an early childhood robotics curriculum

2013 652 citations Marina Umaschi Bers, Elizabeth R. Kazakoff et al. Computers & Education profile →
Robotics in the early childhood classroom: learning outcomes from an 8-week robotics curriculum in pre-kindergarten through second grade

2015 284 citations Amanda Sullivan, Marina Umaschi Bers International Journal of Technology and Design Education profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Amanda Sullivan	1.9k	897	640	461	211	22	2.4k
Elizabeth R. Kazakoff	1.2k 0.7×	606 0.7×	472 0.7×	327 0.7×	111 0.5×	15	1.6k
Stavros Demetriadis	1.2k 0.6×	751 0.8×	921 1.4×	388 0.8×	79 0.4×	99	2.2k
Amon Millner	1.7k 0.9×	317 0.4×	796 1.2×	424 0.9×	48 0.2×	13	2.1k
Özgen Korkmaz	893 0.5×	669 0.7×	549 0.9×	278 0.6×	39 0.2×	145	1.7k
Caitlin Kelleher	1.6k 0.8×	212 0.2×	871 1.4×	523 1.1×	42 0.2×	65	2.4k
‪Marcos Román-González‬	2.1k 1.1×	369 0.4×	1.0k 1.6×	411 0.9×	21 0.1×	55	2.5k
Ting‐Chia Hsu	900 0.5×	708 0.8×	939 1.5×	828 1.8×	52 0.2×	60	2.4k
Lynda Thomas	2.6k 1.4×	447 0.5×	1.2k 1.9×	902 2.0×	16 0.1×	66	3.1k
José Manuel Sáez López	740 0.4×	366 0.4×	490 0.8×	431 0.9×	33 0.2×	77	1.3k
Alejandra J. Magana	652 0.4×	548 0.6×	418 0.7×	236 0.5×	42 0.2×	203	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amanda Sullivan

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sullivan, Amanda & Marina Umashi Bers. (2019). Computer Science Education in Early Childhood: The Case of ScratchJr. Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in Practice. 18. 113–138. 39 indexed citations

Sullivan, Amanda & Marina Umashi Bers. (2019). VEX Robotics Competitions: Gender Differences in Student Attitudes and Experiences. Journal of Information Technology Education Research. 18. 97–112. 26 indexed citations

Strawhacker, Amanda, et al.. (2018). Enhancing Children's Interest and Knowledge in Bioengineering through an Interactive Videogame. Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in Practice. 17. 55–81. 11 indexed citations

Sullivan, Amanda & Marina Umashi Bers. (2018). The Impact of Teacher Gender on Girls’ Performance on Programming Tasks in Early Elementary School. Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in Practice. 17. 153–162. 21 indexed citations

Sullivan, Amanda & Marina Umaschi Bers. (2018). Investigating the use of robotics to increase girls’ interest in engineering during early elementary school. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 29(5). 1033–1051. 100 indexed citations

Sullivan, Amanda, et al.. (2017). BacToMars. 623–628. 4 indexed citations

Sullivan, Amanda & Marina Umaschi Bers. (2017). Dancing robots: integrating art, music, and robotics in Singapore’s early childhood centers. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 28(2). 325–346. 162 indexed citations

Sullivan, Amanda, et al.. (2016). Programming with the KIBO Robotics Kit in Preschool Classrooms. Computers in the Schools. 33(3). 169–186. 83 indexed citations

Strawhacker, Amanda, Amanda Sullivan, & Merredith Portsmore. (2016). Billund builds music: An engineering education initiative in Danish Kindergartens. 22. 257–261. 3 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Amanda & Marina Umashi Bers. (2016). Girls, Boys, and Bots: Gender Differences in Young Children’s Performance on Robotics and Programming Tasks. Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in Practice. 15. 145–165. 92 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Amanda, et al.. (2015). KIBO robot demo. 418–421. 87 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Amanda & Marina Umaschi Bers. (2015). Robotics in the early childhood classroom: learning outcomes from an 8-week robotics curriculum in pre-kindergarten through second grade. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 26(1). 3–20. 284 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sullivan, Amanda, et al.. (2014). Implementing a Robotics Curriculum in an Early Childhood Montessori Classroom. Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in Practice. 13. 153–169. 65 indexed citations

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Bers, Marina Umaschi, et al.. (2013). Ready for Robotics: Bringing Together the T and E of STEM in Early Childhood Teacher Education.. The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education. 21(3). 355–377. 114 indexed citations

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Bers, Marina Umaschi, et al.. (2013). Computational thinking and tinkering: Exploration of an early childhood robotics curriculum. Computers & Education. 72. 145–157. 652 indexed citations breakdown →

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Strawhacker, Amanda, Amanda Sullivan, & Marina Umaschi Bers. (2013). TUI, GUI, HUI. 309–312. 26 indexed citations

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Lee, Kenneth T. H., Amanda Sullivan, & Marina Umaschi Bers. (2013). Collaboration by Design: Using Robotics to Foster Social Interaction in Kindergarten. Computers in the Schools. 30(3). 271–281. 67 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Amanda, Elizabeth R. Kazakoff, & Marina Umashi Bers. (2013). The Wheels on the Bot go Round and Round: Robotics Curriculum in Pre-Kindergarten. Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in Practice. 12. 203–219. 87 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Amanda & Marina Umaschi Bers. (2012). Gender differences in kindergarteners’ robotics and programming achievement. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 23(3). 691–702. 112 indexed citations

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Kazakoff, Elizabeth R., Amanda Sullivan, & Marina Umaschi Bers. (2012). The Effect of a Classroom-Based Intensive Robotics and Programming Workshop on Sequencing Ability in Early Childhood. Early Childhood Education Journal. 41(4). 245–255. 291 indexed citations

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