Arnon Hershkovitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4996288 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arnon Hershkovitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arnon |
| FAMILY NAME | Hershkovitz |
| SIGNATURE | HERSHKOVITZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Aviv University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1568-2238 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Validating LLM-based alternative uses test scoring across ages
Where Socioeconomic Differences in Computational Thinking Become Visible: Integrating Diagnostic and Log-Based Behavioral Assessment
This study examines where socioeconomic differences in students’ computational thinking (CT) learning become visible by comparing a diagnostic assessment of conceptual CT knowledge with behavioral indicators derived from interaction data in a digital programming environment. The study involved 444 elementary school students who completed a structured sequence of programming tasks while their activity was recorded. Conceptual CT knowledge was asse…
Boundaries in Formal Education and the Role of Technology in Breaking Them
This conceptual paper presents a framework for understanding how technology can help transform formal education by blurring five foundational boundaries: time and space, knowledge, pedagogy, hierarchy, and community. It is grounded in the interactions between technology and key schooling components, namely, learners, instructors, peers, and content, and promotes thinking about technology integration in schools not merely as instrumental, but as a…
Task-Centered Analysis of Higher Education Students’ Uses of Generative Artificial Intelligence
This study examines how higher education students use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for academic tasks and identifies the types of tasks in which these tools are employed. Our research was conducted in a large multidisciplinary university in Israel. Data from 825 eligible responses to an open-ended item underwent a conventional content analysis using a bottom-up coding approach; data were coded inductively in an iterative process, ac…
The Associations Between Computational Thinking and Learning to Play Musical Instruments
This paper explores the association between computational thinking (CT) skills and learning to play musical instruments. While CT has often been linked to programming and STEM fields, its application to non-digital contexts remains underexplored. The two studies presented here address this gap. In the first, a quantitative study (N = 91), self-report questionnaires were filled out by young adults with varied musical backgrounds, who also undertoo…
Log-Based Analysis of Creativity in the Context of Computational Thinking
Computational thinking (CT) and creativity have been recognized as crucial skills for adapting to the current digital era. However, despite being extensively studied over the last few decades, research on their associations has only emerged recently. We report on a study that examined how creativity is manifested in the context of CT, specifically while solving computational problems in an online game-based learning environment for early programm…
Instructors’ Perceptions of the Use of Learning Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making
In recent years, much effort has been put into developing dedicated dashboards for instructors, in which data about students’ activity are presented. However, in many cases, such endeavors take a top-down approach and do not involve instructors in the design process. In this paper, we present a study of instructors and teaching assistants in a research university in Israel (N = 253) who responded to an online questionnaire regarding their percept…
Cultivating creativity improves middle school students’ computational thinking skills
Creativity and computational thinking (CT) have been recognized as crucial skills for the twenty-first century and have been extensively researched in recent years. However, their connections have not yet been fully understood, and there is room to expand the body of knowledge. This study examines the impact of an intervention program to increase creativity on the acquisition of CT. Our findings highlight the contribution of the intervention on l…
December 1929, “Tying Trees at Robinzon’s”; 16 December 1929, “Unemployed”—A Work Diary (1928–1931) of a Jewish Agricultural Laborer in the Establishment of the Citrus Orchards in Eretz Israel
This article presents a detailed analysis of a unique item from the author’s family archive: the work diary of his grandfather, Mordechai Livnat (Libman). In this diary, Livnat meticulously recorded, between 1928 and 1931, the details of his work as an agricultural laborer in Herzliya—at the time, a small village in the central part of Eretz Israel (aka pre-State Israel)—primarily during the establishment of the new colony’s citrus orchards. The …
Studying interrelations of computational thinking and creativity: A scoping review (2011–2020)
Personalizing mathematical content in educational applets repository: Human teacher versus machine-based considerations
Micro‐persistence and difficulty in a game‐based learning environment for computational thinking acquisition
Persistence has been identified as a crucial quality of learning. However, it is hard to attain in online game‐based environments as the drive to progress in the game may influence the ability to achieve the learning goals. This study aimed to examine the associations between micro‐persistence, that is, the tendency to complete an individual task successfully, and task difficulty while acquiring computational thinking (CT). We further explored wh…
From data to actions: Instructors' decision making based on learners' data in online emergency remote teaching
The outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic has changed education dramatically, with the sudden shift from face‐to‐face to emergency remote teaching. Online learning environments may facilitate data‐driven instructional process; yet, our understanding regarding data‐driven decisions is still limited. This quantitative study examined types of learners' data that higher education instructors have access to, are interested in, and decisions they would con…
Teachers’ Use of Education Dashboards and Professional Growth
