Gamification in science education. A systematic review of the literature

M Kalogiannakis, S Papadakis, AI Zourmpakis - Education sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The implementation of gamification in education has attracted many researchers to increase
engagement and achieve learning more effectively. Implementing technology in science …

Challenges and opportunities of mathematics in digital times: Preschool teachers' views

K Lavidas, Z Apostolou, S Papadakis - Education Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented crisis. Worldwide, preschool
teachers were invited to develop the students' learning experience in a new digital …

Teaching mathematics with mobile devices and the Realistic Mathematical Education (RME) approach in kindergarten

S Papadakis, M Kalogiannakis… - Advances in Mobile …, 2021 - syncsci.com
Nowadays, smart mobile devices such as tablets and accompanying applications (apps) are
a part of young children's daily lives. In kindergarten education, properly designed digital …

Education of preschool and elementary teachers on the use of adaptive gamification in science education

AI Zourmpakis, S Papadakis… - International Journal …, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
The use of games regarding education is not something new. Their use, especially in the
early stages of the education system, is notably widespread in hel** students learn and …

Attitudes towards the use of educational robotics: Exploring pre-service and in-service early childhood teacher profiles

S Papadakis, J Vaiopoulou, E Sifaki, D Stamovlasis… - Education …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The introduction of STEM education, and specifically the implementation of educational
robotics (ER), has drawn researchers' attention and has shown that teachers play a crucial …

Tablets and apps for promoting robotics, mathematics, STEM education and literacy in early childhood education

P Dorouka, S Papadakis… - International Journal of …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
New interactive technologies in terms of smart mobile devices and accompanied
applications (apps) attract an increasing attention in the field of preschool and early-primary …

Apps as learning tools: a systematic review

SF Griffith, MB Hagan, P Heymann, BH Heflin… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: In this systematic review, we present a narrative synthesis of studies examining
whether children< 6 years can learn from interactive apps. DATA SOURCES: The PsycInfo …

Develo** and exploring an evaluation tool for educational apps (ETEA) targeting kindergarten children

S Papadakis, J Vaiopoulou, M Kalogiannakis… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
During the last decade, there has been an explosive increase in the number of mobile apps
that are called educational and target children aged three to six. Research has shown that …

Robots and robotics kits for early childhood and first school age

S Papadakis - 2020 - learntechlib.org
Educational robotics can consider one of the newest trends in education and they have
been introduced into the classrooms ranging from kindergarten through high school as a …

[PDF][PDF] Factors That Hinder in-Service Teachers from Incorporating Educational Robotics into Their Daily or Future Teaching Practice.

S Papadakis, J Vaiopoulou, E Sifaki… - CSEDU …, 2021 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
As educational technology continually improves, there is an ongoing interest in using
educational robotics (ER) in preschool classrooms. The acquisition of STEM experience in …