Carl-Anton Werner Axelsson
Visiting researcher at Department of Education
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 954 86 60
- E-mail:
- carl-anton.werner.axelsson@edu.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Von Kraemers allé 1 A
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 2136
750 02 Uppsala
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- ORCID:
- 0000-0002-5194-9430
Short presentation
Carl-Anton Werner Axelsson holds a Ph.D. in human-computer interaction and is an associate senior lecturer of computer science at the School of Innovation, Design, and Engineering, Mälardalen University, as well as a visiting researcher at the Department of Education, Uppsala University. His research revolves around human reasoning, decision-making, and lifelong learning.

Publications
Recent publications
Part of Education Inquiry, 2025
- DOI for Boosting fact-checking in the classroom: verifying war photos and the pitfalls of overconfidence in education against disinformation
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Part of Journal of Research on Technology in Education, p. 1-27, 2024
- DOI for Bad News in the civics classroom: How serious gameplay fosters teenagers’ ability to discern misinformation techniques
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Exploring visual maturity: A first look at eye behavior in train traffic control
Part of Journal of Expertise, p. 58-71, 2022
Part of Future Internet, 2021
- DOI for Learning How to Separate Fake From Real News: Scalable Digital Tutorials Promoting Students’ Civic Online Reasoning
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Part of Information, 2021
- DOI for Combatting Visual Fake News with a Professional Fact-Checking Tool in Education in France, Romania, Spain and Sweden
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All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Education Inquiry, 2025
- DOI for Boosting fact-checking in the classroom: verifying war photos and the pitfalls of overconfidence in education against disinformation
- Download full text (pdf) of Boosting fact-checking in the classroom: verifying war photos and the pitfalls of overconfidence in education against disinformation
Part of Journal of Research on Technology in Education, p. 1-27, 2024
- DOI for Bad News in the civics classroom: How serious gameplay fosters teenagers’ ability to discern misinformation techniques
- Download full text (pdf) of Bad News in the civics classroom: How serious gameplay fosters teenagers’ ability to discern misinformation techniques
Exploring visual maturity: A first look at eye behavior in train traffic control
Part of Journal of Expertise, p. 58-71, 2022
Part of Future Internet, 2021
- DOI for Learning How to Separate Fake From Real News: Scalable Digital Tutorials Promoting Students’ Civic Online Reasoning
- Download full text (pdf) of Learning How to Separate Fake From Real News: Scalable Digital Tutorials Promoting Students’ Civic Online Reasoning
Part of Information, 2021
- DOI for Combatting Visual Fake News with a Professional Fact-Checking Tool in Education in France, Romania, Spain and Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Combatting Visual Fake News with a Professional Fact-Checking Tool in Education in France, Romania, Spain and Sweden
Part of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, p. 101-117, 2018
Part of Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, p. 51-59, 2018
Scaffolding executive function capabilities via play-&-learn software for preschoolers
Part of Journal of Educational Psychology, p. 969-981, 2016
Collegial verbalisation — the value of an independent observer: an ecological approach
Part of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, p. 474-494, 2015
Scaffolding mentalizing via a play-&-learn game for preschoolers
Part of Computers and education, p. 13-23, 2015
Experience and Visual Expertise: A First Look at Eye Behaviour in Train Traffic Control
Comprehensive doctoral thesis
Comprehensive licentiate thesis
Conference papers
Part of Naturalistic Decision Making and Uncertainty, p. 87-93, 2017
Authority and level of automation: Lessons to be learned in design of in-vehicle assistance systems
Part of Human-Computer Interaction, p. 413-424, 2014
Can preschoolers profit from a teachable agent based play-and-learn game in mathematics?
Part of Artificial Intelligence in Education, p. 289-298, 2013