This study aimed to explore the effects of active social network usage (ASNU) and passive social network usage (PSNU) on academic performance. Using a survey sample of 621 high school students in Taiwan, the results showed that PSNU did not associate with learning results, whereas ASNU may have its function on students' learning. Specifically,…

Background: This study reports the findings from a Dutch study, exploring care workers' challenges and approaches in guiding young people with intellectual disabilities in their online lives. Method: Using an inductive research design 33 semi-structured interviews were conducted with care workers. Results: Care workers report challenges that…

This exploratory case study examines how AI technologies, specifically a GPT-4-based synopsis chatbot, can serve as a sparring partner for doctoral students in Norway. Despite favourable conditions, only two-thirds of Norwegian PhD candidates complete their doctorates, partly due to challenges with article-based dissertations that require a…

This study adapted Davis' (1989) Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to investigate what influences students' attitudes on using Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) as a learning tool for Physical Education (PE). Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis of survey responses from 1,916 Mabalacat City College students enrolled in an…

In the information age, individuals' ability to access, use, and transfer information is fundamental for personal and professional success. Digital and research literacy are critical skills that strengthen teachers' professional competencies in contemporary educational processes. This study examines the correlation between teachers' proficiency in…

The study explores how online and digital resources shape education, looking at teachers' competencies in the schools of the northern region of India. The research uses a mixed-method design featuring tools, interviews, and focus group discussions to assess digital competence with its contextual nuances. This work focuses on the transformative…

The study investigated academics' experience using multimedia technologies for online engagements in the era of the new normal in Nigerian library schools. The study adopted a quantitative method approach using a survey design. The sample was drawn using total enumeration, which included all of the 98 respondents (researchers -- the lecturers in…

The present study introduces the ways in which parents mediate young children's digital media practices in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet country. This study reveals a new parental mediation strategy -- subterfuge, which refers to parents' indirect communication about digital media restrictions with their children. With this approach, parents blame…

Background/purpose: The increasing use of technology in people's daily lives has given rise to novel social phenomena such as "phubbing," the act of ignoring someone in a physical environment to attend to a mobile phone. This behavior has sparked interest in the academic field, where social interaction is fundamental for the emotional…

Background/purpose: Phubbing has emerged as a psychological and behavioral concern that threatens the quality of interpersonal relationships and psychological well-being, particularly among adolescents and adults, so the current research aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Generic Scale of Phubbing…

This study was directed toward ascertaining students' perceived usefulness of integrating TED Talks for the cognitive and affective aspects of learning English as a foreign language. Employing a quantitative research design with a survey questionnaire, data were collected using the framework of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) which measured…

Purpose: This study investigates how entrepreneurship education influences e-entrepreneurial intention through e-entrepreneurial self-efficacy, with generative artificial intelligence incorporation as a moderating factor. The study uses the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) framework to comprehensively understand the relationship between…

This study aimed to identify the experiences of students on the reflections of arts education supported by generative artificial intelligence in their abstract art practices. As a qualitative research method, the case study design was used in the study. The sample of the study included 12 last-year students in the Art Education Program of a state…

Numerous studies have employed the Task-technology fit (TTF) theory to examine the impact of information systems used for training. While some of these studies reported positive outcomes, others presented mixed results on the impact of the systems improving users' performance in problem solving and learning. One possible explanation for these…

Understanding the role of emotion in student learning has become increasingly important in educational research, particularly in physically demanding disciplines such as Physical Education (PE), where motivation, confidence, and emotional resilience are critical for performance and engagement. Despite this, limited attention has been given to how…