The use of smartphones is increasingly gaining popularity in education. Students and teachers can determine scientific concepts using smartphones equipped with sensors such as Global Positioning System (GPS -- a navigation system that provides location information) and orientation (a device to measure coordinates according to a reference frame).…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of iPad-assisted reading instruction for fourth-grade students' oral reading fluency and their attitudes towards reading. Three fourth-grade students at-risk for reading disabilities participated in an iPad-assisted repeated reading programme that integrated repeated reading, vocabulary…

Digital media are part of everyday life and have an intergenerational appeal, entering older people's agendas, practices, and habits. Many people aged over 60 years lack adequate digital competences and media literacies to support learning, well-being, and participation in society, thus imposing a need to discuss older people's willingness,…

Purpose: This mixed-method study investigated the ways smartphone applications (apps) promote students' interaction, collaboration and learning performance. Method: A total of 160 respondents from a Lithuanian university were identified using convenience sampling. A survey was conducted to explore the frequent activities involving interaction,…

Schools have prioritized fighting cyberbullying by implementing intervention programs. Yet few interventions have been studied for their effectiveness in reducing cyberbullying and improving socio-emotional aspects in the classroom. This study reports the results of the Safe Surfing intervention program designed to reduce cyberbullying in WhatsApp…

A multiple-baseline across-subjects design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a video-modeling intervention delivered on an iPod Touch to teach three high school students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or intellectual disability to complete workouts independently at the local community fitness center. Individualized workout routines…

The rapid spread of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has radically reshaped the human resource (HR) management policies and practices in organizations of all sizes across the country. Additionally, COVID-19 has had a major impact on the way in which faculty members teach our classes. In this case study, I discuss the way in which I responded to…

This study aimed to investigate Turkish pre-service teachers' awareness about electromagnetic radiation risks, which stem from diagnostic imaging at the hospitals and cell phone use in daily life. The study was based on survey research. A total of 138 education faculty students from the fields of Science Teaching [ST], Classroom Teaching [CT], and…

Purpose/Objectives: Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) participation rates often underserve the number of children in the community needing access to food. Each year, District 87 in Bloomington, Illinois offers children 18 years old and younger a free lunch at six feeding sites throughout the community as part of the SFSP. During the summer of…

The purpose of this research was to explore the opinions of second year university students on mobile phone usage and effects in Senior High Schools in Ghana. This was necessary because while the Ministry of Communication and Ministry of Education have disclosed the intention to allow the use of mobile devices in High Schools, the Ghana Education…

Smartphones have become an unavoidable part of daily life for many people due to several features and abilities which has led to their addiction to them. In conjunction with this, a new term has emerged: Nomophobia. Nomophobia is generally defined as the sense of anxiety or fear of being unable to reach or use a mobile phone. The current study was…

This paper analyzes the use of mobile applications for learning purposes by music education department students. The survey design was used as the research method. The Mobile Application Usage in Music Learning scale developed by the researcher was used as a data collection tool. After the validity and reliability studies were carried out, the…

Emergency Remote Education started with the COVID-19 pandemic bringing significant changes to learners and teachers. Education was experienced by everyone in unprecedented ways that require research and understanding. This paper presents a quantitative and transactional study aimed at characterising student emergency e-learning experiences during…

Despite efforts to incorporate inquiry-based instruction into various science curricular, its adoption has been slow-paced. This has raised many concerns about challenges in the enactment of inquiry-based instruction. Therefore, this article seeks to provide an understanding of the challenges by exploring the perspectives of teachers in the…

We describe an educational activity that can be done by using smartphones to collect data in physics experiments aimed to measure the oscillating period of a spring-mass system and the elastic constant of the helicoidal spring by the dynamic method. Results for the oscillating period and for the elastic constant of the spring agree very well with…