Education dashboards are a means to present various stakeholders with information about learners, most commonly regarding the learners’ activity in online learning environments. Typically, an education dashboard for teachers will include some type of visual aids that encourage teachers to reflect upon learner behavior patterns and to act in accordance to it. In practice, this tool can assist teachers to make data-driven decisions, thus supporting…
Assessing YouTube science news’ credibility: The impact of web-search on the role of video, source, and user attributes
This randomized controlled experiment ( N = 707) is the first to examine the role of video, source and user attributes in credibility assessment of online science news videos, and the impact of web-search on this role. We created a science news YouTube video in 12 versions (3 × 2 × 2 for source, quality and popularity). Each participant was randomly assigned to one version and was asked to rate the credibility of the source and the scientific inf…
The role of tie strength in assessing credibility of scientific content on facebook
The independent reinforcement effect: The role diverse social ties play in the credibility assessment process
In this study, we explore the effect of diversity among people who share a story about a scientific discovery, on the recipient’s credibility assessment regarding that story. The data used in this study were gathered in two phases. Initial data were collected through the Twitter application program interface. The data were then used in an experimental setting: We manipulated the level of diversity of real-life Twitter followings, supposedly retwe…
Teacher-student relationship and Facebook-mediated communication: Student perceptions
Studentteacher relationships are vital to successful learning and teaching. Today, communication between students and teachers, a major component through which these relationships are facilitated, is taking place via social networking sites (SNS). In this study, we examined the associations between studentteacher relationship and studentteacher Facebookmediated communication. The study included Israeli middle and highschool students, ages 1219 ye…
Discovery With Models: A Case Study on Carelessness in Computer-Based Science Inquiry
In recent years, an increasing number of analyses in learning analytics and educational data mining (EDM) have adopted a “discovery with models” approach, where an existing model is used as a key component in a new EDM or analytics analysis. This article presents a theoretical discussion on the emergence of discovery with models, its potential to enhance research on learning and learners, and key lessons learned in how discovery with models can b…
Teacher-student relationship and Facebook-mediated communication: Student perceptions
Studentteacher relationships are vital to successful learning and teaching. Today, communication between students and teachers, a major component through which these relationships are facilitated, is taking place via social networking sites (SNS). In this study, we examined the associations between studentteacher relationship and studentteacher Facebookmediated communication. The study included Israeli middle and highschool students, ages 1219 ye…
Discovery With Models: A Case Study on Carelessness in Computer-Based Science Inquiry
In recent years, an increasing number of analyses in learning analytics and educational data mining (EDM) have adopted a “discovery with models” approach, where an existing model is used as a key component in a new EDM or analytics analysis. This article presents a theoretical discussion on the emergence of discovery with models, its potential to enhance research on learning and learners, and key lessons learned in how discovery with models can b…
Discovery With Models: A Case Study on Carelessness in Computer-Based Science Inquiry
In recent years, an increasing number of analyses in learning analytics and educational data mining (EDM) have adopted a “discovery with models” approach, where an existing model is used as a key component in a new EDM or analytics analysis. This article presents a theoretical discussion on the emergence of discovery with models, its potential to enhance research on learning and learners, and key lessons learned in how discovery with models can b…
Teacher-student relationship and Facebook-mediated communication: Student perceptions
Studentteacher relationships are vital to successful learning and teaching. Today, communication between students and teachers, a major component through which these relationships are facilitated, is taking place via social networking sites (SNS). In this study, we examined the associations between studentteacher relationship and studentteacher Facebookmediated communication. The study included Israeli middle and highschool students, ages 1219 ye…
The independent reinforcement effect: The role diverse social ties play in the credibility assessment process
In this study, we explore the effect of diversity among people who share a story about a scientific discovery, on the recipient’s credibility assessment regarding that story. The data used in this study were gathered in two phases. Initial data were collected through the Twitter application program interface. The data were then used in an experimental setting: We manipulated the level of diversity of real-life Twitter followings, supposedly retwe…
Teachers’ Use of Education Dashboards and Professional Growth
Education dashboards are a means to present various stakeholders with information about learners, most commonly regarding the learners’ activity in online learning environments. Typically, an education dashboard for teachers will include some type of visual aids that encourage teachers to reflect upon learner behavior patterns and to act in accordance to it. In practice, this tool can assist teachers to make data-driven decisions, thus supporting…
Assessing YouTube science news’ credibility: The impact of web-search on the role of video, source, and user attributes
This randomized controlled experiment ( N = 707) is the first to examine the role of video, source and user attributes in credibility assessment of online science news videos, and the impact of web-search on this role. We created a science news YouTube video in 12 versions (3 × 2 × 2 for source, quality and popularity). Each participant was randomly assigned to one version and was asked to rate the credibility of the source and the scientific inf…
