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Michail Kalogiannakis is an Associate Professor of the Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly in Greece and an Associate Tutor at School of Humanities at the Hellenic Open University. He graduated from the Physics Department of the University of Crete and continued his post-graduate studies at the University Paris 7-Denis Diderot (D.E.A. in Didactic of Physics), University Paris 5-René Descartes-Sorbonne (D.E.A. in Science Education) and received his Ph.D degree at the University Paris 5-René Descartes-Sorbonne (PhD in Science Education). His research interests include: science education, STEM Education, mobile learning for science education, distant learning and science education, computational thinking and experiments and simulation for science education. He has published over 150 articles in international conferences and journals, and has served on the program committees of numerous international conferences.

SED courses

• Science Education
• Experimental teaching of natural sciences
• Basic concepts of natural sciences
• Concepts of natural sciences in preschool and first school age

Office hours

• Monday 09:00-11:00
• Thursday 09:00-11:00

Selected recent publications

Detailed information and free access to his scientific work can be found at the following link:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michail-Kalogiannakis

In 2021 and 2022 was included in the ranking of the world's most outstanding scientists. The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field. This work uses Scopus data provided by Elsevier through ICSR Lab (https://www.elsevier.com/icsr/icsrlab).

The Stanford University team study for 2021 is available here: Baas, Jeroen; Boyack, Kevin; Ioannidis, John P.A. (2021), “August 2021 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Mendeley Data, V3, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.3

The Stanford University team study for 2022 is available here: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2022), “September 2022 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Mendeley Data, V4, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.4

Α) Books – Book Editor

1. Kalogiannakis, M., & Papadakis, St. (Eds). (2020). Handbook of Research on Tools for Teaching Computational Thinking in P-12 Education. USA-PA: IGI Global.
2. Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (Eds). (2021). Handbook of Research on Using Education Robotics to Facilitate Student Learning. USA-PA: IGI Global.
3. Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (Eds.) (2022). STEM, Robotics, Mobile Apps in Early Childhood and Primary Education – Technology to promote teaching and learning (Part of the Springer Book Series on "Advances in STEM Education"), Switzerland: Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0568-1
4. Kalogiannakis, M., & Ampartzaki, M. (Eds.) (2022). Advances in Research in STEM London, United Kingdom: Intechopen, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98076, https://www.intechopen.com/books/11279
5. Ampartzaki, Μ., & Kalogiannakis, Μ. (Eds.) (2023). Early Childhood Education - Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in the Post-modern Era. London, United Kingdom: Intechopen, https://www.intechopen.com/books/11281
6. Papadakis, S., Kalogiannakis, M., & Gözüm, A. I. C., (Eds.) (2023). Stem, steam, computational thinking and coding: Evidence-based research and practice in children’s development. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/978-2-83251-168-8
7. Ampartzaki, Μ., & Kalogiannakis, Μ. (Eds.) (2023). Pedagogy, Learning, and Creativity. London, United Kingdom: Intechopen (expected November/December 2023).
8. Papadakis, S., Kalogiannakis, M. (Eds.) (2024). Education, Development and Intervention - Toward Participatory and Integrated Solutions. Switzerland: Springer (under publication – contract signed).
9. Papadakis, S., Kalogiannakis, M. (Eds.) (2025). Computational Thinking, Artificial Intelligence and STEM in School Learning Environments. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (under publication – contract signed).

