2025 Publications

Journals

  • Desai, Aarsh, Kartik N_V_J_K, Priyesh Gupta, Manjunath Vanahalli, Ramkumar Rajendran, Ashwin TS, and Gautam Biswas. 2025. “Exploring Emotional Trajectories through Valence and Arousal in Open-Ended Math Learning Environments.” https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10660268.
  • Nath, Debarshi, Yizhou Fan, Dragan Gašević, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Balancing Contextualization and Generalization in Trace-Based Measurement of Self-Regulated Learning: A Systematic Review of Theoretically Grounded Studies.” Review of Educational Research 00346543251382238. doi:10.3102/00346543251382238.
  • Prakash, Antony, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Immersive VR on Performance and User Experience in STEM Learning: A Media-Comparison Study.” Education and Information Technologies. doi:10.1007/s10639-025-13848-3.
  • Reddy Patil, Deepti, Sridhar Iyer, and Sasikumar. 2025. “Learning Environment for Ill-Structured Design Problem-Solving in a Data Structures Course.” ACM Transactions on Computing Education 25(4):1–24. doi:10.1145/3759255.
  • Biju, Nisha, Alisha Sinha, Sarthak Saini, Ganesh Beniwal, and Syaamantak Das. 2025a. “Designing an AI-Driven SLR Workflow for Academic Research: A Rubric for Comparative Analysis of AI Tools.” https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6328602/latest.
  • Biju, Nisha, Alisha Sinha, Sarthak Saini, Ganesh Beniwal, and Syaamantak Das. 2025b. “Evaluating AI Toolchains for Systematic Literature Reviews Using a Rubric-Based Workflow Approach.” Discover Artificial Intelligence 5(1):400. doi:10.1007/s44163-025-00628-8.
  • Ashwin, T. S., Ranganath, S., Khanikar, K., Khan, K., Rajendran, R., & Mitra, R. (2025). A multisensor dataset of South Asian post-graduate students working on mental rotation tasks. Scientific Data. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04865-5
  • Prakash, A., & Rajendran, R. (2025). Decoding learner behavior in virtual reality education: Insights from epistemic network analysis and differential sequence mining. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2025.3549899
  • Ashish Garg, K. Nisumba Soodhani, & Ramkumar Rajendran. (2025). Enhancing data analysis and programming skills through structured prompt training: The impact of generative AI in engineering education. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666920X25000207
  • Prajapati, Sunny Prakash, and Syaamantak Das. 2025. “Understanding Students’ Active Reading in Phygital Learning Environments: A Study of Smartphone-Based Textbook Companions in Indian Classrooms.” Frontiers in Education 10. doi:10.3389/feduc.2025.1660133.

