information and communication technologies

This study examined the usability of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) tools, teacher cognition regarding ICT integration, and students’ technical proficiency in Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) among junior high school students in pasig. Specifically, it investigated how teachers use simulation software, computer-aided design (CAD) tools, and instructional videos/multimedia resources, the relationship between ICT usability and teacher cognition, and the influence of teacher demographics on these variables. A descriptive-correlational research design was employed, with data collected from 33 teacher-respondents through total enumeration, representing the entire available population of EIM educators in the selected schools. Statistical analyses, including means, standard deviations, t-tests, ANOVA, and pearson correlation, were used to interpret the results. Findings revealed that teachers extensively used instructional videos and multimedia resources, while simulation software and CAD tools were underutilized. Teacher cognition regarding ICT integration was generally high in multimedia resources but low for specialized CAD tools in terms of awareness, knowledge, and operational skills. Students demonstrated proficiency in wiring diagram accuracy and installation skills and were highly proficient in safety practices. Significant differences in ICT usability and teacher cognition were influenced by age, sex, grade level taught, and years of teaching experience, whereas students’ technical proficiency was not significantly affected by these demographic factors. Correlational analysis showed that simulation software, CAD tools, and multimedia resources positively influenced teacher cognition, while only instructional videos and multimedia resources significantly impacted students’ safety practices. Based on these findings, a blended ICT-based instructional framework was proposed, integrating simulation software, CAD tools, and multimedia resources with hands-on practice, assessment, and feedback to enhance both teacher competence and student technical proficiency. This study highlights the importance of ICT integration in technical education, emphasizing that teacher competence with ICT tools enhances instructional delivery, while practical application remains essential for developing students’ technical skills in EIM.

Introduction Information and communication technologies, including wearable sensors, offer accessible and ecological ways to support psychological processes underpinning technical practice in sport, such as the regulation of attention, arousal and mental load. The aim of this exploratory study is to examine whether heart rate (HR) and physical activity (PA), recorded with a chest-worn wearable, can serve as a potential, indirect correlate of the mental load experienced during golf putting training. Two research questions were of interest: (i) Do pre-shot HR and PA differ between made and missed putts? (ii) Do pre-shot HR and PA differ following a made compared with a missed putt? Methods Seven youth golfing athletes (13–16 years old; handicap (hcp) index < 12) performed a putting training exercise in which the goal was to score five consecutive putts from 3-metre distance to the hole. HR and PA were recorded continuously and matched with putting performance using video footage. Pre-shot HR and PA were taken as the mean over the 5 s before ball contact. Because the putts are nested within sessions and athletes, the analyses combine within-athlete non-parametric tests, corrected for multiple comparisons and reported with effect sizes, with linear mixed-effects models treating athlete and session as random effects. Results Pre-shot HR and PA do not differ significantly between made and missed putts (mixed-model estimate for HR: +0.09 bpm, 95% CI [−0.46, 0.64]; p = 0.76). However, pre-shot HR is higher following a made putt and lower following a missed one (+5.08 bpm, 95% CI [4.54, 5.62]; p < 0.001), an association that persists after adjusting for the pre-shot HR of the preceding putt. PA shows the opposite trend. Discussion Because no subjective ratings of mental load, arousal or affect were collected, mental load remains one plausible interpretation of this pattern rather than an established one. Pending validation against such measures, the approach could offer coaches and athletes an exploratory starting point for conversations about how training situations are experienced, and illustrates how continuous monitoring of HR may provide a potential indirect correlate of mental load in youth golfers.

The article examines the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the development of mathematical abilities and geometric concepts in preschool children. The object of the research is the process of developing mathematical abilities and geometric concepts in older preschool children. The aim of the article is to identify the pedagogical potential of ICT and evaluate its effectiveness in developing these abilities. The research methods include the analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, game-based learning, pedagogical experimentation, and comparative analysis of the results. Multimedia presentations, interactive games, and electronic educational resources were used during the experimental activities. The methodologies of ICT-mediated learning and game-based learning were applied. The research outcomes indicate that the purposeful use of ICT contributes to the development of children's abilities to recognize, name, compare, and classify geometric shapes. It also promotes children's cognitive engagement, logical and spatial thinking, attention, and memory. The experimental results further revealed increased children's engagement and learning motivation. The conclusion of the study is that the pedagogically justified integration of information and communication technologies into game-based learning is an effective means of developing mathematical abilities and geometric concepts in preschool children, facilitating a more visual, interactive, and child-centered learning process.

The swift progress and broad application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) have significantly advanced their integration into the educational sector. This research aims to address the impacts of flow antecedents, including online learning self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation for online learning, on flow experience. Furthermore, it aims to assess interactivity, flow, and course content as predictors of online learning effectiveness. It also investigates the effects of flow and learning effectiveness on the intention to continue using online learning platforms. This study collected data from 224 online learners of English learning platforms in Taiwan using an online survey. According to the findings, flow was positively and significantly impacted by online learning self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation for online learning. Furthermore, interactivity, course content, and flow were positively associated with educational effectiveness. Lastly, both flow and learning effectiveness were found to be positively and significantly associated with continuance intention. Examination of the dual mediating mechanism revealed significant indirect pathways whereby intrinsic motivation for online learning and online learning self-efficacy exert substantial influence on continuance intention through the mediating role of flow experience. Conversely, the hypothesized indirect effects of interactivity and course content on continuance intention, mediated by learning effectiveness, failed to reach statistical significance. These findings highlight the critical importance of cultivating flow states in online language-learning environments, as the psychological immersion experienced during learning activities is a more powerful determinant of continued platform use than the actual learning outcomes.

