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Design-based approach to technology innovation: Teacher educators’ experiences with tablets as instructional tools in South Africa 以设计为基础的技术创新方法：南非师范教育工作者将平板电脑作为教学工具的经验

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14850

Thuthukile Jita, Alice Dhliwayo

{"title":"Design-based approach to technology innovation: Teacher educators’ experiences with tablets as instructional tools in South Africa","authors":"Thuthukile Jita, Alice Dhliwayo","doi":"10.30935/cedtech/14850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14850","url":null,"abstract":"The role of higher education in improving educational practices and access through research in technology innovations across the wider spectrum of schooling has especially increased in the information driven 21st century lifestyle. Pre-service teacher training plays a significant role in this transformation. For South Africa, research in technology integration has not provided requisite skills for teacher educators to bring about this envisaged transformation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the affordance of the design-based research (DBR) when combined with community of practice (CoP) framework in mitigating context-based technology integration related challenges and professional development in teacher education through the social learning theory. The qualitative paper explores the experiences teacher educators had of using tablets in a DBR as technology integration tools for contextual pedagogical practices. Teacher educators (n = 10), in one university in South Africa were given tablets to use over a year before they responded to semi-structured interviews about their experiences and were also observed as they engaged in both the CoP and in classroom practice. After a thematic analysis, the main results were that the CoP provided space for teacher educators to improve their confidence and technology integration skills. The combination of DBR and the CoP was found to be complementary in bridging the gap between theory and practice for teacher educators. The CoP provided the much needed safe space for professional growth and confidence building for teacher educators. However, learning engagements were limited by inadequacy of ICT tools for the students. In light of this, the implication of the study is that professional development plans for teacher educators in technology integration skills must be context based and subject specific through DBR programs for practical results and sustainability.","PeriodicalId":37088,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Educational Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141828658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring the effectiveness of digital writing tools on Thai EFL students’ writing

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14808

Kusuma Pitukwong, Sasithida Saraiwang

{"title":"Exploring the effectiveness of digital writing tools on Thai EFL students’ writing","authors":"Kusuma Pitukwong, Sasithida Saraiwang","doi":"10.30935/cedtech/14808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14808","url":null,"abstract":"Mastering writing in English is crucial for English as a foreign language (EFL) learners; nevertheless, they encounter numerous difficulties, such as idea development, grammar complexities, vocabulary range, or even the pressure from writing anxiety. Consequently, many educators employ digital writing tools to enhance EFL learners’ English writing skills. This study aimed to explore Thai EFL university students’ perceptions of two digital writing tools, Paragraph Punch and ProWritingAid, as well as to investigate students’ writing performance. Participants consisted of 53 undergraduate EFL students enrolled in English education at a university in Thailand. Three research instruments were utilized: a 30-item questionnaire investigating participants’ perceptions of writing problems, a pre- and post-writing test assessing students’ writing development, and a semi-structured interview exploring students’ views on integrating digital writing tools in writing classes. The questionnaire findings emphasized various challenges students encountered in writing, including difficulties with idea development, grammar, and paragraph organization. The research further indicated a significant enhancement in students’ writing abilities after using digital writing tools. Additionally, students perceived that the improvements in their writing proficiency were due to the supportive guidance and real-time feedback provided by these digital writing tools. Nevertheless, there were concerns regarding excessive dependency on digital tools, the need for supplementary teacher feedback, and technological barriers.","PeriodicalId":37088,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Educational Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141645830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How will education look like in the future? 未来的教育将是怎样的？

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-10 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14794

Ali Şimşek

{"title":"How will education look like in the future?","authors":"Ali Şimşek","doi":"10.30935/cedtech/14794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14794","url":null,"abstract":"There are many factors affecting educational practices. Changes in these factors create serious transformations in education. Some of the transformations are visible that imply a predictable future, while others have blurred influences which make the future forecasts difficult. Educational technologies often come and go but they all leave their marks on education when they are prevalent. In order to get prepared for the future, educators need to know which technologies will be dominant in the future practices of education. This article attempts to highlight the technologies that will be used commonly in the future education. It appears that virtual classroom, artificial intelligence, learning analytics, mobile applications, smart devices, extended reality, open educational resources, gamification, cloud computing, network society, post-truth, digital learning objects, online collaboration will be popular elements of educational practices in the future. On the other hand, social media, metaverse, and wearable technologies will lose their popularity in education to some degree. It is also likely that some of the current technologies will be modified while new ones will emerge to accommodate educational needs of the future.","PeriodicalId":37088,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Educational Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141661850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Enhancing mathematics education in the UAE: Elementary teachers’ views on distance education methods 加强阿联酋的数学教育：小学教师对远程教育方法的看法