Β) Book chapters

1. Vlasopoulou, M., Kalogiannakis, M., & Sifaki, E. (2021). Investigating Teachers' Attitude and Behavioral Intentions for the Impending Integration of STEM Education in Primary School. In St. Papadakis and M. Kalogiannakis (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Using Education Robotics to Facilitate Student Learning (pp. 235-256). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/4018/978-1-7998-6717-3.ch009
2. Chatzopoulos, A., Kalogiannakis, M., Papadakis, S., Papoutsidakis, M., Elza, D., & Psycharis, S. (2021). DuBot: An Open-Source, Low-Cost Robot for STEM and Educational Robotics. In St. Papadakis and M. Kalogiannakis (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Using Educational Robotics to Facilitate Student Learning (pp. 441-465). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6717-3.ch018
3. Tzagkaraki, E., Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, Μ. (2021). Exploring the Use of Educational Robotics in primary school and its possible place in the curricula. In M. Malvezzi, D. Alimisis, & M. Moro (Eds). Education in & with Robotics to Foster 21^st Century Skills. Proceedings of EDUROBOTICS 2020, Online Conference February 25-26, 2021, 216-229, Switzerland, Cham: Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77022-8_19
4. Kalogiannakis, M., & Papadakis, S. (2022). Preparing Greek Pre-service Kindergarten Teachers to Promote Creativity: Opportunities Using Scratch and Makey Makey. In K.-J, Murcia, C., Campbell, M.-M. Joubert & S. Wilson (Eds.), Children’s Creative Inquiry in STEM. Sociocultural Explorations of Science Education, vol 25. (pp. 347-354), Switzerland, Cham: Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94724-8_20
5. Ampartzaki, M., Kalogiannakis, M., Papadakis, St., & Giannakou, V. (2022). Perceptions About STEM and the Arts: Teachers’, Parents’ Professionals’ and Artists’ Understandings About the Role of Arts in STEM Education. In St. Papadakis & M. Kalogiannakis (Eds), STEM, Robotics, Mobile Apps in Early Childhood and Primary Education - Technology to promote teaching and learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, (pp. 601-624). Switzerland, Cham: Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0568-1_25
6. Tzagaraki, E., Papadakis, S., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). Teachers’ Attitudes on the Use of Educational Robotics in Primary School. In St. Papadakis & M. Kalogiannakis (Eds), STEM, Robotics, Mobile Apps in Early Childhood and Primary Education-Technology to promote teaching and learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, (pp. 257-283). Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0568-1_13
7. Papadakis, S., Gözüm, A.İ.C., Kalogiannakis, M., & Kandır, A. (2022). A Comparison of Turkish and Greek Parental Mediation Strategies for Digital Games for Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In St. Papadakis & M. Kalogiannakis (Eds), STEM, Robotics, Mobile Apps in Early Childhood and Primary Education - Technology to promote teaching and learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, (pp. 555-588). Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0568-1_23
8. Voicu, C. D., Ampartzaki, M., Dogan, Z. Y., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). STEAM Implementation in Preschool and Primary School Education: Experiences from Six Countries. In M. Ampartzaki & M. Kalogiannakis (Eds.), Early Childhood Education-Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in the Post-modern Era. London, United Kingdom: Intechopen, https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.107886
9. Logothetis, I., Barianos, A.-K., Papadakis, A., Christinaki, E., Charalampakos, O., Katsaris, I., Kalogiannakis, M., & Vidakis, N. (2022). Gamification Techniques Capitalizing on State-of-the-Art Technologies. In St. Papadakis and A. Kapaniaris (Eds.). The Digital Folklore of Cyberculture and Digital Humanities (pp. 206-229), USA: IGI Global, https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4461-0.ch012
10. Barianos, A. K., Logothetis, I., Kalogiannakis, M., & Vidakis, N. (2022). Teaching Ancient Greek Theatre Through In-Game Exploration: The Case of ThimelEdu. In S. Papadakis, & A. Kapaniaris (Eds.), The Digital Folklore of Cyberculture and Digital Humanities(pp. 186-205), USA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4461-0.ch011
11. Zourmpakis, I.-A., Kalogiannakis, M., & Papadakis, St. (2023). A Review of the Literature for Designing and Developing a Framework for Adaptive Gamification in Physics Education. In M.-F. Taşar and P.-R.-L. Heron (Eds), The International Handbook of Physics Education Research: Teaching Physics, (pp. 5.1-5.26), Melville, New York: AIP Publishing, https://doi.org/10.1063/9780735425712_005
12. Papadakis, S., Zourmpakis, A.-I., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2023). Analyzing the Impact of a Gamification Approach on Primary Students’ Motivation and Learning in Science Education. In M.-E., Auer, W., Pachatz and T. Rüütmann (Eds.) Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition. ICL 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Vol 633. Springer, Cham, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26876-2_66

