This study examined community college students' mathematics and academic self-efficacy in synchronous live online and asynchronous traditional online learning environments. Additionally, students' self-efficacy as it related to students' feelings of choice and preference regarding course modality was examined. This study took place during the…

This paper will present a brief history of computing education in England from 1970 to 2014. It sets out to provide the context which shaped the 2014 computing curriculum. After this curriculum had been in place for almost a decade, the paper provides an opportunity to see how computing skills, including information communications technology…

The study aims to investigate the adoption of digital pedagogy in classroom teaching by the secondary school teachers and variation in relation to gender, years of teaching experience, and location of school in the Bolangir district of Odisha. For this purpose, the investigator has undertaken three dimensions of digital pedagogy, such as digital…

Background/purpose: In the digital era, students are expected not only to consume but also to produce meaningful and context-aware digital content. However, variations in students' writing styles and feature usage are often overlooked in both instruction and assessment. This study represents the first attempt to quantitatively examine how…

The teaching and learning innovations in this post-COVID pandemic study focus on improving content knowledge, pedagogy, instructional resources, the learning environment, and learning outcomes. Using technologies to provide sustainable interventions is good, but adopting innovative digital pedagogical resources to facilitate instructional…

This study explores secondary school teachers' perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI)- supported tools through qualitative in-depth interviews with 16 teachers of English as a foreign language in Kazakhstan. The research aimed to understand teachers' views on pedagogy, their knowledge of AI, and their perceptions of its opportunities and…

Research on artificial intelligence (AI) in education has mainly focused on the measurement instruments relevant to learning about AI and framing AI literacy as learning about AI. The present study's focus, however, was on developing and validating a scale pertinent to learning with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in higher education.…

Recent research in open education has increasingly focused on the potential of open educational practices (OEP) to foster equitable, accessible, and transformative learning experiences. This study explores students' perceptions of openness in education, particularly within a fully online graduate program that integrates OEP. The research examines…

Introduction: With the growing trend of technology adoption in teaching and learning, this integration must continuously be studied to track its status. Social Sciences, also known as Social Studies in other countries, is one of the subjects that the South African government has designed to accommodate technology adoption. Therefore, this…

Drawing on insights from an International Peer-Learning Event hosted by the OECD and the Irish Department of Education, this document summarises key evidence and insights presented by representatives from Estonia, France, and Sweden as well as practical considerations for Irish policymakers. Key issues addressed include the balance between…

Achieving full literacy, which is essential for efficient knowledge acquisition through reading, involves mastering basic reading skills and further developing comprehension abilities, which includes accurate and fluent decoding of text, is the first step. The second step towards FL can be attained either through extensive leisure reading, which…

This applied dissertation explored the topic of teachers who participate in social media groups for professional learning. To put their best foot forward, teachers turn to social media platforms for ideas, advice, and support from educators all across the country. This study sought to understand how these educators were using these platforms to…

Digital competence has become an important issue in academia owing to the advent of various communication tools. This study used a standardized questionnaire based on the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) framework, which is a validated comprehensive framework, and its associated assessment tool. This tool was designed to assess…

As teachers are central to digitalizing education, we summarize 40 years of research on their role in that process within a systematic umbrella review that includes 23 systematic reviews with a total of 1062 primary studies focusing technology integration and aspects of digital literacy. Our findings highlight the international acceptance of the…

Background: The term "weaponized autism" is frequently used on extremist platforms. To better understand this, we conducted a discourse analysis of posts on Gab, an alt-right social media platform. Methods: We analyzed 711 posts spanning 2018--2019 and filtered for variations on the term "weaponized autism". Results: This term…