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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 64 Citations 21,396 133 World Ranking 663 National Ranking 337

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Awards & Achievements

2014 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social science
  • Pedagogy
  • Mathematics education

Sasha A. Barab focuses on Pedagogy, Curriculum, Mathematics education, Science education and Teaching method. His study in Educational technology, Instructional design, Teacher education and Community of practice is done as part of Pedagogy. His Curriculum research integrates issues from Discipline, Affordance, Social affordance and Knowledge acquisition.

Sasha A. Barab has researched Science education in several fields, including Learning sciences, Construct and Curriculum development. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Design-based research, Adult education, Rubric, Scientific literacy and Observational learning. The study incorporates disciplines such as Citizen journalism, Value and Sociology of scientific knowledge in addition to Teaching method.

His most cited work include:

  • Design-Based Research: Putting a Stake in the Ground (1465 citations)
  • Making Learning Fun: Quest Atlantis, A Game Without Guns. (746 citations)
  • Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning (513 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Sasha A. Barab spends much of his time researching Pedagogy, Educational technology, Mathematics education, Curriculum and Science education. His work in the fields of Teacher education overlaps with other areas such as Virtual machine. His Educational technology research focuses on Learning theory and how it relates to Cognitive science.

Particularly relevant to Teaching method is his body of work in Mathematics education. His Curriculum development study, which is part of a larger body of work in Curriculum, is frequently linked to Engineering ethics, bridging the gap between disciplines. The Learning sciences study which covers World Wide Web that intersects with Educational psychology and Protocol analysis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Pedagogy (27.91%)
  • Educational technology (24.81%)
  • Mathematics education (24.03%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2019)?

  • Pedagogy (27.91%)
  • Curriculum (16.28%)
  • Educational technology (24.81%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Sasha A. Barab mostly deals with Pedagogy, Curriculum, Educational technology, Mathematics education and Transformational leadership. In his articles, he combines various disciplines, including Pedagogy and Engineering ethics. His study in Curriculum is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Discipline, Metaverse and Presentation.

The Educational technology study combines topics in areas such as Cooperative learning, Mediation, Social psychology and Instructional design. His study in Learning sciences and Science education falls under the purview of Mathematics education. His Transformational leadership study combines topics in areas such as Situated, Ideology, Transformative learning, Affordance and Content.

Between 2008 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Transformational Play as a Curricular Scaffold: Using Videogames to Support Science Education (191 citations)
  • Transformational Play: Using Games to Position Person, Content, and Context (187 citations)
  • Game-based curriculum and transformational play: Designing to meaningfully positioning person, content, and context (91 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Social science
  • Pedagogy
  • The Internet

Sasha A. Barab mainly focuses on Curriculum, Pedagogy, Educational technology, Instructional design and Transformational leadership. As a part of the same scientific study, Sasha A. Barab usually deals with the Curriculum, concentrating on Discipline and frequently concerns with Metaverse and Multimedia. His work in the fields of Pedagogy, such as Learner engagement and Mathematics instruction, intersects with other areas such as Engineering ethics, Unit and Focus.

His Educational technology research integrates issues from Emerging technologies, World Wide Web, Interactive media and Creativity. His Instructional design study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Computer-Assisted Instruction, Writing instruction and Writing skills. The concepts of his Presentation study are interwoven with issues in Science education and Learning sciences.

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Best Publications

Design-Based Research: Putting a Stake in the Ground

Sasha Barab;Kurt Squire.
The Journal of the Learning Sciences (2004)

3383 Citations

Making Learning Fun: Quest Atlantis, A Game Without Guns.

Sasha Barab;Michael Thomas;Tyler Dodge;Robert Carteaux.
Educational Technology Research and Development (2005)

1362 Citations

Replaying history: engaging urban underserved students in learning world history through computer simulation games

Kurt Squire;Sasha Barab.
international conference of learning sciences (2004)

813 Citations

Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning

Sasha Barab;Rob Kling;James H. Gray;Roy Pea.
Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning (2004)

793 Citations

Smart People or Smart Contexts? Cognition, Ability, and Talent Development in an Age of Situated Approaches to Knowing and Learning

Sasha A. Barab;Jonathan A. Plucker.
(2002)

759 Citations

Searching for Safety Online: Managing "Trolling" in a Feminist Forum

Susan Herring;Kirk Job-Sluder;Rebecca Scheckler;Sasha Barab.
The Information Society (2002)

641 Citations

What Do Students Gain by Engaging in Socioscientific Inquiry

Troy D. Sadler;Sasha A. Barab;Brianna Scott.
Research in Science Education (2007)

490 Citations

Curriculum-Based Ecosystems: Supporting Knowing From an Ecological Perspective:

Sasha A. Barab;Wolff Michael Roth.
Educational Researcher (2006)

443 Citations

Transformational Play: Using Games to Position Person, Content, and Context

Sasha A. Barab;Melissa Gresalfi;Adam Ingram-Goble.
Educational Researcher (2010)

431 Citations

Virtual solar system project: Building understanding through model building

Sasha A. Barab;Kenneth E. Hay;Michael Barnett;Thomas Keating.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching (2000)

401 Citations

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