Selected Studies Conducted at the Center for Research on Innovation in Learning Technologies

2026


  • Goldberg, S. C., Rabin, E., & Blau, I. (2026). Promoting Parent-Teachers’ Wellbeing in Remote Instruction: Work–Family Conflict as a Mediator Between Support and Parental Self-Efficacy Among Parent-Teachers During the PandemicEducation Sciences16(4), Article 628. 
    https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16040628
  • Levy-Nadav, L., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Blau, I. (2026). Game-Changer or Hype? A Longitudinal Study of GenAI Opportunities, Challenges, and Teaching–Learning ActivitiesEducation Sciences16(5), Article 744. 
    https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16050744
  • Levy-Nadav, L., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Blau, I. (2026). What are teachers’ perspectives and practices regarding the integration of GenAI tools in pedagogical design and classroom instruction? Education and Information Technologies
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-026-13925-1
  • Schwartz, E., & Blau, I. (2026). Not All Immersive Technologies Are Equal: Bridging Teachers’ Instruction and Students’ Perceived Learning in Immersive Educational EnvironmentsEducation Sciences16(2), Article 190. 
    https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16020190
  • Schwarz, B., Lison, Z., & Brandel, N. (2026). The Effectiveness of Computer-Supported Collaborative Dialogue in SchoolsDialogic Pedagogy: A Journal for Studies of Dialogic Education14(1), A54-A84. 
    https://doi.org/10.5195/dpj.2026.751
  • Shamma, F., Heiman, T., & Olenik-Shemesh, D. (2026). The relationship between volunteering, religiosity, and social cohesion on resilience levels among arab adolescents in IsraelInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth31(1), Article 2653833. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2026.2653833
  • Wan, Y., & Kalman, Y. M. (2026). Diverse AI personas can mitigate the homogenization effect in human-AI collaborative ideationComputers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans8
    https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=9c28269d-7faa-3961-ba9d-13e6cac58ba7

2025


  • Avdiel, O., & Blau, I. (2025). Building Resilience: Technological Adaptation and Enhancing Collaboration Among Educators and Learners in Flexible Emergency Learning SpacesEducation Sciences15(12), Article 1596. 
    https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15121596
  • Brunstein Klomek, A., Olenik-Shemesh, D., Heiman, T., & Nisenboym, O. (2025). Anxious-Ambivalent Attachment and Cybervictimization Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Problematic Internet UseJournal of Psychology160(3), 1-19. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2553049
  • Caspi, A., & Gorsky, P. (2025). Students' Motivation to Learn Mathematics Predicts their STEM Career Expectations and Mediates the Effects of Gender, Parental Occupations and Math Classroom EnvironmentsInternational Journal of Science and Mathematics Education23(8), 3627-3658. 
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-025-10581-8
  • Caspi, A., Liviatan, I., & Chajut, E. (2025). A Comprehensive Analysis of Psychological Determinants of Socio-Demographic Variability in Superstition EndorsementPersonality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1461672251348772. 
    https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251348772
  • Eden, S., Heiman, T., Olenik-Shemesh, D., & Yablon, Y. B. (2025). Cyberbullying and problematic internet use in adolescents with ADHD: exploring the relationship with moral disengagement and social skillsFrontiers in Public Health13, 1577900. Article 1577900. 
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1577900
  • Hadad, S., Blau, I., Avidov-Ungar, O., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Amir, A. (2025). Continuity and Quality in Pre-Service Teacher Preparation Across Modalities: Core Principles in a Crisis Leadership FrameworkEducation Sciences15(10), Article 1355. 
    https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15101355
  • Levy-Nadav, L., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Blau, I. (2025). Digital Competencies for Effective GenAI Use in Secondary Schools: A Longitudinal Exploration of Teachers' Perspectives and Classroom PracticesJournal of Computer Assisted Learning41(5), Article e70123. 
    https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.70123
  • Shamir-Inbal, T., Avidov-Ungar, O., Hadad, S., & Blau, I. (2025). Characteristics and effectiveness of formal and informal teacher professional development for remote teaching of educators in different career stagesResearch and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning20, Article 21. 
    https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2025.20021
  • Taller Azulay, G., Heiman, T., & Olenik Shemesh, D. (2025). Perspectives on Mainstreaming Special Education: How Principals’ and Counselors’ Attitudes Relate to Their Professional Well-BeingDisabilities5(4), Article 99. 
    https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities5040099
  • Weisberger, M., Grinshtain, Y., & Blau, I. (2025). The family-work conflict among Israeli mothers-teachers in an era of changes and reforms in teaching and in motherhoodInternational Studies in Sociology of Education35(1), 1-22. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2025.2473454
  • Weiser, O., Kalman, Y. M., & Ravid, G. (2025). From logs to insights: Exploring domains of creativity in data analytics tasksThinking Skills and Creativity58, Article 101947. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2025.101947