Conference

  • Badhe, Vishwas, Ramkumar Rajendran, and Chandan Dasgupta. 2025. “Understanding the Triggers and Dynamics of Socially Shared Metacognitive Regulation in Teams with Divergent Outcomes.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Bhurle, Mayur, Vishwas Badhe, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Investigating the Impact of AI Generated Mnemonic Illustrations on Learning Japanese Kanji.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Desai, Yash, Praneeth Kasiraju, Syaamantak Das, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “EmotiCon: Enhancing Public Speaking Training with Context-Aware Feedback on Emotional Delivery.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • DODDA, Bhavik, Vishwas BADHE, and Ramkumar RAJENDRAN. 2025. “Vid2Log: A Machine Learning Approach to Structured Screen Activity Logging.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Nishane, Indrayani, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Logged In and Mindset On: Log Data Based Insights on Engagement and Learnings in Programming CBLEs.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Paikrao, Amit, NATH Debarshi, Ramkumar Rajendran, and Ritayan Mitra. 2025. “Enhancing Retrospective Think-Aloud Protocols with Eye-Gaze Data.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Pathan, Rumana, Sahana Murthy, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Identifying Cognitive and Metacognitive Processes Using Retrospective and Concurrent Think-Aloud Protocols.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • SONTAKKE, Saket, Vishwas BADHE, Amit PAIKRAO, and Ramkumar RAJENDRAN. 2025. “QUAiL: A Web-Based Qualitative Analysis Tool for Textual Data.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Soodhani, Nisumba, Ramkumar Rajendran, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Persistence in Electronic-Making Projects: A Socio-Cognitive Perspective.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Chan, Tak-Wai, Chee-Kit Looi, Su Luan Wong, Wenli Chen, Siu-Cheung Kong, Ben Chang, Ying-Tien Wu, Ju-Ling Shih, Fu-Yun Yu, and Weiqin Chen. 2025. “Global Harwell: Should It Be Our Shared Global Educational Goal?” in Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 2327-2335. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  • Das, Ram, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “The Emotional Dynamics of Collaborative Argumentation: Examining the Role of Framing and Alignment in Discourse Quality.” in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning-CSCL 2025, pp. 232-240. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  • Ishika, Angelina Susan Philip Ishika, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “The State of Educational Technology Products.” P. 149 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology 4 Education 2024, Volume 2. Vol. 2. Springer Nature.
  • MO, Zun Phoo, V. Alekh, and Sahana MURTHY. 2025. “Micro-Communities of Practice for Inclusive Science Teaching in Multilingual Indian Classrooms.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Pathan, Rumana, Sahana Murthy, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Identifying Cognitive and Metacognitive Processes Using Retrospective and Concurrent Think-Aloud Protocols.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • PAWAR, Meera, and Sahana MURTHY. 2025. “Enhancing Systemic Understanding of Complex Biological Phenomena through SBF Analogical Stories.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Pawar, Meera, Rajashri Priyadarshini, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “From Roof Cracks to Wound Healing: How Structure-Behavior-Function Analogy Shapes Students’ Reasoning in Complex Biology System.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Philip, Angelina Susan, Sandeep Yadav, Sheeja Vasudevan, Madhuri Mavinkurve, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “Teacher Professional Development in the Digital Age: A Quality Evaluation Framework.” P. 260 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology 4 Education 2024, Volume 1. Vol. 1. Springer Nature.
  • Priyadarshini, Rajashri, Velayudhan Alekh, Chandan Dasgupta, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “Translanguaging Spaces: Exploring Scientific Meaning-Making through Conceptual Metaphors.” in Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 261-269. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  • RAI, Ram Das, and Sahana MURTHY. 2025. “Designing a Computer-Supported Collaborative Argumentation Learning Environment to Counteract Misinformation in Socio-Scientific Issues.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Bhurle, Mayur, Tushar Patle, Dipesh Sahu, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “VR-Sim: A Virtual Reality Platform for Interview Preparedness Through Emotion.” P. 337 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology 4 Education 2024, Volume 1. Vol. 1. Springer Nature.
  • Das, Syaamantak, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Managing Complexity in Cross-Cohort Classrooms: Strategies for Effective Implementation of Real-Life Projects.” P. 1471702 in Frontiers in Education. Vol. 9. Frontiers Media SA.
  • Jadhav, Kaushik Srivatsan1 Suprabha, Kavi Arya, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “In a PBL-Based Robotics Competition.” P. 296 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology 4 Education 2024, Volume 2. Vol. 2. Springer Nature.
  • Nagvekar, Priya V., Syaamantak Das, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Teaching Log Data Analysis in Indian Cybersecurity Classrooms: A Mixed-Methods Study of Pedagogical Challenges and Learner Difficulties.” P. 1676938 in Frontiers in Education. Vol. 10. Frontiers Media SA.
  • Nishane, Indrayani, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Logged In and Mindset On: Log Data Based Insights on Engagement and Learnings in Programming CBLEs.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Sadhukhan, Sumitra, Leena Bhattacharya, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Teachers as Learners: Exploring the Role of Course Structure on Learners’ Agency.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Satavlekar, Spruha, Harshini Venkatachalam, Sridhar Iyer, and Shitanshu Mishra. 2025. “How Middle-School Students in India Take Charge of Everyday Interactions in Ubiquitous Computing.” Pp. 843–47 in Proceedings of the 24th Interaction Design and Children. Reykjavik Iceland: ACM.
  • Shanghvi, Karishma, and IYER Sridhar. 2025. “An Exploratory Study of a Generative AI Teacher Coach.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Soodhani, K. Nisumba, Ramkumar Rajendran, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Understanding Persistence in Makerspaces: A Socio-Cognitive Perspective on Trouble and Repair Processes.” in Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 3144-3146. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  • Soodhani, Nisumba, Ramkumar Rajendran, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Persistence in Electronic-Making Projects: A Socio-Cognitive Perspective.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Tamboli, Alisha Sinha Suraj, Vishal Shede, Deepika Yadav, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Scaffolding Young Professionals in Preparation for English Group Discussions Using Talking Tree, A Virtual Reality-Based Learning.” P. 69 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology 4 Education 2024, Volume 2. Vol. 2. Springer Nature.
