Education and Information Technologies
2018 Volume 23, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 20
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Social Media in Higher Education: A Literature Review of Facebook
Ritesh Chugh & Umar Ruhi
The rapid adoption of social media technologies has resulted in a fundamental shift in the way communication and collaboration take place. As staff and students use social media technologies in... More
pp. 605-616
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A Survey of Student and Instructor Perceptions of Personal Mobile Technology Usage and Policies for the Classroom
Ieda M. Santos, Otávio Bocheco & Claudine Habak
This study explored student and instructor perceptions of personal mobile device usage and policies for appropriate practices in the classroom at a Brazilian higher education institution. The study... More
pp. 617-632
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A Survey of K-12 Teachers' Utilization of Social Networks as a Professional Resource
Leah J. Hunter & Cristin M. Hall
Teachers are increasingly using social networks, including social media and other Internet applications, to look for educational resources. This study shares results from a survey examining... More
pp. 633-658
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Students' Participation in Peer-to-Peer Communication Supported by Social Media
Siriporn Mikum, Surachai Suksakulchai, Settachai Chaisanit & Elizabeth Murphy
Social media (SM) support new approaches to learning that rely on voluntary, peer-to-peer communication using devices and software provided and managed by students rather than on institutional... More
pp. 659-679
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The Relationship between Sources of Self-Efficacy in Classroom Environments and the Strength of Computer Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Yuwarat Srisupawong, Ravinder Koul, Jariya Neanchaleay, Elizabeth Murphy & Emmanuel Jean Francois
Motivation and success in computer-science courses are influenced by the strength of students' self-efficacy (SE) beliefs in their learning abilities. Students with weak SE may struggle to be... More
pp. 681-703
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Language Play in a Second Language: Social Media as Contexts for Emerging Sociopragmatic Competence
Annika Lantz-Andersson
The aim of this study is to gain insights into students' language use on social media as part of the specific linguistic activities of second language (L2) learning, including development of... More
pp. 705-724
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Broadening Communication yet Holding Back: Teachers' Perceptions of Their Relationship with Students in the SNS-Era
Alona Forkosh-Baruch & Arnon Hershkovitz
Teacher-student relationship is vital for students' academic, emotional and social development, as well as for teachers' professional and personal development. This quantitative study examines... More
pp. 725-740
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Perceptions of Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) among Pre-Service Teachers in Estonia
Piret Luik, Mere Taimalu & Reelika Suviste
Most countries stress that preparing quality teachers for twenty-first century students is an essential task for teacher training institutions. Besides the skills for how to teach subjects... More
pp. 741-755
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Is the Flipped Classroom Model for All? Correspondence Analysis from Trainee Instructional Media Designers
Nikolaos Pellas
The educational potentials and challenges of "flipping" a classroom are today well-documented. However, taking into account the contradictory results, literature on the benefits in using ... More
pp. 757-775
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An Empirical Investigation of Campus Portal Usage
Mohsen Saghapour, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Suhaiza Zailani & Gerald Guan Gan Goh
This study has determined the determinants of the perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness and their influence on campus portal usage. A quantitative approach was employed, using a five-point... More
pp. 777-795
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Traditional and Flipped Classroom Approaches Delivered by Two Different Teachers: The Student Perspective
Maria Limniou, Ian Schermbrucker & Minna Lyons
The aim of this investigation was for students to express their views on teaching approaches delivered by two teachers under the perspectives of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) development,... More
pp. 797-817
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Learning Path Recommendation Based on Modified Variable Length Genetic Algorithm
Pragya Dwivedi, Vibhor Kant & Kamal K. Bharadwaj
With the rapid advancement of information and communication technologies, e-learning has gained a considerable attention in recent years. Many researchers have attempted to develop various e... More
pp. 819-836
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Using Socrative as an Online Homework Platform to Increase Students' Exam Scores
Nuri Balta, Víctor-Hugo Perera-Rodríguez & Carlos Hervás-Gómez
Socrative is an online assessment and student response tool that provides opportunities to increase student engagement in the classroom. We used Socrative as an online homework completing platform ... More
pp. 837-850
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Digital Educational Games and Mathematics. Results of a Case Study in Primary School Settings
Emmanuel Fokides
The study presents the results of a project in which a series of digital games were used for teaching Mathematics to first, fourth, and sixth-grade primary school students (ages 6-7, 8-9, and 11-12... More
pp. 851-867
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An Analysis of First Year Engineering Students' Satisfaction with a Support Distance Learning Program in Mathematics
Nikolaos M. Matzakos & Michail Kalogiannakis
An online support distance-learning program in Mathematics was developed to aid first year engineering students for their transition from the secondary to the tertiary education in order to... More
pp. 869-891
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Using Cloud Computing Services in e-Learning Process: Benefits and Challenges
Abderrahim El Mhouti, Mohamed Erradi & Azeddine Nasseh
During the recent years, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play a significant role in the field of education and e-learning has become a very popular trend of the education... More
pp. 893-909
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Towards Automated e-Counselling System Based on Counsellors Emotion Perception
Emmanuel Awuni Kolog & Calkin Suero Montero
Emotions are a core semantic component of human communication. Since counsellors are humans we assume that their own state of emotions could affect their intuitional effort when taking decisions... More
pp. 911-933
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Factors, Issues and Interdependencies in the Incorporation of a Web 2.0 Based Learning Environment in Higher Education
Theodoros Karvounidis, Konstantinos Chimos, Sotirios Bersimis & Christos Douligeris
This work investigates the effect a Web 2.0 learning environment may have in higher education in adding value to the students' existing competencies. The major issues that this work examines are... More
pp. 935-955
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Application of Learning Analytics Using Clustering Data Mining for Students' Disposition Analysis
Sanyam Bharara, Sai Sabitha & Abhay Bansal
Learning Analytics (LA) is an emerging field in which sophisticated analytic tools are used to improve learning and education. It draws from, and is closely tied to, a series of other fields of... More
pp. 957-984
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Ubiquitous Learning Environments in Higher Education: A Scoping Literature Review
Mari Aulikki Virtanen, Elina Haavisto, Eeva Liikanen & Maria Kääriäinen
Ubiquitous learning and the use of ubiquitous learning environments heralds a new era in higher education. Ubiquitous learning environments enhance context-aware and seamless learning experiences... More
pp. 985-998
