Despite being a critical emergent literacy skill and an indicator of risk for later reading difficulties, relatively little is known about how alphabet knowledge develops over time. This study utilized a person-centered approach and longitudinal sample of 998 preschool-aged children (M = 56.50 months old) to examine patterns in letter name and…

Employing a multiliteracies framework, this paper explores the ways in which literacy pedagogy might respond to the emergent challenges that the new information environment poses. We contextualize literacy as a socially constructed endeavor of meaning-making that ranges across multimodal texts and has implications for identity, society, and…

The adult learning ecology has expanded to include digital access, requiring enhancement of theories in the specific context of low-literate learners who may not have previously benefited from educational technology. The Digital Learning Ecology (DLE) framework identifies the three dimensions of context, design, and motivation, considering…

In a sample of 323 engineering students, structural equation modeling was used to test hypothesized relationships between beliefs about the nature of knowledge in science, beliefs about the process of justification for knowing in science, and argumentative reasoning about an ill-structured social-scientific issue. Beliefs about justification for…

This study endeavors to establish a model that encapsulates individual and contextual factors affecting instructors' ICT literacy in private universities located in Hunan Province, China. The researcher employed a mixed-methods approach, integrating both qualitative and quantitative techniques, through a questionnaire survey administered to 555…

The contemporary moment has been marred with attacks on diverse children's literature and critical and antiracist pedagogy. The increasing numbers of banned books and curricular materials are aimed at diluting and silencing discussions of difference in classrooms. Moreover, race and racism continue to be "bad words" to some early…

This article systematically reviews empirical studies involving scientific literacy published in peer-reviewed journals, focusing on the construction of scientific literacy in formal education worldwide, the suggested ways of adopting scientific literacy in the early years, and the current practices and future possibilities for scientific literacy…

Technostress--or the constant connection, disruption, distraction, and need to learn caused by new technology--can make instructors feel overwhelmed, tired, or disengaged, impacting their ability to teach. As institutions continue to invest resources for growing their technology portfolios, the authors investigated how instructor technostress…

This study aims to provide a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol that overviews artificial intelligence (AI) professional development (PD) initiatives for teachers, emphasising the fusion of technological and pedagogical knowledge. Framed within the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, the research explores the…

This paper seeks to understand Black racial identity development as defined by Cross's (1991) Nigrescence and how nigrescence aids with solutions to the double bind challenges experienced by novice Black critical literacy teacher educators committed to community engagement during their becoming processes in academia. This paper will explain the…

The Internet has transformed the way we read and the context in which we acquire knowledge. Online reading brings both unique opportunities and challenges. To utilize the full potential of this digital environment and to successfully participate in an online information society, digital reading skills are essential. But what makes online reading…

Music is integral to the well-being of the elderly, and e-learning has become their primary avenue for music education. Grounded in flow theory, this study explores how the engagement of the elderly in music e-learning impacts their continuous music e-learning intentions and well-being. Analyzing valid responses from 357 elderly Chinese…

In this study, it was aimed to adapt the DigiFuehr 2.0 Scale developed by Claassen et al. (2023) to Turkish and to conduct validity and reliability studies on three groups of participants consisting of teachers. In the study, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed in line with translation study, linguistic application, and…

The study took a Rasch measurement theory approach to validating the 10-item Digital Literacy Scale (DLS) using the unidimensional rating scale model (RSM). To that end, the study used the data from a sample of online Turkish university students. The study began the Rasch analysis with all 10 items in the scale and, to improve in the local…

This discursive article explores the integration of digital storytelling into an occupational therapy gross anatomy course as a novel pedagogical approach to deepen students' understanding of the functional significance of hand anatomy. Digital storytelling utilizes technology to produce self-narrated meaningful stories and presentations that…