  • Chan, Tak-Wai, Chee-Kit Looi, Su Luan Wong, Wenli Chen, Siu-Cheung Kong, Ben Chang, Ying-Tien Wu, Ju-Ling Shih, Fu-Yun Yu, and Weiqin Chen. 2025. “Global Harwell: Should It Be Our Shared Global Educational Goal?” in Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 2327-2335. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  • Das, Ram, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “The Emotional Dynamics of Collaborative Argumentation: Examining the Role of Framing and Alignment in Discourse Quality.” in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning-CSCL 2025, pp. 232-240. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  • Das, Syaamantak, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Managing Complexity in Cross-Cohort Classrooms: Strategies for Effective Implementation of Real-Life Projects.” P. 1471702 in Frontiers in Education. Vol. 9. Frontiers Media SA.
  • Desai, Yash, Praneeth Kasiraju, Syaamantak Das, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “EmotiCon: Enhancing Public Speaking Training with Context-Aware Feedback on Emotional Delivery.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Ishika, Angelina Susan Philip Ishika, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “The State of Educational Technology Products.” P. 149 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology 4 Education 2024, Volume 2. Vol. 2. Springer Nature.
  • MO, Zun Phoo, V. Alekh, and Sahana MURTHY. 2025. “Micro-Communities of Practice for Inclusive Science Teaching in Multilingual Indian Classrooms.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Nagvekar, Priya V., Syaamantak Das, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Teaching Log Data Analysis in Indian Cybersecurity Classrooms: A Mixed-Methods Study of Pedagogical Challenges and Learner Difficulties.” P. 1676938 in Frontiers in Education. Vol. 10. Frontiers Media SA.
  • Pandey, Avijit, Gaurav Misra, Sunny Prajapati, and Syaamantak Das. 2025. “RoboTuB: Retrieval-Augmented Tutoring for Adaptive Learning in STEM MOOCs.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Pathan, Rumana, Sahana Murthy, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Identifying Cognitive and Metacognitive Processes Using Retrospective and Concurrent Think-Aloud Protocols.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • PAWAR, Meera, and Sahana MURTHY. 2025. “Enhancing Systemic Understanding of Complex Biological Phenomena through SBF Analogical Stories.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Pawar, Meera, Rajashri Priyadarshini, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “From Roof Cracks to Wound Healing: How Structure-Behavior-Function Analogy Shapes Students’ Reasoning in Complex Biology System.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Philip, Angelina Susan, Sandeep Yadav, Sheeja Vasudevan, Madhuri Mavinkurve, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “Teacher Professional Development in the Digital Age: A Quality Evaluation Framework.” P. 260 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology 4 Education 2024, Volume 1. Vol. 1. Springer Nature.
  • Prajapati, Sunny Prakash, and Syaamantak Das. 2025a. “Is ‘quick and Dirty’ Good Enough? An Analysis of the Usability Evaluation Practices for Learning Environment Design.” Pp. 313–21 in Proceedings of the 2025 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences. Niterói Brazil: ACM.
  • Prajapati, Sunny Prakash, and Syaamantak Das. 2025b. “Understanding Students’ Active Reading in Phygital Learning Environments: A Study of Smartphone-Based Textbook Companions in Indian Classrooms.” P. 1660133 in Frontiers in Education. Vol. 10. Frontiers Media SA.
  • Priyadarshini, Rajashri, Velayudhan Alekh, Chandan Dasgupta, and Sahana Murthy. 2025. “Translanguaging Spaces: Exploring Scientific Meaning-Making through Conceptual Metaphors.” in Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 261-269. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  • RAI, Ram Das, and Sahana MURTHY. 2025. “Designing a Computer-Supported Collaborative Argumentation Learning Environment to Counteract Misinformation in Socio-Scientific Issues.” in International Conference on Computers in Education.
  • Soodhani, K. Nisumba, Rajendran, R., & Iyer, S. (2025). Generative AI in coding: Elevating efficiency or eroding skills? Insights from an Indian user study. In LAK 2025 Companion Proceedings. https://www.solaresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LAK25_CompanionProceedings-Final.pdf
  • Philip, A. S., & Murthy, S. (2025). Conversations for learning: Designing personified historical chatbots to enhance critical thinking in K-12 students. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED677818.pdf
  • Pathan, R., Murthy, S., & Rajendran, R. (2025). Examining the role of metacognitive prompts on learning behavior during circuit analysis problem-solving in CBLE: An epistemic network analysis approach. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED677865
  • Rajmane, A., Rajendran, R., & Sharma, K. (2025). Incremental expertise: The continuum of expertise in electrical engineering grid design through the lens of epistemic frames. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED677853
  • Soodhani, K. Nisumba, Rajendran, R., & Iyer, S. (2025). Understanding persistence in makerspaces: A socio-cognitive perspective on trouble and repair processes. In Proceedings of ICLS 2025. https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/11720 
  • Karnam, Durgaprasad, and Amrit Pal Singh. 2025. “Learning Sciences in Action: A Reflective Case on the Pedagogy of a Learning Sciences Course for Postgraduates.” in International Conference on Computers in Education. 
  • Yadav, V., Ishika, I, & Karnam, D. (2025). Pre-Digital to AI Eras: Changing Role of a Teacher with Technology. International Conference on Computers in Education. https://library.apsce.net/index.php/ICCE/article/view/6008
  • Joshi, O., Das, S.: Generative AI in coding: Elevating efficiency or eroding skills? Insights from an Indian user study. In: 15th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference. pp. 200–202 (2025)
  • Joshi, O. (2025, June). Co-Intelligence in Software Engineering: Understanding and Optimizing GenAI Integration in Software Engineering for Skill Development in Time-Constrained Programming. In Proceedings of the 33rd ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (pp. 1285-1288).
  • Joshi, Omkar, Kushal Mundra, Deepika Yadav, and Syaamantak Das. 2025. “AI Coding Assistants in Competitive Programming: Empirical Studies from India on Human-AI Interactions in Learning, Problem Solving, and Curiosity Development Perspectives.” Pp. 181–94 in Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED. Vol. 2590, Communications in Computer and Information Science, edited by A. I. Cristea, E. Walker, Y. Lu, O. C. Santos, and S. Isotani. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Ishika, Ishika, Sonika Pal, Alisha Sinha, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “AI-Assist to AI-Innovate: A Developmental Progression Taxonomy of User Proficiency in Generative AI.” https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394523226_AI-Assist_to_AI-Innovate_A_Developmental_Progression_Taxonomy_of_User_Proficiency_in_Generative_AI 
  • Patil, Pratiksha V., Ashwin T S, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “Predicting Group Performance Through Individual Contributions: Augmenting Peer Evaluation with Group Speech.” Pp. 141–48 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology 4 Education 2024, Volume 2, Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, edited by S. Mishra, A. Kothiyal, S. Iyer, S. Sahasrabudhe, A. Lingnau, and R. Kuo. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