The role of tie strength in assessing credibility of scientific content on facebook
Personalizing mathematical content in educational applets repository: Human teacher versus machine-based considerations
Micro‐persistence and difficulty in a game‐based learning environment for computational thinking acquisition
Persistence has been identified as a crucial quality of learning. However, it is hard to attain in online game‐based environments as the drive to progress in the game may influence the ability to achieve the learning goals. This study aimed to examine the associations between micro‐persistence, that is, the tendency to complete an individual task successfully, and task difficulty while acquiring computational thinking (CT). We further explored wh…
From data to actions: Instructors' decision making based on learners' data in online emergency remote teaching
The outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic has changed education dramatically, with the sudden shift from face‐to‐face to emergency remote teaching. Online learning environments may facilitate data‐driven instructional process; yet, our understanding regarding data‐driven decisions is still limited. This quantitative study examined types of learners' data that higher education instructors have access to, are interested in, and decisions they would con…
Studying interrelations of computational thinking and creativity: A scoping review (2011–2020)
Log-Based Analysis of Creativity in the Context of Computational Thinking
Computational thinking (CT) and creativity have been recognized as crucial skills for adapting to the current digital era. However, despite being extensively studied over the last few decades, research on their associations has only emerged recently. We report on a study that examined how creativity is manifested in the context of CT, specifically while solving computational problems in an online game-based learning environment for early programm…
Instructors’ Perceptions of the Use of Learning Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making
In recent years, much effort has been put into developing dedicated dashboards for instructors, in which data about students’ activity are presented. However, in many cases, such endeavors take a top-down approach and do not involve instructors in the design process. In this paper, we present a study of instructors and teaching assistants in a research university in Israel (N = 253) who responded to an online questionnaire regarding their percept…
Cultivating creativity improves middle school students’ computational thinking skills
Creativity and computational thinking (CT) have been recognized as crucial skills for the twenty-first century and have been extensively researched in recent years. However, their connections have not yet been fully understood, and there is room to expand the body of knowledge. This study examines the impact of an intervention program to increase creativity on the acquisition of CT. Our findings highlight the contribution of the intervention on l…
December 1929, “Tying Trees at Robinzon’s”; 16 December 1929, “Unemployed”—A Work Diary (1928–1931) of a Jewish Agricultural Laborer in the Establishment of the Citrus Orchards in Eretz Israel
This article presents a detailed analysis of a unique item from the author’s family archive: the work diary of his grandfather, Mordechai Livnat (Libman). In this diary, Livnat meticulously recorded, between 1928 and 1931, the details of his work as an agricultural laborer in Herzliya—at the time, a small village in the central part of Eretz Israel (aka pre-State Israel)—primarily during the establishment of the new colony’s citrus orchards. The …
Boundaries in Formal Education and the Role of Technology in Breaking Them
This conceptual paper presents a framework for understanding how technology can help transform formal education by blurring five foundational boundaries: time and space, knowledge, pedagogy, hierarchy, and community. It is grounded in the interactions between technology and key schooling components, namely, learners, instructors, peers, and content, and promotes thinking about technology integration in schools not merely as instrumental, but as a…
Task-Centered Analysis of Higher Education Students’ Uses of Generative Artificial Intelligence
This study examines how higher education students use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for academic tasks and identifies the types of tasks in which these tools are employed. Our research was conducted in a large multidisciplinary university in Israel. Data from 825 eligible responses to an open-ended item underwent a conventional content analysis using a bottom-up coding approach; data were coded inductively in an iterative process, ac…
The Associations Between Computational Thinking and Learning to Play Musical Instruments
This paper explores the association between computational thinking (CT) skills and learning to play musical instruments. While CT has often been linked to programming and STEM fields, its application to non-digital contexts remains underexplored. The two studies presented here address this gap. In the first, a quantitative study (N = 91), self-report questionnaires were filled out by young adults with varied musical backgrounds, who also undertoo…
Validating LLM-based alternative uses test scoring across ages
Where Socioeconomic Differences in Computational Thinking Become Visible: Integrating Diagnostic and Log-Based Behavioral Assessment
This study examines where socioeconomic differences in students’ computational thinking (CT) learning become visible by comparing a diagnostic assessment of conceptual CT knowledge with behavioral indicators derived from interaction data in a digital programming environment. The study involved 444 elementary school students who completed a structured sequence of programming tasks while their activity was recorded. Conceptual CT knowledge was asse…
Psychology (14 works) · Computer Science (12 works) · Mathematics education (9 works) · Online Learning and Analytics (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Teaching and Learning Programming (6 works) · Computational Thinking (5 works) · Educational Games and Gamification (5 works) · Creativity (4 works) · Data science (4 works)