C) Journal articles

1. Tsoni, R., Ampatzidis, G., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2020). Scientific Practices and Crosscutting Concepts in Greek Lyceum Science Textbooks: the Case of Physics. Educational Journal of the University of Patras UNESCO Chair, 7(1), 97-105.
2. 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.
3. Papadakis, S., Vaiopoulou, J., Kalogiannakis, M., & Stamovlasis, D. (2020). Developing and Exploring an Evaluation Tool for Educational Apps (E.T.E.A.) Targeting Kindergarten Children, Sustainability, 12, 4201.
4. 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.  Kalogiannakis, M., Papadakis, S., & Zourmpakis, A.-I. (2021). Gamification in Science Education. A Systematic Review of the Literature. Education Sciences, 11(1), 22.  http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci11010022 

5. Dorouka, P., Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2021). Nanotechnology and Mobile Learning: Perspectives and Opportunities in Young Children’s Education, J. Technology Enhanced Learning, 13(3), 237-252.
6. Ntourou, V., Kalogiannakis, M., & Psycharis, S. (2021). A Study of the Impact of Arduino and Visual Programming In Self-Efficacy, Motivation, Computational Thinking and 5th Grade Students’ Perceptions on Electricity. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17(5), em1960, 1-11.
7. Papadakis, St., Kalogiannakis, M., & Zaranis, N. (2021). Teaching mathematics with mobile devices and the Realistic Mathematical Education (RME) approach in kindergarten, Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 1(1). 5-18.
8. Papadakis, S., Vaiopoulou, J., Sifaki, E., Kalogiannakis, M., & Stamovlasis, D. (2021). Attitudes towards the Use of Educational Robotics: Exploring Pre-Service and In-Service Early Childhood Teacher Profiles, Sci. 2021, 11(5), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11050204
9. Ampartzaki, M., Kalogiannakis, M., & Papadakis, S. (2021). Deepening Our Knowledge about Sustainability Education in the Early Years: Lessons from a Water Project. Education Sciences, 11(6), 251, https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11060251
10. Poultsakis, St., Papadakis, St., Kalogiannakis, M., & Psycharis, S. (2021) The management of Digital Learning Objects of Natural Sciences and Digital Experiment Simulation Tools by teachers, Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research (AMLER), 1(2), 58-71, https://doi.org/10.25082/AMLER.2021.02.002
11. Dorouka, P., Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2021). The contribution of the health crisis to young children’s nano-literacy through STEAM education, Hellenic Journal of STEM Education (HJSTEM), 2(1), 1-7.
12. St., Kalogianakis, M., Sifaki, E.^, & Monnier, A. (2021). Editorial for the research topic: The Impact of Smart Screen Technologies and Accompanied Apps on Young Children Learning and Developmental Outcomes, Front. Educ. 6, 790534, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.790534/full
13. Kaliampos, G., Pantidos, P., Kalogiannakis, M., & Ravanis, K. (2021). A study of the understanding of key concepts of electromagnetism of 17-year-old Greek High School Students. Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, 10(4), 474-485.
14. Vaiopoulou, J., Papadakis, S., Sifaki, E., Stamovlasis, D., Kalogiannakis, M. (2021). Parents’ Perceptions of Educational Apps Use for Kindergarten Children: Development and Validation of a New Instrument (PEAU-p) and Exploration of Parents’ Profiles, Behavioral Sciences, 11(6), 82, https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11060082
15. Zourmpakis, A.-I., Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). Education of Preschool and Elementary Teachers on the Use of Adaptive Gamification in Science Education, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL), 14(1), 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTEL.2022.120556
16. Kastriti, E., Kalogiannakis, M., Psycharis, S., & Vavougios, D. (2022). The teaching of Natural Sciences in kindergarten based on the principles of STEM and STEAM approach. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research (AMLER), 2(1), 268-277.
17. Kanaki, K., Kalogiannakis, M., Poulakis, E., & Politis, P. (2022). Employing mobile technologies to investigate the association between abstraction skills and performance in environmental studies in early primary school. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (i-JIM), 16(6), 241-248.
18. Chatzopoulos, A., Kalogiannakis, M., Papadakis, S., & Papoutsidakis, M. (2022). A Novel, Modular Robot for Educational Robotics Developed Using Action Research Evaluated on Technology Acceptance Model. Education Sciences, 12(4), 274, https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12040274
19. Kanaki, K., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). Assessing Algorithmic Thinking Skills in Relation to Age in Early Childhood STEM Education. Education Sciences, 12(6), https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12060380