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14714

Adeeb M Jarrah, Kamar Fayez, H. Almarashdi, Patricia Fidalgo

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A refined and concise model of indices for quantitatively measuring lexical richness of Chinese university students’ EFL writing 用于定量测量中国大学生英语写作词汇丰富度的精炼简明指数模型

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14707

Yang Yang, Ze Zheng

{"title":"A refined and concise model of indices for quantitatively measuring lexical richness of Chinese university students’ EFL writing","authors":"Yang Yang, Ze Zheng","doi":"10.30935/cedtech/14707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14707","url":null,"abstract":"In the existing literature, scholars have proposed various indices to measure the lexical richness (LR) of English as a foreign language (EFL) writing. However, there are currently issues of redundant indices and inconsistent usage. Attempting to address the research question of which indices are the most sensitive and effective ones to distinguish between different grade levels of Chinese university students’ EFL writing, this study aims to put forward a refined and concise model of indices that can truthfully reflect LR in EFL writing. A total of 180 compositions were selected from a Chinese EFL learner corpus: Spoken and written English corpus of Chinese learners. Scores of 28 LR indices of these compositions were computed using the software Lexical Complexity Analyzer, MATTR, and Coh-Metrix. One-way ANOVA or Welch’s ANOVA, depending on the variable’s homogeneity of variances, was conducted for each index. Two criteria were applied to determine which index of a measure should be included in the refined model: whether the difference of an index is significant among different grade levels and the effect size of ANOVA. Based on the quantitative results of ANOVAs and qualitative human judgment based on literature, six indices of the six LR measures were included in the refined model: lexical density, lexical sophistication-I, verb sophistication-II, number of different words-expected sequence 50, corrected TTR, and squared verb variation-I. This refined model addresses the issues of redundancy and inconsistency in previous studies, providing a more accurate and efficient tool for assessing LR in EFL writing.","PeriodicalId":37088,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Educational Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141704855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development of an AI literacy assessment for non-technical individuals: What do teachers know? 为非技术人员开发人工智能素养评估：教师知道什么？

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14619

Lu Ding, Sohee Kim, R. A. Allday

{"title":"Development of an AI literacy assessment for non-technical individuals: What do teachers know?","authors":"Lu Ding, Sohee Kim, R. A. Allday","doi":"10.30935/cedtech/14619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14619","url":null,"abstract":"With the exponential development and vast interest in artificial intelligence (AI), the global economic impact of AI is expected to reach $15.7 trillion by 2030. While AI has infiltrated everyday life, a lack of knowledge of what AI is and how AI works is ubiquitous across all ages and professions. Teaching AI literacy to non-technical individuals has become imperative and requires immediate attention, however, assessing AI literacy has heavily relied on subjective measurements such as qualitative assessment and self-reported surveys, which may lead to biased results. This study contributes to the field by developing and validating an assessment created based on a well-established AI literacy framework. A total of 196 responses were collected from pre-and in-service teachers in the United States, and 186 responses were included in the analysis to validate the assessment. The final assessment comprises 25 objective-based items reduced from an originally 31-item assessment. Both experts’ insights were sought, and statistical methodology was employed to ensure the validity of the assessment. The results indicate that pre-and in-service teachers have a moderate level of AI literacy and in-service teachers performed slightly better than pre-service teachers on our assessment. Inconsistent answers across various AI concepts indicate that teachers may possess an even more ambiguous understanding of certain AI concepts.","PeriodicalId":37088,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Educational Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141696393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education 关于高等教育游戏化学习的文献计量学综述