پیشرفت سریع و کاربرد گسترده فناوری‌های اطلاعات و ارتباطات (ICTs) ادغام آن‌ها در بخش آموزش را به طور قابل توجهی ارتقاء داده است. این پژوهش با هدف بررسی تأثیر پیش‌نیازهای جریان، از جمله خودکارآمدی یادگیری آنلاین و انگیزش درونی برای یادگیری آنلاین، بر تجربه جریان انجام شده است. همچنین، به ارزیابی تعاملی بودن، جریان و محتوای دوره به عنوان پیش‌بین‌های اثربخشی یادگیری آنلاین می‌پردازد. افزون بر این، اثرات جریان و اثربخشی یادگیری بر قصد تداوم استفاده از پلتفرم‌های یادگیری آنلاین مورد بررسی قرار گرفته است. داده‌های این مطالعه از ۲۲۴ یادگیرنده آنلاین پلتفرم‌های آموزش زبان انگلیسی در تایوان از طریق یک پرسشنامه آنلاین گردآوری شد. یافته‌ها نشان داد که جریان به طور مثبت و معنادار تحت تأثیر خودکارآمدی یادگیری آنلاین و انگیزش درونی برای یادگیری آنلاین قرار دارد. همچنین، تعاملی بودن، محتوای دوره و جریان با اثربخشی آموزشی رابطه مثبت داشتند. در نهایت، هر دو متغیر جریان و اثربخشی یادگیری با قصد تداوم استفاده ارتباط مثبت و معناداری نشان دادند. بررسی سازوکار میانجی‌گری دوگانه، مسیرهای غیرمستقیم معناداری را نشان داد که در آن انگیزش درونی برای یادگیری آنلاین و خودکارآمدی یادگیری آنلاین از طریق نقش میانجی تجربه جریان تأثیر قابل توجهی بر قصد تداوم استفاده دارند. در مقابل، اثرات غیرمستقیم فرض‌شده تعاملی بودن و محتوای دوره بر قصد تداوم استفاده که توسط اثربخشی یادگیری میانجی‌گری می‌شد، از لحاظ آماری معنادار نبود. این یافته‌ها بر اهمیت حیاتی پرورش حالت‌های جریان در محیط‌های یادگیری زبان آنلاین تأکید می‌کند، چرا که غوطه‌وری روان‌شناختی تجربه‌شده در فعالیت‌های یادگیری، تعیین‌کننده‌ای قوی‌تر برای تداوم استفاده از پلتفرم نسبت به نتایج واقعی یادگیری است.

This study conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) spanning 2000 to 2025 to critically investigate the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in pre-service teacher education. Anchored in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2), the review explores how factors such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, price value, and habit shape the adoption and use of ICT for teaching and learning among pre-service teachers. The review synthesises international evidence and interprets findings through the lens of South Africa's rural higher education context. Using PRISMA guidelines, 68 peer-reviewed journal articles, reports, and policy documents were reviewed and thematically analysed. Findings reveal that while ICT tools hold significant potential to enhance teaching quality, learner engagement, and curriculum relevance, structural constraints such as digital infrastructure deficits, inadequate professional development, and limited institutional support continue to undermine sustainable adoption. Moreover, cultural factors and contextual realities often hinder the effective operationalisation of ICT-based curriculum reforms. The study concludes with strategic recommendations to enhance digital inclusion and curriculum innovation in teacher education for sustainable development, particularly at rural South African universities.

این مطالعه با انجام یک مرور نظام‌مند ادبیات (SLR) در بازه زمانی ۲۰۰۰ تا ۲۰۲۵، به بررسی انتقادی ادغام فناوری‌های اطلاعات و ارتباطات (ICT) در آموزش معلمان پیش‌خدمت می‌پردازد. این مرور که مبتنی بر نظریه یکپارچه پذیرش و استفاده از فناوری ۲ (UTAUT2) است، بررسی می‌کند که چگونه عواملی مانند انتظار عملکرد، انتظار تلاش، تأثیر اجتماعی، شرایط تسهیل‌کننده، انگیزش لذت‌جویانه، ارزش قیمت و عادت، شکل‌گیری پذیرش و استفاده از ICT برای آموزش و یادگیری در میان معلمان پیش‌خدمت را تحت تأثیر قرار می‌دهند. این مرور شواهد بین‌المللی را تلفیق کرده و یافته‌ها را از منظر آموزش عالی مناطق روستایی آفریقای جنوبی تفسیر می‌کند. با استفاده از دستورالعمل‌های PRISMA، تعداد ۶۸ مقاله داوری‌شده، گزارش و سند سیاستی مرور و به‌صورت موضوعی تحلیل شدند. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که اگرچه ابزارهای ICT پتانسیل قابل‌توجهی برای ارتقای کیفیت تدریس، مشارکت یادگیرندگان و ارتباط برنامه درسی دارند، اما محدودیت‌های ساختاری مانند کمبود زیرساخت دیجیتال، توسعه حرفه‌ای ناکافی و حمایت نهادی محدود، همچنان پذیرش پایدار را تضعیف می‌کنند. افزون بر این، عوامل فرهنگی و واقعیت‌های زمینه‌ای اغلب مانع عملیاتی‌سازی مؤثر اصلاحات برنامه درسی مبتنی بر ICT می‌شوند. مطالعه با ارائه توصیه‌های راهبردی برای ارتقای شمول دیجیتال و نوآوری برنامه درسی در آموزش معلمان به منظور توسعه پایدار، به‌ویژه در دانشگاه‌های روستایی آفریقای جنوبی، پایان می‌یابد.