| An analysis of Australian STEM education strategies S Murphy, A MacDonald, L Danaia, C Wang Policy Futures in Education 17 (2), 122-139, 2019 | 203 | 2019 |
| STEM practice in the early years C Campbell, C Speldewinde, CJ Howitt, A MacDonald Creative Education 9 (1), 11-25, 2018 | 146 | 2018 |
| Effective early childhood STEM education: Findings from the Little Scientists evaluation A MacDonald, C Huser, S Sikder, L Danaia Early Childhood Education Journal 48 (3), 353-363, 2020 | 129 | 2020 |
| Towards an understanding of STEM engagement: A review of the literature on motivation and academic emotions S Murphy, A MacDonald, CA Wang, L Danaia Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education 19, 304-320, 2019 | 101 | 2019 |
| Drawing stories: The power of children's drawings to communicate the lived experience of starting school A MacDonald Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 34 (3), 40-49, 2009 | 100 | 2009 |
| Mathematics education for children under four years of age: A systematic review of the literature A MacDonald, S Murphy Early years 41 (5), 522-539, 2021 | 79 | 2021 |
| Developing measurement concepts within context: Children’s representations of length A MacDonald, T Lowrie Mathematics Education Research Journal 23, 27-42, 2011 | 73 | 2011 |
| Predictors of numeracy performance in national testing programs: Insights from the longitudinal study of Australian children C Carmichael, A MacDonald, L McFarland‐Piazza British Educational Research Journal 40 (4), 637-659, 2014 | 64 | 2014 |
| Using children's representations to investigate meaning-making in mathematics A MacDonald Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 38 (2), 65-73, 2013 | 54 | 2013 |
| Educators’ expectations and aspirations around young children’s mathematical knowledge B Perry, A MacDonald The professional development of early years educators, 208-223, 2019 | 46 | 2019 |
| Early mathematical competencies and later achievement: Insights from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children A MacDonald, C Carmichael Mathematics Education Research Journal 30 (4), 429-444, 2018 | 46 | 2018 |
| Young children’s photographs of measurement in the home A MacDonald Early years 32 (1), 71-85, 2012 | 45 | 2012 |
| Researching with young children: Considering issues of ethics and engagement A MacDonald Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 14 (3), 255-269, 2013 | 42 | 2013 |
| Mathematics and transition to school B Perry, A MacDONALD, A Gervasoni International perspectives, 2015 | 41 | 2015 |
| Early mathematics achievement of boys and girls: Do differences in early self-regulation pathways explain later achievement? KE Williams, SLJ White, A MacDonald Learning and Individual Differences 51, 199-209, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
| Early childhood mathematics education A MacDonald, N Davies, S Dockett, B Perry Research in mathematics education in Australasia 2008–2011, 169-192, 2012 | 39 | 2012 |
| Early childhood educators’ beliefs and confidence regarding STEM education A MacDonald, L Danaia, S Sikder, C Huser International Journal of Early Childhood 53, 241-259, 2021 | 30 | 2021 |
| Heavy thinking: Young children's theorising about mass A MacDonald Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom 15 (4), 4-8, 2010 | 30 | 2010 |
| Parental influences on primary school children's mathematics achievement: insights from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children C Carmichael, A MacDonald Education 3-13 44 (2), 197-211, 2016 | 29 | 2016 |
| A scoping review of interventions in primary science education J Deehan, A MacDonald, C Morris Studies in Science Education 60 (1), 1-43, 2024 | 28 | 2024 |