 

Book Chapters

  • Nath, Debarshi, Dragan Gašević, Yizhou Fan, and Ramkumar Rajendran. 2025. “How Do Learners Read the Content in a Multi-Source Reading-to-Write Task? – A Multimodal Study.” Pp. 293–300 in Artificial Intelligence in Education. Vol. 15881, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, edited by A. I. Cristea, E. Walker, Y. Lu, O. C. Santos, and S. Isotani. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Rajmane, Aditya, Ramkumar Rajendran, and Kshitij Sharma. 2025. “Identifying and Fostering Self-Regulated Learning Among Computer Programmers Using Artificial Intelligence Systems.” Pp. 316–21 in Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED. Vol. 2590, Communications in Computer and Information Science, edited by A. I. Cristea, E. Walker, Y. Lu, O. C. Santos, and S. Isotani. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Jadhav, Suprabha, Sridhar Iyer, and Kavi Arya. 2025. “Identifying and Overcoming Student Challenges in Educational Robotics Competition: The e-Yantra Experience.” Pp. 51–61 in Robotics in Education. Vol. 1544, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, edited by R. Balogh, D. Obdržálek, and N. Fachantidis. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Nagvekar, Priya V., Kingshuk Mitra, Syaamantak Das, and Sridhar Iyer. 2026. “CyberNiriksha: Bridging Root Cause Analysis Gaps in Indian Cybersecurity Education Through a Progressive Log-Based Learning Environment.” Pp. 216–29 in Computing Education Research. Vol. 2739, Communications in Computer and Information Science, edited by P. Prasad, A. Raman, and B. Shah. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Pal, Sonika, Prajish Prasad, and Sridhar Iyer. 2025. “Understanding Human-GenAI Collaboration for Complex Problem-Solving Tasks in Online Settings.” Pp. 464–69 in Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED. Vol. 2590, Communications in Computer and Information Science, edited by A. I. Cristea, E. Walker, Y. Lu, O. C. Santos, and S. Isotani. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.