20. Mercan, Z., Papadakis, St., Can Gözüm, Aİ, & Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). Examination of STEM Parent Awareness in the Transition from Preschool to Primary School. Sustainability, 14(21), 14030. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114030
21. Kanaki, K., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). Assessing algorithmic thinking skills in relation to gender in early childhood, Educational Process, 11(2), 44-59.
22. Kanaki, K., Kalogiannakis, M., Poulakis, E., & Politis, P. (2022). Investigating the Association between Algorithmic Thinking and Performance in Environmental Study, Sustainability 2022, 14, 10672, https://doi.org/10.3390/su141710672
23. Gözüm, AİC, Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). Preschool teachers’ STEM pedagogical content knowledge: A comparative study of teachers in Greece and Turkey. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 996338, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.996338
24. Yazıcı-Arıcı, E., Keskin, H.-K., Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). Evaluation of Children’s Discourses Regarding Imaginary Companion: The Case of Türkiye. Sustainability 2022, 14, 16608, https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416608
25. Drolia M., Papadakis, S., Sifaki, E., Kalogiannakis, M. (2022). Mobile Learning Applications for Refugees: A Systematic Literature Review. Education Sciences, 12(2), 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12020096
26. Vaiopoulou, J., Papadakis, S., Sifaki, E., Kalogiannakis, M., & Stamovlasis, D. (2022). Classification and evaluation of educational apps for early childhood: Security matters. Education and Information Technologies, Forthcoming article https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11289-w
27. Papadakis, A., Barianos, A., Kalogiannakis, M., Papadakis, S., & Vidakis, N. (2022). ARION: A Digital eLearning Educational ol Library for Synchronization Composition & Orchestration of Learning Session Data. Applied Sciences, 2022, 12, 8722, https://doi.org/10.3390/app12178722
28. Papadakis, St., Kalogiannakis, M., & Can Gözüm, A.-I. (2022). Editorial: STEM, STEAM, computational thinking, and coding: Evidence-based research and practice in children's development, Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1110476, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1110476
29. Uğraş, M., Zengin, E., Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2023). Early Childhood Learning Losses during COVID-19: Systematic Review. Sustainability. 2023; 15(7), 6199. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076199
30. Kanaki, K., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2023). Sample design challenges: An educational research paradigm, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 15(3), 266-285, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTEL.2023.10055808
31. Papadakis, St., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2023). Editorial: The impact of smart screen technologies and accompanied apps on young children learning and developmental outcomes, volume 2. Educ. 8, 1249116, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1249116
32. Yazıcı-Arıcı, E., Kalogiannakis, M., & Papadakis, S. (2023). Preschool Children’s Metaphoric Perceptions of Digital Games: A Comparison between Regions. Computers, 12, 138, https://doi.org/10.3390/computers12070138
33. Zourmpakis, A.-I., Kalogiannakis, M., & Papadakis, St. (2023). Adaptive Gamification in Science Education: An Analysis of the Impact of implementation and Adapted game Elements on Students’ Motivation, Computers, 12, 143, https://doi.org/10.3390/computers12070143
34. Kanaki, K., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2023). Fostering computational thinking and environmental awareness via robotics in early childhood education: A scoping review. Research on Preschool and Primary Education, 1(1), 1-50. https://doi.org/10.55976/rppe.12023117739-50
35. Ipek Z.-H.,Gözüm, A.-C.-I., Papadakis, St., & Kalogi̇annaki̇s, M. (2023). Educational applications of ChatGPT, an AI system: A systematic review research, Educational Process, 12(3), 26-55, https://dx.doi.org/10.22521/edupij.2023.123.2
36. Chatzopoulos, A., Karaflis, A., Kalogiannakis, M., Tzerachoglou, A., Cheirchanteri, G., Sfyroera, E., & Sklavounou, E. O. (2023). Evaluation of Google Play educational apps for early childhood education. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 3(2), 770-778, https://doi.org/10.25082/AMLER.2023.02.004
37. Vaiopoulou, J. Ntziachristou, A., Antonopoulou, E., Papagiannopoulou, T., Stamovlasis, D., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2023). Teachers’ perceptions of educational apps use: Psychometric properties of a new instrument (PEAU-t), validation, and measurement invariance, Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 12 (2023), 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2023.100325