| Bringing engineering design into high school science classrooms: The heating/cooling unit XS Apedoe, B Reynolds, MR Ellefson, CD Schunn Journal of science education and technology 17, 454-465, 2008 | 490 | 2008 |
| The role of sequential learning in language evolution: Computational and experimental studies MH Christiansen, RAC Dale, MR Ellefson, CM Conway Simulating the evolution of language, 165-187, 2002 | 147 | 2002 |
| Learning to label letters by sounds or names: A comparison of England and the United States MR Ellefson, R Treiman, B Kessler Journal of experimental child psychology 102 (3), 323-341, 2009 | 117 | 2009 |
| Linguistic adaptation without linguistic constraints: The role of sequential learning in language evolution MH Christiansen, M Ellefson The transition to language, ed. A. Wray, 335-58, 2002 | 95 | 2002 |
| Efficiency of executive function: a two-generation cross-cultural comparison of samples from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom MR Ellefson, FFY Ng, Q Wang, C Hughes Psychological science 28 (5), 555-566, 2017 | 91 | 2017 |
| Asymmetrical switch costs in children MR Ellefson, LR Shapiro, N Chater Cognitive Development 21 (2), 108-130, 2006 | 91 | 2006 |
| Learning together while designing: Does group size make a difference? XS Apedoe, MR Ellefson, CD Schunn Journal of Science Education and Technology 21, 83-94, 2012 | 66 | 2012 |
| Design‐based learning for biology: genetic engineering experience improves understanding of gene expression MR Ellefson, RA Brinker, VJ Vernacchio, CD Schunn Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 36 (4), 292-298, 2008 | 66 | 2008 |
| Simplifying reading: Applying the simplicity principle to reading JI Vousden, MR Ellefson, J Solity, N Chater Cognitive Science 35 (1), 34-78, 2011 | 61 | 2011 |
| Subjacency constraints without universal grammar: Evidence from artificial language learning and connectionist modeling MR Ellefson, MH Christiansen Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society 22 (22), 2000 | 60 | 2000 |
| Inquiry-based training improves teaching effectiveness of biology teaching assistants PW Hughes, MR Ellefson PLoS One 8 (10), e78540, 2013 | 55 | 2013 |
| When less is less and when less is more: Starting small with staged input CM Conway, MR Ellefson, MH Christiansen Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society 25 (25), 2003 | 52 | 2003 |
| Do executive functions mediate the link between socioeconomic status and numeracy skills? A cross-site comparison of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom MR Ellefson, A Zachariou, FFY Ng, Q Wang, C Hughes Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 194, 104734, 2020 | 42 | 2020 |
| Toward a theory of variability discrimination: Finding differences ME Young, MR Ellefson, EA Wasserman Behavioural Processes 62 (1-3), 145-155, 2003 | 42 | 2003 |
| Investigation of the associations between physical activity, self-regulation and educational outcomes in childhood F Vasilopoulos, MR Ellefson PloS one 16 (5), e0250984, 2021 | 35 | 2021 |
| An East–West contrast in executive function: Measurement invariance of computerized tasks in school-aged children and adolescents C Xu, MR Ellefson, FFY Ng, Q Wang, C Hughes Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 199, 104929, 2020 | 25 | 2020 |
| A theory of variability discrimination: Finding differences ME Young, EA Wasserman, MR Ellefson Psychonomic bulletin & review 14 (5), 805-822, 2007 | 24 | 2007 |
| Connectionist models of developmental disorders: A critical appraisal CM Conway, MR Ellefson, R Dale, MH Christiansen, K Schaper MHC, 0 | 24 | |
| Lessons for successful cognitive developmental science in educational settings: The case of executive functions MR Ellefson, ST Baker, JL Gibson Journal of Cognition and Development 20 (2), 253-277, 2019 | 20 | 2019 |
| Under what conditions can recursion be learned? Effects of starting small in artificial grammar learning of center‐embedded structure FH Poletiek, CM Conway, MR Ellefson, J Lai, BR Bocanegra, ... Cognitive Science 42 (8), 2855-2889, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