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14708

O. V. Sergeeva, E. Zvereva, Yuliya P. Kosheleva, Marina R. Zheltukhina, A. Prokopyev, D. Dobrokhotov

{"title":"A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education","authors":"O. V. Sergeeva, E. Zvereva, Yuliya P. Kosheleva, Marina R. Zheltukhina, A. Prokopyev, D. Dobrokhotov","doi":"10.30935/cedtech/14708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14708","url":null,"abstract":"This article has crafted a detailed bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education which provides the reader a broad scientific background and an overview of relevant publications and their up-to-date status in this growing domain. The study examines the spread of publications over the time, revealing a development of a dynamic curve from minor to peak in 2021, and then leveled-off of activity in the rest of the years. There is special focus on high-achieving authors and institutions that are praised by the work for their key contributions to the field of gamified learning research. The aspect of global geographical distribution of gamified learning studies in the literature is expounded. While the USA and Turkey rank first in this regard, they also head the discourse. The role of key journals and a citation analysis provide the evidence of the highly reputable and established place the gamified leaning has in higher education. This bibliometric review offers important information about the multifaceted aspects of gamified learning and subsequently may be used by future researchers to dig deeper and contribute to the literature.","PeriodicalId":37088,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Educational Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141703473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploration of ChatGPT in basic education: Advantages, disadvantages, and its impact on school tasks 探索基础教育中的 ChatGPT：优缺点及其对学校任务的影响

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14615

Raúl Alberto García Castro, Nikole Alexandra Mayta Cachicatari, Willian Máximo Bartesaghi Aste, Martín Pedro Llapa Medina

{"title":"Exploration of ChatGPT in basic education: Advantages, disadvantages, and its impact on school tasks","authors":"Raúl Alberto García Castro, Nikole Alexandra Mayta Cachicatari, Willian Máximo Bartesaghi Aste, Martín Pedro Llapa Medina","doi":"10.30935/cedtech/14615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14615","url":null,"abstract":"The introduction of ChatGPT into basic education is progressing rapidly, generating impacts that, in many cases, are unknown. Its impressive capability profiles it as a tool that will revolutionize teaching and learning processes, creating gaps that need to be understood and evaluated. The research aims to explore the advantages, disadvantages, and its impact on school tasks. It is an exploratory qualitative study; data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 110 participants from five schools in Tacna, Peru. The results reveal that ChatGPT provides information quickly and easily, with a variety of content and pedagogical strategies. Additionally, it serves for evaluation, knowledge consultation, and scheduling school tasks. Eight related disadvantages were identified: Easy access to information may encourage the habit of copying and pasting, fostering academic dependence that would affect the development of skills, such as inquiry, argumentation, analysis, and critical thinking. Also, students may misuse information, cheating on school tasks and affecting their quality and suitability, making them no longer useful for education, including synthesis, essays, monographs, organizers, summaries, and mathematical exercises.","PeriodicalId":37088,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Educational Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141714786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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School teachers’ perceived knowledge and affordances for using technology in teaching 学校教师对在教学中使用技术的认知和承受能力

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14713

Arystanbek Maulet, Wilfried F. Admiraal, Nursulu Algozhaeva, N. Balta

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What are employers expecting from instructional design and learning technology professionals across sectors? 各行各业的雇主对教学设计和学习技术专业人员有何期望？

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Contemporary Educational Technology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30935/cedtech/14606

Nicole L. Weber, Corine McCarthy, Katie Campbell, Hannah Bauer

{"title":"What are employers expecting from instructional design and learning technology professionals across sectors?","authors":"Nicole L. Weber, Corine McCarthy, Katie Campbell, Hannah Bauer","doi":"10.30935/cedtech/14606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14606","url":null,"abstract":"As new technologies and learning practices emerge, the way instructional design and learning technology (IDLT) professionals conduct their work evolves. With this constant evolution comes a change in employer expectations of IDLT professionals. This convergent mixed methods study analyzed 130 IDLT-related position descriptions and interviewed 12 IDLT leaders from the K12, nonprofit, higher education, and corporate sectors to identify current expectations related to degree qualifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities expected from IDLT professionals. Results included a preference for a master’s degree-level qualification, at times due to bureaucracy, and an interest in the combination of academic preparation with instructional design experience. Additionally, employers shared that they were interested in an advanced understanding and adaptable application of IDLT theories, models, and frameworks, as well as a need for non-specific IDLT skills (e.g., communication and collaboration) and familiarity with IDLT-related technologies (e.g., learning management system and course authoring software). These results provide valuable insight for those looking to join IDLT field, current IDLT professionals interested in upskilling, and educational programs preparing future IDLT professionals for the workforce.","PeriodicalId":37088,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Educational Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141704248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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