Spotlight Research
Team led by higher education professor receives NSF grant to improve access and success in Information Technology programs
The Institute of Higher Education (IHE) at the University of Florida received $600,000 from the National Science Foundation to enhance access and success among underrepresented students in community college Information Technology (IT) programs.
Published Research
The role of skepticism among adolescents’ online information literacy skills
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the role skepticism plays among adolescents’ online information literacy skills. Design/methodology/approach The authors provide the conceptual grounding to operationalize and measure the notion of skepticism in...
The impact of teachers’ pedagogical beliefs, self-efficacy, and technology value beliefs on 3D printing integration in K-12 science classrooms
Abstract Teachers’ beliefs such as pedagogical beliefs, self-efficacy, and technology value beliefs are influential to technology integration practice. This study aims to investigate teachers’ beliefs and the impact on their 3D printing integration in science...
How are Elementary Students Demonstrating Understanding of Decomposition within Elementary Mathematics?
Abstract Decomposition is a foundational computational thinking construct that is often introduced early as students are learning computer science in the elementary grades. Although decomposition is often described in early computational activities, little research...