I am a Research Associate with the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute, currently working from Central Massachusetts. I specialize in curricular design for science (particularly environmental science) and mathematics education, participatory design methods with children and adolescents, and in the use of quantitative annotation methods to study students' emotional and behavioral responses to educational technology. Read my full Curriculum Vitae Refereed Publications and Presentations: Baker, R.S.J.d., de Carvalho, A., Raspat, J., Aleven, V., Corbett, A.T., Koedinger, K.R. (2009) Educational Software Features that Encourage and Discourage "Gaming the System". Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, 475-482. [pdf] [Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award] Prata, D.N., Baker, R.S.J.d., Costa, E., Rosé, C.P., Cui, Y., de Carvalho, A. (2009) Detecting and Understanding the Impact of Cognitive and Interpersonal Conflict in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environments. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 131-140. [pdf] Baker, R.S.J.d., de Carvalho, A. (2008) Labeling Student Behavior Faster and More Precisely with Text Replays. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 38-47.[pdf] de Carvalho, A., Laurentino, T. (2007) Promoting sustainable community development through environmental education in rural Brazil. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North American Association for Environmental Education. Virginia Beach, VA. [pdf] Ongoing Projects: Teaching environmental preservation along with mathematics in an educational game for elementary and intermediate school students Analysis of log files of student interaction with educational software to determine which students mis-use educational software [Article] Analysis of the factors that lead students to mis-use educational software [Article] Analysis of the impact of student collaboration strategies in educational software [Article] Development of a taxonomy of differences in intelligent tutoring software [Article] Past Projects: Weekend courses about the environment and life in the Amazon rainforest for American elementary and intermediate school students, for a gifted education program in Pittsburgh (c-Mites, Carnegie Mellon University) Afternoon courses for adolescents on how to preserve the local environment and how to work as tour guides for a nature reserve in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest [Article] Courses for elementary school children on environmental preservation, for a private nature reserve in Central England Sustainable economic development, environmental preservation, and personal health for women in a coastal fishing village [Read More] Economic opportunity education for families living in urban waste dumps [Read More] Education on environmental preservation and personal health for two indigenous communities in arid regions Professional development courses on environmental preservation for state government employees in Northeastern Brazil