Jessica Herring Watson

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Assistant Professor

University of Central Arkansas

5 h-index 25 pubs 153 cited

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Jessica Herring Watson's research focuses on educational technology, particularly concerning preservice and special education teachers. Her work investigates how teachers intend to use and actually implement technology in learning environments, including virtual and hybrid settings. Watson has explored the development and validation of scales to measure technology adoption, such as the intention to use technology-enabled learning (I-TEL) scale. She also examines factors influencing creative pathmaking in educational contexts, including psychological safety and productive failure. Her publications address the practicalities of educational technology implementation, such as adjusting course structures for optimal learning and predicting the use of assistive technology by special educators. Watson collaborates with researchers at the University of Central Arkansas, including Michael Mills, Matthew White, Noël Gieringer, and Rachelle Miller, and has an h-index of 6 with 256 citations across 26 publications.

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h-index: 5
Publications: 25
Citations: 153

Positions

University of Central Arkansas publications 2020–2026

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Assistant Professor publications 2020–2026

University of Central Arkansas Institution web page

Selected Publications

Beyond Good Intentions: A Phenomenological Exploration of Novice Teachers' Technology-enabled Learning Practices (2026)

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Beyond Traditional Observation: Observing Formative Assessment Through 360-Degree Video in Teacher Education (2026)

International Journal of Designs for Learning DOI OpenAlex
Overcoming praxis shock and navigating resistance: how first-year teachers use technology-enabled learning (2025)

Technology Pedagogy and Education 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Predicting Preservice Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Outcome Expectations (2025)

The Teacher Educator 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Fostering critical views on educational technology: A cooperative inquiry with novice teachers (2024)

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
From Intention to Action: How Preservice Teachers Use Technology-Enabled Learning During Student Teaching (2024)

Journal of Teacher Education 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
15 to 5 weeks: Right-Sizing an Undergraduate Educational Technology Course (2024)

International Journal of Designs for Learning 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Strategies for Cultivating Belonging in Online Learning Spaces (2024)

Advances in mobile and distance learning book series DOI OpenAlex
Predicting Special Educators’ Use of Assistive Technology in Virtual & Hybrid Learning Environments (2024)

TechTrends 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Supporting Culturally Responsive Teacher Candidates Through Case-Based Learning (2023)

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From Intention to Action: How Preservice Teachers Use Technology-Enabled Learning in the Field (2022)

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Factors Predicting the Actual Use of Assistive Technology Among Special Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)

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Developing and validating the intention to use technology-enabled learning (I-TEL) scale (2022)

Journal of Research on Technology in Education 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
Breaking Free: The Role of Psychological Safety and Productive Failure in Creative Pathmaking (2021)

TechTrends 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
A case for a virtual STEM peer-mentoring experience for racial and ethnic minority women mentees (2021)

International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education 21 citations DOI OpenAlex