Michael K. Thomas

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Michael K. Thomas is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael K. Thomas has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Education, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael K. Thomas's work include Educational Games and Gamification (5 papers), Innovative Education and Learning Practices (4 papers) and Teaching and Learning Programming (4 papers). Michael K. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Educational Games and Gamification (5 papers), Innovative Education and Learning Practices (4 papers) and Teaching and Learning Programming (4 papers). Michael K. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Uruguay. Michael K. Thomas's co-authors include Sasha A. Barab, Tyler Dodge, Hakan Tüzün, Markeda Newell, Kurt Squire, Xun Ge, Mohamed Shehab, Craig Jackson, Patricia L. Hardré and Katrina Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Educational Technology Research and Development, Journal of the Learning Sciences and Journal of Educational Computing Research.

In The Last Decade

Michael K. Thomas

26 papers receiving 971 citations

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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.

Making learning fun: Quest Atlantis, a game without guns

2005 576 citations Sasha A. Barab, Michael K. Thomas et al. Educational Technology Research and Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael K. Thomas United States	13	606	508	242	225	173	27	1.1k
Tyler Dodge United States	7	569 0.9×	322 0.6×	242 1.0×	182 0.8×	149 0.9×	9	895
Hakan Tüzün Türkiye	13	935 1.5×	540 1.1×	350 1.4×	301 1.3×	245 1.4×	58	1.5k
Atsusi Hirumi United States	14	704 1.2×	537 1.1×	187 0.8×	269 1.2×	73 0.4×	41	1.2k
Youngkyun Baek United States	17	570 0.9×	506 1.0×	202 0.8×	374 1.7×	116 0.7×	45	1.4k
Diana Joseph United States	7	698 1.2×	778 1.5×	175 0.7×	273 1.2×	64 0.4×	13	1.4k
Kenneth E. Hay United States	14	624 1.0×	689 1.4×	105 0.4×	223 1.0×	165 1.0×	21	1.3k
Melissa Gresalfi United States	17	762 1.3×	960 1.9×	297 1.2×	235 1.0×	71 0.4×	48	1.5k
Meng‐Tzu Cheng Taiwan	16	976 1.6×	449 0.9×	326 1.3×	337 1.5×	202 1.2×	22	1.4k
Barbara B. Lockee United States	18	374 0.6×	777 1.5×	198 0.8×	247 1.1×	84 0.5×	58	1.4k
James M. Laffey United States	24	510 0.8×	935 1.8×	314 1.3×	298 1.3×	143 0.8×	86	1.7k

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Liu, Katrina, Michael K. Thomas, & Richard A. Miller. (2024). Preparing White Teachers for Anti-Racist Education.

Thomas, Michael K.. (2020). It's Time for a Safe Return to Campus.. 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Michael K., et al.. (2019). Educational Design Research for the Development of a Collectible Card Game for Cybersecurity Learning. 3(1). 27–38. 9 indexed citations

Tüzün, Hakan, Sasha A. Barab, & Michael K. Thomas. (2019). Reconsidering the motivation of learners in educational computer game contexts. Turkish Journal of Education. 8(2). 129–159. 13 indexed citations

Li, Feifei, et al.. (2017). Validating the Inventory of School Motivation with Mainland Chinese Students. Frontiers in Education. 2. 2 indexed citations

Thomas, Michael K. & Katrina Liu. (2012). The Performance of Reflection: A Grounded Analysis of Prospective Teachers' ePortfolios.. The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education. 20(3). 305–330. 21 indexed citations

Thomas, Michael K., et al.. (2012). Between Purpose and Method: A Review of Educational Research on 3D Virtual Worlds. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research. 5(1). 43 indexed citations

Thomas, Michael K., et al.. (2012). Neoliberalism, globalization, and creative educational destruction in Taiwan. Educational Technology Research and Development. 61(1). 107–129. 3 indexed citations

Thomas, Michael K., et al.. (2011). The Reporting of the September 11 th Terrorist Attacks in American Social Studies Textbooks: A Muslim Perspective. The High School journal. 95(1). 15–33. 16 indexed citations

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Thomas, Michael K., et al.. (2011). Smart Schools for saving the soul: a juxtaposition of neofundamentalist and neoliberal discourse concentrations in contemporary Malaysia. Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 32(4). 513–529. 2 indexed citations

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Lytras, Miltiadis D., Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, David Avison, et al.. (2010). Technology Enhanced Learning. Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform. Communications in computer and information science. 12 indexed citations

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Thomas, Michael K., Sasha A. Barab, & Hakan Tüzün. (2009). Developing Critical Implementations of Technology-Rich Innovations: A Cross-Case Study of the Implementation of Quest Atlantis. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 41(2). 125–153. 14 indexed citations

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Thomas, Michael K. & Katrina Liu. (2008). Reflective Practice or Just Plain Bragging?: A Grounded Approach to the Implementation of Student Teacher Reflection in ePortfolios. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. 2008(1). 3249–3256. 1 indexed citations

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Hardré, Patricia L., Xun Ge, & Michael K. Thomas. (2008). An Investigation of Development Toward Instructional Design Expertise. Performance Improvement Quarterly. 19(4). 63–90. 37 indexed citations

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Barab, Sasha A., Tyler Dodge, Michael K. Thomas, Craig Jackson, & Hakan Tüzün. (2007). Our Designs and the Social Agendas They Carry. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 16(2). 263–305. 76 indexed citations

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Martin, James E., et al.. (2007). The Burden of Acting White. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals. 30(3). 134–146. 10 indexed citations

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Hardré, Patricia L., Xun Ge, & Michael K. Thomas. (2005). Toward a Theory of the Development of Expertise in Instructional Design. SHAREOK (University of Oklahoma). 6 indexed citations

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Barab, Sasha A., Michael K. Thomas, Tyler Dodge, Kurt Squire, & Markeda Newell. (2004). Critical Design Ethnography: Designing for Change. Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 35(2). 254–268. 124 indexed citations

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Thomas, Michael K.. (2003). Designers’ dilemmas: The tripartheid responsibility of the instructional designer. TechTrends. 47(6). 34–39. 5 indexed citations

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Barab, Sasha A., et al.. (2001). Online Learning: From Information Dissemination to Fostering Collaboration. The Journal of Interactive Learning Research. 12(1). 105. 69 indexed citations

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