Sara de Freitas

8.9k citations
129 papers · 4.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 33
Topics
Educational Games and Gamification (63 papers)Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (18 papers)Online Learning and Analytics (17 papers)
Journals
NatureSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaComputers & Education

In The Last Decade

Sara de Freitas

126 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Sara de Freitas
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  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 2.6k
  • Education 1.2k
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.2k
  • Computer Science Applications 1.0k
  • Human-Computer Interaction 903
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara de Freitas

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All Works

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Are Games Effective Learning Tools? A Review of Educational Games.breakdown →
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A game-based approach for raising awareness on sustainability issues in public spaces
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Framing the Adoption of Serious Games in Formal Education
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Tactile interaction in an ancient world on a web browser
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Automating content generation for large-scale virtual learning environments using semantic web services
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An empirical examination of the relation between attention and motivation in computer-based education: A modeling approach
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Societal impact of a serious game on raising public awareness
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Attention modeling using inputs from a Brain Computer Interface and user-generated data in Second Life
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L4All, a Web-Service Based System for Lifelong Learners.
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The use of virtual world platforms for supporting an emergency response training exercise
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Online gaming and synthetic worlds as a medium for classroom learning
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Computer games and simulations for adult learning: Case studies from practice
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Personalizing Learning in the 21st Century
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Personalised trails: How machines can learn to adopt their behaviour to suit individual learners
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About Sara de Freitas

Sara de Freitas is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Computer Science Applications and Human-Computer Interaction, having authored 129 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Educational Games and Gamification (63 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (18 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (2.6k citations), Computer Science Applications (1.0k citations) and Human-Computer Interaction (903 citations). Sara de Freitas has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Finland. Frequent co-authors include Martin Oliver, Sylvester Arnab, Tim Neumann, Fotis Liarokapis, Steve Jarvis, Ian Dunwell, Terry Mayes, Genaro Rebolledo‐Mendez, Panagiotis Petridis and Kristian Kiili. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Computers & Education.

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