Literature indicates that virtual reality (VR) effectively supports and enhances spatial thinking in astronomy education. This study examines how pre-service elementary teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) characteristics manifest during astronomy VR material's development and utilization. Nine sophomores, organized into…

This study examines how secondary-school students recognize and relate to artificial intelligence (AI) and the meanings they attribute to it in their everyday lives. Using a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional design, we explore the subjectivities of a purposive sample of 576 students from both public and private schools. The analysis…

This study investigates the financial literacy of college student-athletes, a group facing unique financial challenges and opportunities, particularly with the growth of name, image, and likeness deals. Using data from the 2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, this research compares the financial literacy levels of student-athletes to…

Prekindergarten (Pre-K) programs are designed to prepare young children for kindergarten and increase their likelihood of academic success. This research brief examined the fall 2024 kindergarten readiness rates of students who were enrolled in Pre-K programs (public and private) in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) during the 2023-2024…

This paper investigates the factors that limit ICT-integrated teaching in Ethiopian secondary schools. Following Actor-Network Theory, the relationship between teachers and ICT materials is interpreted as a sociomaterial network in which the material and the human dimensions are intertwined. Qualitative data was collected via interviews carried…

The possibilities for integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) into higher education may revolutionise approaches to pedagogical practices and curriculum design, while LLMs could be transformative in how students approach their learning. This conversation with ChatGPT, and associated critical evaluation,…

This study, conducted in partnership with Hutt City Kindergartens, explores story sharing -- a critical aspect of early literacy development. We studied the naturalistic story interactions of tamariki aged 2-5 years, kaiako, and whanau within six equity-funded kindergarten settings and family homes. Key themes evident in our findings were: (1)…

This paper explores the integration of generative AI in the writing feedback process by trialling two highly scaffolded feedback tasks. This paper draws on recent literature to consider both the significant benefits AI integration may afford the language learner, as well as negative effects. Two tasks trialled at UNSW College: (1) an AI-enhanced…

This study evaluated the impact of blended learning (BL) on student performance and perceptions within an Indian higher education institution. It also explored the relationship between students' online activities, tracked through the institutional e-learning management system (MCE-ELMS), and their final scores. The sample included six teachers and…

Background/purpose: This study investigates the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into primary education, with a focus on identifying the needs, benefits, and challenges that schools and educators encounter in the adoption process. Materials/methods: A descriptive-analytical approach was employed, utilizing data collected through a…

Technology is an ever-evolving topic at the forefront of conversations in education. For example, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has highlighted the need for further discussion on its use in advanced learning. Within institutes of higher education (IHEs), students prepare for digital literacy and ever-changing technology tools. Due to the…

In conversation with the abolitionist scholarship of Bettina Love and concepts of freedom dreaming within the work of Robin Kelley, this article explores how literacy educators envisioned new educational worlds through writing and the arts. This study was grounded in the methodologies of practitioner inquiry and a/r/tography. Data sources include…

America today lacks a broad public and political consensus for dramatic improvements in the nation's K-12 schools. The country urgently needs a new vision that refocuses public schools on their core academic mission, ends the retreat from rigor and merit, increases opportunity for learners of all backgrounds, expands parental choice of public…

Since the 2020/21 school year, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has collected and analyzed early literacy screening assessment data from schools and districts that participated in targeted state grants. In 2023/24, the 1st year that screening was required for all kindergarten through grade 3 (K-3) students…

This article conceptualises a pedagogy of compassion based on a case study of Indonesian university students' English-mediated digital literacy practices outside the classroom. Motivated by students' distress over failing institutional TOEFL benchmarks, the study explores how one student engaged in online communities to express identity, exercise…