Background: While there exists a large body of research on the benefits of play in supporting children's mathematical learning, the vast majority of such research has been conducted in early childhood or informal contexts, rather than formal K-12 schools. Moreover, this research has predominantly focused on adults' perspectives of children's play.…

This qualitative case study explored graduate students' views (n=6) on AI-supported applications and an AI-enabled blockbased coding tool (PictoBlox) in science education. Data were gathered over a 39-hour implementation via a semi-structured interview form and screen captures from the activities, and analyzed with content analysis. Participants…

Robot-assisted language learning (RALL) has recently gained increasing attention among second and foreign language (L2) educators. However, its pedagogical potentials and implementation challenges remain underexplored, particularly in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. In this sense, this qualitative study investigates the perceptions…

Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) are dedicated units that coordinate and nurture open source software adoption across the organization. Over the past decade, as the importance of software as a research output, essential component of reproducible science, and community infrastructure for open science has grown, several major funders of…

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into education holds promise for supporting and augmenting teaching and learning-related activities. Yet, despite its potential, there is limited empirical research on the use of AI in K-12 settings exploring the pedagogical grounding, impact and implications of the technological solutions. The…

This study aims to develop a location-based augmented reality (LBAR) Android application and test its effectiveness in supporting orientation programs for newly enrolled students. The application was designed to facilitate easier adaptation to the environment and university life for novice students. Unity, ARCore SDK, and the AR+GPS Unity Package…

This study presents the design and development of an online learning environment that integrates Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and gamification to support undergraduate students' higher order thinking skills. The research adopts a design and development approach, utilizing the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and…

While Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents new challenges for doctoral education, it also offers an opportunity to refocus doctoral programmes on their fundamental purposes: contributing to knowledge and developing critical researchers. This article draws on the literature on doctoral education to contend that a fixation on efficiency…

Achieving deep learning in smart classrooms is an important issue in smart education. Research suggests that deep learning requires special scaffolding to support students' learning flexibility according to their own needs. In this regard, this study proposes a smart-classroom-oriented learning scaffolding that can reflect flexibility in learning…

This research examines the integration of mobile applications with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) to support the professional development of teachers, with a particular focus on computer science educators. Given the barriers teachers face in attending traditional training programs, such as time constraints, location, and costs, Mobile Learning…

The adoption of generative AI in education has revolutionized science by producing human-like texts through contextual understanding, as OpenAI ChatGPT shows. OpenAI's widely used large language model, such as ChatGPT, has become quite popular, especially in higher education. This study examines different factors influencing the adoption and…

The stereotype of math being male-typed prevails among most Western societies. This math-gender stereotype is associated with math-gender misconceptions, which are scientifically incorrect specific theories about girls' math abilities (e.g., girls inherently think less systematically and thus have less math ability than boys). Teachers may…

The rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is affecting many industries and organizations, including educational institutions of all levels. The purpose of this mixed methods multi-state study was to investigate K12 teachers' and administrators' knowledge of AI, use of AI, perceptions of AI, and concerns around this emerging technology.…

STEAM is an acronym of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, which focuses on developing the critical thinking and problem solving abilities in students and creates interest towards STEAM subjects. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of secondary school students towards STEAM education in Pakistan. Using…

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) states that building bridges between home and school benefits students' development. With online teaching, this translates into informal conversations before class starts or at the end of class as a teacher waits for a virtual classroom to fill up or empty out. Much of teaching…