Education and Information Technologies

Editorial for EAIT issue 2, 2021

Arthur Tatnall

The effects of robotics training on students’ creativity and learning in physics

Alireza Badeleh

A literature review: efficacy of online learning courses for higher education institution using meta-analysis

Mayleen Dorcas B. Castro, Gilbert M. Tumibay

Dimensions of robotic education quality: teachers’ perspectives as teaching assistants in Thai elementary schools

Suparoek Chootongchai, Noawanit Songkram, Krerk Piromsopa

Cultural challenges eLearners from the GCC countries face when enrolled in Western educational institutions: A thematic literature review

Nafeth Al Hashlamoun

The impact of a technological intervention program on learning mathematical skills

Omar Cóndor-Herrera, Carlos Ramos-Galarza

Examining PRESERVICE teachers’ use of SMARTBOARD and pc tablets in lessons

Murat Yalman, Bulent Basaran

Behind the scenes of educational data mining

Yael Feldman-Maggor, Sagiv Barhoom, Ron Blonder, Inbal Tuvi-Arad

Effect of learning management system on Student’s performance in educational measurement and evaluation

Basil C. E. Oguguo, Fadip Audu Nannim, John J. Agah, Christian S. Ugwuanyi, Catherine U. Ene, Augustina C. Nzeadibe

Incorporating new literacies in designing a mobile learning application for secondary/middle school students

Chiew Hong Ng, Noi Keng Koh, Hua Loon Ling

The two perfect scorers for technology acceptance

Pritika Reddy, Kaylash Chaudhary, Bibhya Sharma, Ronil Chand

A machine learning approximation of the 2015 Portuguese high school student grades: A hybrid approach

Ricardo Costa-Mendes, Tiago Oliveira, Mauro Castelli, Frederico Cruz-Jesus

Systematic literature review of STEM self-study related ITSs

Asmaa Alabdulhadi, Maha Faisal

Toward a model for acceptance of MOOCs in higher education: the modified UTAUT model for Saudi Arabia

Maryam Altalhi

Teaching-learning conceptions, teaching motivation, and perceptions towards ICT: A research in Turkish public high schools

Gökhan Baş, Muhammet Baştuğ

Design and validation of an instrument of self-perception regarding the lecturers’ use of ICT resources: to teach, evaluate and research

Francisco D. Guillén-Gámez, María J. Mayorga-Fernández

Impact of technostress on academic productivity of university students

Pallavi Upadhyaya, Vrinda

“I’m not against online teaching, but what about us?”: ICT in Ghana post Covid-19

Michael Agyemang Adarkwah

‘Dreaming in colour’: disabled higher education students’ perspectives on improving design practices that would enable them to benefit from their use of technologies

Jane Seale, Chetz Colwell, Tim Coughlan, Tali Heiman, Dana Kaspi-Tsahor, Dorit Olenik-Shemesh

College students information security awareness: a comparison between smartphones and computers

Nashrawan Taha, Laila Dahabiyeh

Fun first, useful later: Mobile learning acceptance among secondary school students in Indonesia

Ahmad R. Pratama

Influencing factors in M-learning adoption in higher education

Abeer Qashou

Perceptions of E-learning among undergraduates and academic staff of higher educational institutions in north-eastern Nigeria

Muhammed Kuliya, Sani Usman

To WeChat or to more chat during learning? The relationship between WeChat and learning from the perspective of university students

Rujing Hou, Shenghao Han, Kun Wang, Chubing Zhang

Knowledge sharing technologies in higher education: Preferences of CIS students in Cyprus

Fezile Ozdamli, Nadire Cavus

The effectiveness of a virtual fitness trainer app in motivating and engaging students for fitness activity by applying motor learning theory

Nur Azlina Mohamed Mokmin, Nurullizam Jamiat

Evaluating the impact of ICT on teaching and learning: A study of Palestinian students’ and teachers’ perceptions

Husam Qaddumi, Brendan Bartram, Ali L. Qashmar

Investigation into Nomophobia amongst Turkish pre-service teachers

Nese Sevim-Cirak, Omer Faruk Islim

Parental mediation of adolescent Internet use: Combining strategies to promote awareness, autonomy and self-regulation in preparing youth for life on the web

