David Williamson Shaffer
Impact in
- Computer Science Applications top 0.1%
- Online Learning and Analytics
- Teaching and Learning Programming
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- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
Papers in
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- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods 49
- Educational Games and Gamification 17
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies 8
- Education 31
- Online and Blended Learning 14
- Co-authors
- A. R. Ruis (20 shared papers)James Paul Gee (3 shared papers)Richard Halverson (2 shared papers)Mitchel Resnick (1 shared paper)James A. Gordon (4 shared papers)William M. Wilkerson (2 shared papers)Zachari Swiecki (18 shared papers)Alyssa Friend Wise (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Learning Analytics (7 papers)Computers in Human Behavior (4 papers)The American Journal of Surgery (3 papers)Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education (3 papers)Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesDenmarkAustralia
In The Last Decade
David Williamson Shaffer
128 papers receiving 4.4k citations
David Williamson Shaffer's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 147
- Computer Science Applications 1.5k
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 2.6k
- Education 1.6k
- Human Factors and Ergonomics 103
- Family Practice 70
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside David Williamson Shaffer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 136 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | Video Games and the Future of Learning Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 633 |
| 2 | How Computer Games Help Children Learn Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 574 |
| 3 | A Tutorial on Epistemic Network Analysis: Analyzing the Structure of Connections in Cognitive, Social, and Interaction Data Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 416 |
| 4 | 2001 | 267 | |
| 5 | 2009 | 232 | |
| 6 | “Thick” authenticity: new media and authentic learning | 1999 | 218 |
| 7 | 2018 | 140 | |
| 8 | 2015 | 139 | |
| 9 | 2018 | 125 | |
| 10 | 2017 | 99 | |
| 11 | Evidence-Centered Design of Epistemic Games: Measurement Principles for Complex Learning Environments. | 2010 | 98 |
| 12 | 2004 | 96 | |
| 13 | 2004 | 79 | |
| 14 | 2006 | 72 | |
| 15 | 2019 | 72 | |
| 16 | 2020 | 62 | |
| 17 | 2004 | 58 | |
| 18 | 2022 | 57 | |
| 19 | Teaching and assessing engineering design thinking with virtual internships and epistemic network analysis | 2016 | 56 |
| 20 | 2006 | 56 |
About David Williamson Shaffer
David Williamson Shaffer is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Computer Science Applications, Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors and Ergonomics, having authored 136 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (49 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (17 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (15 papers), Online and Blended Learning (14 papers), Innovative Education and Learning Practices (11 papers), Teaching and Learning Programming (10 papers), Experimental Learning in Engineering (8 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Science Applications (1.5k citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (2.6k citations), Education (1.6k citations), Human Factors and Ergonomics (103 citations) and Family Practice (70 citations). David Williamson Shaffer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Australia. Frequent co-authors include A. R. Ruis, James Paul Gee, Richard Halverson, Mitchel Resnick, James A. Gordon, William M. Wilkerson, Zachari Swiecki, Alyssa Friend Wise, Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens and Padraig Nash. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Learning Analytics, Computers in Human Behavior, The American Journal of Surgery, Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education and Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.
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