Armaghan Montazami
Biographic Data
| ID | 9493472 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Armaghan Montazami |
| GIVEN NAMES | Armaghan |
| FAMILY NAME | Montazami |
| SIGNATURE | MONTAZAMI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8301-9724 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Design-Based Intervention to Develop Elementary Students’ Digital Literacy Skills
UNESCO identified the formation of digital literacy skills as one of the most desired outcomes of education. Using an exploratory sequential mixed methods design, we explored elementary students’ perceptions of the truthfulness and trustworthiness of information on the internet and developed an intervention to improve students’ digital literacy skills. The intervention targeted elementary students from grades four through six. Six teachers served…
Why this app: How user ratings and app store rankings impact parents’ choice of educational apps
Why this app? How user ratings and app store rankings impact educators' selection of educational apps
Research indicates that educators value certain benchmarks of educational quality when choosing educational apps from app stores (i.e., curriculum, feedback, scaffolding, learning theory, and development team). However, it is unclear how other users’ ratings of the app, or the app’s ranking on the app store’s list of “top” educational apps, might impact educators’ evaluations. The present study examines how educational benchmarks, ratings, and ra…
Why this app: Can a video‐based intervention help parents identify quality educational apps
Researchers recommend that parents look for five benchmarks as indicators of quality educational apps (ie, scaffolding, curriculum, development team, feedback, learning theory), yet results show that parents undervalue some of these benchmarks. The current study examined if a short video‐based intervention would enhance parents' value‐judgements of apps featuring the five educational benchmarks. In original and modified app experiments ( n = 100;…
Why this app? How educators choose a good educational app
Why this app? How parents choose good educational apps from app stores
Educational apps can be considered a dominant medium for providing educational content to children. Parents are major stakeholders and mediators in the selection of apps (Dias & Brito, 2021). It is critical to know how they choose apps for their children and understand what indicates a quality educational app, as well‐designed apps can support and enhance children's learning process. An online study with parents was conducted to identify parents'…
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Why this app? How educators choose a good educational app
Why this app? How parents choose good educational apps from app stores
Educational apps can be considered a dominant medium for providing educational content to children. Parents are major stakeholders and mediators in the selection of apps (Dias & Brito, 2021). It is critical to know how they choose apps for their children and understand what indicates a quality educational app, as well‐designed apps can support and enhance children's learning process. An online study with parents was conducted to identify parents'…
Why this app: Can a video‐based intervention help parents identify quality educational apps
Researchers recommend that parents look for five benchmarks as indicators of quality educational apps (ie, scaffolding, curriculum, development team, feedback, learning theory), yet results show that parents undervalue some of these benchmarks. The current study examined if a short video‐based intervention would enhance parents' value‐judgements of apps featuring the five educational benchmarks. In original and modified app experiments ( n = 100;…
Why this app? How user ratings and app store rankings impact educators' selection of educational apps
Research indicates that educators value certain benchmarks of educational quality when choosing educational apps from app stores (i.e., curriculum, feedback, scaffolding, learning theory, and development team). However, it is unclear how other users’ ratings of the app, or the app’s ranking on the app store’s list of “top” educational apps, might impact educators’ evaluations. The present study examines how educational benchmarks, ratings, and ra…
Why this app: How user ratings and app store rankings impact parents’ choice of educational apps
A Design-Based Intervention to Develop Elementary Students’ Digital Literacy Skills
UNESCO identified the formation of digital literacy skills as one of the most desired outcomes of education. Using an exploratory sequential mixed methods design, we explored elementary students’ perceptions of the truthfulness and trustworthiness of information on the internet and developed an intervention to improve students’ digital literacy skills. The intervention targeted elementary students from grades four through six. Six teachers served…
Child Development and Digital Technology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gender and Technology in Education (3 works) · App store (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Internet privacy (2 works) · Intervention (counseling) (2 works)