Nili Steinfeld

Augmented reality (AR) as a learning material in special needs education

Hasan Köse, Nevin Güner-Yildiz

Feelings of belonging or alienation and social emotional perceptions of immigrant youths in the digital age, in comparison with native-born youths

Gila Cohen Zilka

Secondary vocational education students’ expressed experiences of and approaches to information interaction activities within digital environments: a Phenomenographic study

Fernando Bolaños, Álvaro Salinas

Examination of influence of e-learning on academic success on the example of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edisa Puška, Adisa Ejubović, Nataša Đalić, Adis Puška

An exploration into EFL learners’ writing skills via mobile-based dynamic assessment

Saman Ebadi, Saba Bashir

Online and face-to-face composition in forming the professional competencies of technical teacher candidates with various learning style types

Hamonangan Tambunan, Marsangkap Silitonga, Uli Basa Sidabutar

Context aware mobile learning: A systematic mapping study

Bimal Aklesh Kumar, Bibhya Sharma, Elisa Yumi Nakagawa

A review of technologies for collaborative online information seeking: On the contribution of collaborative argumentation

Elisabeth Mayweg-Paus, Maria Zimmermann, Nguyen-Thinh Le, Niels Pinkwart

User acceptance of learning innovation: A structural equation modelling based on the GUAM framework

A. C. Obienu, F. I. Amadin

Playfulness in the classroom: Gamification favor the learning of pharmacology

Francislaine Aparecida dos Reis Lívero, Gustavo Ratti da Silva, Eduarda Carolina Amaral, Amanda Nascimento Vasques de Souza, Irineia Paulina Baretta, Maria Elena Martins Diegues, Edson Arpini, Evellyn Claudia Wietzikoski Lovato

Cloud computing and semantic web technologies for ubiquitous management of smart cities-related competences

Omiros Iatrellis, Theodor Panagiotakopoulos, Vassilis C. Gerogiannis, Panos Fitsilis, Achilles Kameas

A data-driven approach to predict first-year students’ academic success in higher education institutions

Paulo Diniz Gil, Susana da Cruz Martins, Sérgio Moro, Joana Martinho Costa

Identifying the differentiation practices of virtual school teachers

Dennis Beck, Jennifer Beasley

Question generation model based on key-phrase, context-free grammar, and Bloom’s taxonomy

Bambang Dwi Wijanarko, Yaya Heryadi, Hapnes Toba, Widodo Budiharto

Evaluation of course outcome attainment of engineering course with traditional, blended and flipped classroom approaches

C. M. Vivek, P. Ramkumar

The usage of, and confidence in, social media as study sources among undergraduate students: A cross-sectional survey comparing it with traditional study sources

Ricardo Borges Viana, Alex Vito Santos Neves-Silva, Douglas Assis Teles Santos, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Marília Santos Andrade, Cauê Vazquez La Scala Teixeira, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira

The effect of virtual learning environments designed according to problem-based learning approach to students’ success, problem-solving skills, and motivations

Seda Akti Aslan, Kemal Duruhan

Influence of social learning on the completion rate of massive online open courses

R. A. Crane, S. Comley

Personalized tutoring through a stereotype student model incorporating a hybrid learning style instrument

Christos Troussas, Konstantina Chrysafiadi, Maria Virvou

Learner classification based on interaction data in E-learning environments: the ELECTRE TRI method

Muhittin Şahin, Aydın Ulucan, Halil Yurdugül

Facilitating the development of Preservice teachers’ proportional reasoning in geometric similarity problems using augmented reality activities

Muhammet Arican, Bilal Özçakir

Fear of missing out (FoMO) among undergraduate students in relation to attention distraction and learning disengagement in lectures

Suad A. A. Al-Furaih, Hamed M. Al-Awidi

Cloud feasibility and adoption strategy for the INDIAN school education system

Jewan Singh, Vibhakar Mansotra, Shabir Ahmad Mir, Shahzada Parveen

Employing blended learning to enhance learners’ English conversation: A preliminary study of teaching with Hitutor

Chunying Wang

Acknowledgment to Reviewers