Children's Thoughts on the Origin of Species: A Study of Explanatory Coherence. - Ala Samarapungavan; Reinout W. Wiers (Cogn. Sci., 1997)

Explanation in Scientists and Children. - William F. Brewer; Clark A. Chinn; Ala Samarapungavan (Minds Mach., 1998)

Underdetermination in philosophy of science and science education. - Ala Samarapungavan (ICLS, 2010)

Unpacking Dimensions of Evidentiary Knowledge and Reasoning in the Teaching and Learning of Science. - Ala Samarapungavan; Kari L. Clase; Nancy Pelaez; Stephanie Gardner; Chandrani Misra; Ravit Golan Duncan; Clark A. Chinn; Sarit Barzilai; Leema K. Berland; Katherine L. McNeill; Eve Manz; Alison Wylie; et al. (ICLS, 2018)