Prof. Stamatios Papadakis

Department of Preschool Education

University of Crete, Greece

Email: stpapadakis@gmail.com

Qualifications

2016 Ph.D., University of Crete, Greece, Preschool Education

2006 M.S., University of Crete, Greece, Preschool Education

1996 B.S., Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece, Informatics

Publications (Selected)

1. Kalogiannakis M, Papadakis S, Zourmpakis A-I. Gamification in Science Education. A Systematic Review of the Literature. Education Sciences. 2021; 11(1):22. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11010022
2. Papadakis, S. (2020), "Tools for evaluating educational apps for young children: a systematic review of the literature", Interactive Technology and Smart Education, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-08-2020-0127
3. Papadakis, S. (2020). Robots and Robotics Kits for Early Childhood and First School Age. International Journal Of Interactive Mobile Technologies (IJIM), 14(18), pp. 34-56. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v14i18.16631
4. Vidakis N., Barianos A.K., Trampas A.M., Papadakis S., Kalogiannakis M., Vassilakis K. (2020) in-Game Raw Data Collection and Visualization in the Context of the “ThimelEdu” Educational Game. In: Lane H.C., Zvacek S., Uhomoibhi J. (eds) Computer Supported Education. CSEDU 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1220. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58459-7_30
5. Drolia, M.; Sifaki, E.; Papadakis, S.; Kalogiannakis, M. (2020). An Overview of Mobile Learning for Refugee Students: Juxtaposing Refugee Needs with Mobile Applications’ Characteristics. Challenges,11(2),31. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/challe11020031
6. Papadakis, St., Kalogiannakis, M., Zaranis, N. (2016). Developing fundamental programming concepts and computational thinking with ScratchJr in Preschool Education. A case study. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 1 (3), 187-202.
7. Papadakis, St., Kalogiannakis, M., & Zaranis, N. (2016). Improving Mathematics Teaching in Kindergarten with Realistic Mathematical Education. Early Childhood Education Journal, 45(3), 369–378.
8. Papadakis, S., Kalogiannakis, M., & Zaranis, N. (2017). Designing and creating an educational app rubric for preschool teachers. Education and Information Technologies, 22(6), 3147-3165.
9. Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2017). Mobile educational applications for children. What educators and parents need to know. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation (Special Issue on Mobile Learning Applications and Strategies), 11(3), 256-277.
10. Papadakis, S., Kalogiannakis, M., Orfanakis, V., & Zaranis, N. (2017). The Appropriateness of Scratch and App Inventor as Educational Environments for Teaching Introductory Programming in Primary and Secondary Education. International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT), 12(4), 58-77.
11. Papadakis S., Kalogiannakis M. & Zaranis N. (2018). Educational apps from the Android Google Play for Greek preschoolers: A systematic review. Computers & Education, 116, 139-160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.09.007.
12. Kalogiannakis, M., Nirgianaki, G.-M., & Papadakis, St. (2018). Teaching magnetism to preschool children: the effectiveness of picture story reading. Early Childhood Education Journal, 46(5), 535-546.
13. Papadakis, S., Kalogiannakis, M., & Zaranis, N. (2018). The effectiveness of computer and tablet assisted intervention in early childhood students’ understanding of numbers. An empirical study conducted in Greece. Education and Information Technologies, 23(5), 1849–1871.
14. Kalogiannakis, M. & Papadakis, S. (2019). Evaluating pre-service kindergarten teachers’ intention to adopt and use tablets into teaching practice for natural sciences. Int. J. Mobile Learning and Organisation, 13, 1, 113–127.
15. Papadakis, S. (2018). Evaluating pre-service teachers' acceptance of mobile devices with regards to their age and gender: a case study in Greece. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 12(4), 336-352.
16. Papadakis, S., Kalogiannakis, M., & Zaranis, N. (2019). Parental involvement and attitudes towards young Greek children’s mobile usage. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2019.100144.
17. Dorouka, P., Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2020). Tablets & apps for promoting Robotics, Mathematics, STEM Education and Literacy in Early Childhood Education, International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 14(2), 255-274.