James Aczel

629 total citations
32 papers, 413 citations indexed

About

James Aczel is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James Aczel has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 413 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 13 papers in Education and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in James Aczel's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (12 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (8 papers) and Digital Games and Media (7 papers). James Aczel is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (12 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (8 papers) and Digital Games and Media (7 papers). James Aczel collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Hong Kong. James Aczel's co-authors include Eileen Scanlon, Jonathan San Diego, Barbara Hodgson, Ioanna Iacovides, Patrick McAndrew, Will Woods, Stephen Peake, Josie Taylor, Anna L. Cox and William A. Woods and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, British Journal of Educational Technology and Educational Technology Research and Development.

In The Last Decade

James Aczel

28 papers receiving 386 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Aczel United Kingdom 9 242 157 99 78 48 32 413
Christian Bokhove United Kingdom 14 322 1.3× 154 1.0× 71 0.7× 63 0.8× 73 1.5× 55 531
Morten Misfeldt Denmark 14 286 1.2× 192 1.2× 64 0.6× 67 0.9× 103 2.1× 97 495
Christine Larson United States 14 429 1.8× 143 0.9× 96 1.0× 36 0.5× 71 1.5× 33 539
Janet Bowers United States 10 518 2.1× 213 1.4× 122 1.2× 60 0.8× 27 0.6× 24 650
Jennifer Suh United States 12 414 1.7× 178 1.1× 155 1.6× 20 0.3× 37 0.8× 43 519
Julie M. Amador United States 16 780 3.2× 205 1.3× 141 1.4× 92 1.2× 43 0.9× 74 871
Mohan Chinnappan Australia 15 504 2.1× 102 0.6× 146 1.5× 24 0.3× 37 0.8× 55 565
Alastair Pollitt United Kingdom 13 392 1.6× 135 0.9× 39 0.4× 34 0.4× 28 0.6× 26 666
Max Stephens Australia 11 481 2.0× 112 0.7× 207 2.1× 50 0.6× 24 0.5× 60 595
Heinz Steinbring Germany 15 647 2.7× 185 1.2× 236 2.4× 83 1.1× 25 0.5× 46 775

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Iacovides, Ioanna, Patrick McAndrew, Eileen Scanlon, & James Aczel. (2014). The Gaming Involvement and Informal Learning Framework. Simulation & Gaming. 45(4-5). 611–626. 22 indexed citations
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Iacovides, Ioanna, James Aczel, Eileen Scanlon, & Will Woods. (2013). Making sense of game-play: How can we examine learning and involvement?. 1(1). 7 indexed citations
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Iacovides, Ioanna, James Aczel, Eileen Scanlon, & Will Woods. (2012). Investigating the relationships between informal learning and player involvement in digital games. Learning Media and Technology. 37(3). 321–327. 9 indexed citations
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Diego, Jonathan San, James Aczel, Barbara Hodgson, & Eileen Scanlon. (2012). Digital approaches to researching learners’ computer interactions using gazes, actions, utterances and sketches. Educational Technology Research and Development. 60(5). 859–881. 5 indexed citations
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Iacovides, Ioanna, James Aczel, Eileen Scanlon, Josie Taylor, & Will Woods. (2011). Motivation, Engagement and Learning through Digital Games. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2(2). 1–16. 33 indexed citations
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Iacovides, Ioanna, James Aczel, Eileen Scanlon, & Will Woods. (2011). Making sense of game-play: How can we examine learning and involvement?.
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Iacovides, Ioanna, James Aczel, Eileen Scanlon, & Will Woods. (2011). What do players have to say about informal learning through games. Open Research Online (The Open University). 2 indexed citations
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Aczel, James, et al.. (2008). Key Factors in Innovative eLearning Strategies: A Study of Innovation in European Higher Education. Open Research Online (The Open University). 1 indexed citations
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Hosein, Anesa, et al.. (2007). An Illustration of Students’ Engagement with Mathematical Software using Remote Observation. Open Research Online (The Open University). 3 indexed citations
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Diego, Jonathan San & James Aczel. (2007). New approaches to researching the pedagogical benefit of representations and interactivity. Open Research Online (The Open University). 3 indexed citations
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Aczel, James, et al.. (2007). Designing capacity-building in e-learning expertise: Challenges and strategies. Computers & Education. 50(2). 499–510. 28 indexed citations
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Aczel, James, et al.. (2007). Applying Future Studies Methods to Understanding the Impact of University Information and Communication Technology Strategies on Learning. E-Learning and Digital Media. 4(4). 398–414. 1 indexed citations
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Diego, Jonathan San, James Aczel, Barbara Hodgson, & Eileen Scanlon. (2006). "THERE'S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE": ANALYSING VERBAL PROTOCOLS, GAZES AND SKETCHES ON EXTERNAL MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATIONS. Open Research Online (The Open University). 6 indexed citations
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Aczel, James. (2006). Learning from interactions with software: a Popperian analysis. International Journal of Learning Technology. 2(2/3). 159–159. 2 indexed citations
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Diego, Jonathan San, James Aczel, Barbara Hodgson, & Eileen Scanlon. (2006). Proceedings 30 th Conference of the International Group for the Psych ology of Mathematics Education. 182 indexed citations
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Diego, Jonathan San, James Aczel, & Barbara Hodgson. (2004). The effects of technology on making conjectures: linking multiple representations in learning iterations. Open Research Online (The Open University).
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Diego, Jonathan San, James Aczel, & Barbara Hodgson. (2004). Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics. 31 indexed citations
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Aczel, James, Pat Fung, Richard Bornat, et al.. (2003). Software that assists learning within a complex abstract domain: the use of constraint and consequentiality as learning mechanisms. British Journal of Educational Technology. 34(5). 625–638. 2 indexed citations
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Oliver, Martin & James Aczel. (2002). Theoretical models of the role of visualisation in learning formal reasoning and A commentary on the use of theory in the analysis of the Jape study. 1 indexed citations
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Aczel, James, Pat Fung, Richard Bornat, et al.. (1999). Computer science undergraduates learning logic using a proof editor: work in progress.. PPIG. 15. 2 indexed citations

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