2024


  • Brann, A., & Sidi, Y. (2024). Metacognitive scaffolding for digital reading and mind-wandering in adults with and without ADHDLearning and Instruction95, Article 102051. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.102051
  • Caspi, A., & Gorsky, P. (2024). STEM career expectations across four diverse countries: motivation to learn mathematics mediates the effects of gender and math classroom environmentsInternational Journal of STEM Education11(1), Article 52. 
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00511-5
  • Caspi, A., & Raz, G. (2024). Using Emojis That Alter the Meaning of Written Messages to Communicate Interpersonal Relations. Media Psychology, 1–27. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2024.2374778
  • Caspi, A., Shmuel, E., & Chajut, E. (2024). A Quantitative Examination of Half-Belief in SuperstitionJournal of Individual Differences45(1), 16-31. 
    https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000401
  • Hadad, S., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Blau, I. (2024). Pedagogical strategies employed in the Emergency Remote Learning Environment during the COVID-19 pandemic: The tale of teachers and school ICT coordinatorsLearning Environments Research27(3), 513-536. Article 100057. 
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-023-09487-5
  • Heng, M. A., Blau, I., & Anwar, N. D. (2024). Big lessons from Singapore and Israel. In M.A. Heng (Ed.), Inspiring Purpose in High-Performance Schooling (pp. 108-131). London: Routledge. 
    https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367855024
  • Olenik-Shemesh, D., Heiman, T., & Wright, M. (2024). Problematic Internet Use and well-being: A mediated-moderated model of socio-emotional factorsJournal of Genetic Psychology185(2), 91-113. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2023.2277319
  • Rabin, E., Goldberg, S., & Blau, I. (2024). Mediation of work-and-family conflict in the relationship between social-and-organizational support and teaching self-efficacy: The case of parent-teachers working remotelyEducation and Information Technologies
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-12732-w
  • Sidi, Y., & Ackerman, R. (2024). Opting Out as an Untapped Resource in Instructional Design: Review and ImplicationsEducational Psychology Review36(2), Article 41. 
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09879-w

2023


  • Avidov-Ungar, O., Hadad, S., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Blau, I. (2023). Formal and informal professional development during different Covid-19 periods: the role of teachers’ career stagesProfessional Development in Education51(4), 666-682. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2023.2174163
  • Caspi, A., & Etgar, S. (2023). Exaggeration of emotional responses in online communicationComputers in Human Behavior146, 107818. Article 107818. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107818
  • Caspi, A., Etgar, S., & Kavé, G. (2023). Attributing Values to DevicesSocial Science Computer Review41(6), 2161-2187. 
    https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393221142789
  • Caspi, A., Gorsky, P., Nitzani-Hendel, R., & Shildhouse, B. (2023). STEM-oriented primary school children: participation in informal STEM programmes and career aspirationsInternational Journal of Science Education45(11), 923-945. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2023.2177977
  • Eden, S., Heiman, T., Olenik-Shemesh, D., & Yablon, Y. B. (2023). Cyberbullying and PIU among Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Association with Adolescents RelationshipsYouth and Society55(7), 1367-1390. 
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231169493
  • Eyal, L., Rabin, E., & Meirovitz, T., (2023). Pre-Service Teachers, attitudes toward integrating digital games in learning for developing higher-order thinking and lifelong learning – Insights for trainingEducation Sciences13(12), 1165. 
    https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13121165
  • Hadad, S., Watted, A., & Blau, I. (2023). Cultural background in digital literacy of elementary and middle school students: Self-appraisal versus actual performanceJournal of Computer Assisted Learning39(5), 1591-1606. Article 5. 
    https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12820
  • Hoch, E., Sidi, Y., Ackerman, R., Hoogerheide, V., & Scheiter, K. (2023). Comparing Mental Effort, Difficulty, and Confidence Appraisals in Problem-Solving: A Metacognitive PerspectiveEducational Psychology Review35(2), Article 61. 
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09779-5
  • Kasperski, R., & Blau, I. (2023). Can an online mentoring social network assist students with intellectual disabilities or autism in coping with special needs and accumulating social capital? Education and Information Technologies28(5), 6027-6047. 
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11390-0
  • Kasperski, R., Blau, I., & Ben-Yehudah, G. (2023). Social capital in high-schools: teacher-student relationships within an online social network and their association with in-class interactions and learning. Interactive Learning Environments, 31(2), 955-971. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2023.1985012
  • Kasperski, R., Porat, E., & Blau, I. (2023). Analysis of emergency remote teaching in formal education: crosschecking three contemporary techno-pedagogical frameworksResearch in Learning Technology31, Article 2982. 
    https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v31.2982
  • Olenik Shemesh, D., Heiman, T., & Wright, M. F. (2023). Problematic Use of the Internet and Well-Being among Youth from a Global Perspective: A Mediated-Moderated Model of Socio-Emotional FactorsJournal of Genetic Psychology185(2), 91-113. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2023.2277319
  • Porat, E., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Blau, I. (2023). Teaching prototypes and pedagogical strategies in integrating Open Sim-based virtual worlds in K-12: Insights from perspectives and practices of teachers and studentsJournal of Computer Assisted Learning39(4), 1141-1153. Article 4. 
    https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12786
  • Schwartz, E., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Blau, I. (2023). Teacher prototypes in technology-enhanced instruction in elementary school second language acquisition: Comparing routine and emergency learning in different culturesComputers and Education Open5, Article 100155. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2023.100155
  • Shamir-Inbal, T., Schwartz, E., & Blau, I. (2023). What are the pedagogical characteristics of elementary emergency e-learning? Crosschecking learning activities’ analysis with perspectives of teachers, students and parentsResearch and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning18, 38. Article 38. 
    https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2023.18038
  • Shauli, S., Heiman, T., & Olenik-Shemesh, D. (2023). Decision-making modes regarding the inclusive dilemmas of students with educational challenges in mainstream classroomsJournal of Research in Special Educational Needs23(3), 199-212. 
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.12591
  • Shauli, S., Heiman, T., & Shemesh, D. O. (2023). Inclusion and Social Integration of Students with Educational Challenges: Perspectives of In-Service and Pre-Service Teachers and College StudentsJournal of University Teaching and Learning Practice20(6). 
    https://doi.org/10.53761/1.20.6.7
  • Sidi, Y., Shamir-Inbal, T., & Eshet-Alkalai, Y. (2023). From face-to-face to online: Teachers' perceived experiences in online distance teaching during the Covid-19 pandemicComputers and Education201, 104831. Article 104831. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2023.104831