Roy D. Pea

Dr. Roy D. Pea is David Jacks Professor of Education & Learning Sciences at Stanford University, School of Education, and Computer Science (Courtesy), and Director of the H-STAR Institute. He completed his PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of Oxford. Dr. Pea is the Co-Director and Co-PI of the LIFE Center. His research interests primarily focus on technology-enhanced learning and the development and testing of principles about the social foundations of human learning. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Education, Association for Psychological Science, the American Educational Research Association, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.

Most cited works include:

• Grover, S., & Pea, R. (2013). Computational thinking in K–12: A review of the state of the field. Educational researcher, 42(1), 38-43. 

• Pea, R. D. (1993). Practices of distributed intelligence and designs for education. Distributed cognitions: Psychological and educational considerations, 11, 47-87.

• Edelson, D. C., Gordin, D. N., & Pea, R. D. (1999). Addressing the challenges of inquiry-based learning through technology and curriculum design. Journal of the learning sciences, 8(3-4), 391-450.

• Pea, R. D. (2018). The social and technological dimensions of scaffolding and related theoretical concepts for learning, education, and human activity. In Scaffolding (pp. 423-451). Psychology Press. 

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