Jessica Herring Watson Data-verified

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University of Central Arkansas

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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6 h-index 23 pubs 247 cited

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Jessica Herring Watson's research focuses on the intersection of educational technology and teacher preparation, with a particular emphasis on how preservice and novice teachers adopt and utilize technology in learning environments. Her work investigates the factors influencing teachers' intentions to use technology, the development of scales to measure this intention, and the practical application of technology-enabled learning during student teaching and in virtual or hybrid settings. She also examines the role of psychological safety and productive failure in creative pathways within educational contexts.

Watson has published on predicting technology use among special educators in virtual and hybrid learning environments, as well as on refining undergraduate educational technology course structures. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6, 22 total publications, and 244 total citations. She has collaborated with Michael Mills, Matthew White, and Rachelle Miller, all from the University of Central Arkansas, on multiple shared publications.

Metrics

h-index: 6
Publications: 23
Citations: 247

Selected Publications

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

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Overcoming praxis shock and navigating resistance: how first-year teachers use technology-enabled learning (2025)

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Predicting Preservice Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Outcome Expectations (2025)

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Fostering critical views on educational technology: A cooperative inquiry with novice teachers (2024)

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From Intention to Action: How Preservice Teachers Use Technology-Enabled Learning During Student Teaching (2024)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
15 to 5 weeks: Right-Sizing an Undergraduate Educational Technology Course (2024)

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Strategies for Cultivating Belonging in Online Learning Spaces (2024)

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Predicting Special Educators’ Use of Assistive Technology in Virtual & Hybrid Learning Environments (2024)

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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)

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Breaking Free: The Role of Psychological Safety and Productive Failure in Creative Pathmaking (2021)

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

21 citations DOI OpenAlex
Predicting preservice teachers' intention to use technology-enabled learning (2021)

74 citations DOI OpenAlex