Browsing by Author "Nicolaou, Christiana Th"
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Assessment of the modeling competence: A systematic review and synthesis of empirical research
Nicolaou, Christiana Th; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2014)We provide an analysis of the existing literature on the assessment of modeling as a scientific competence focusing on empirical research findings. Out of 802 searched citations, a total of 23 publications from science ...
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Cognitive processes enacted by learners during co-construction of scientific models
Petrou, Theodora; Nicolaou, Christiana Th; Karnaou, Pantelitsa; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (Oesterreichische Computer Gesellschaft, 2014)The study documents on our effort to analyse students’ cognitive processes during modeling-based learning. A modeling-based teaching intervention was developed and implemented during a summer science class at the University ...
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Development of decision-making skills and environmental concern through computer-based, scaffolded learning activities
Nicolaou, Christiana Th; Korfiatis, Konstantinos J.; Evagorou, Maria; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2009)This article focuses on the development of decision-making skills and environmental concern by 11- and 12-year-old students through computer-based, scaffolded learning activities. The enacted activities provided necessary ...
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The e-Learning Movement as a Process of Quality Improvement in Higher Education
Nicolaou, Christiana Th; Nicolaidou, Iolie A.; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2005)Quality in education has been recognized as an issue that should guide our efforts for improvement of teaching and learning processes. e-learning is the latest attempt to take advantage of developments in technology to ...
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Enhancing Fourth Graders' Ability to Interpret Graphical Representations Through the Use of Microcomputer-Based Labs Implemented Within an Inquiry-Based Activity Sequence
Nicolaou, Christiana Th; Nicolaidou, Iolie A.; Zacharia, Zacharias C.; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2007)This article reports on a research effort that investigated whether the use of Microcomputer-Based Labs (MBLs), implemented within an inquiry-based activity sequence on phase transformations (melting and freezing), contributes ...
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An investigation of the potential of interactive simulations for developing system thinking skills in elementary school: A case study with fifth-graders and sixth-graders
Evagorou, Maria; Korfiatis, Konstantinos J.; Nicolaou, Christiana Th; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2009)The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a simulation-based learning environment on elementary school students' (11-12 years old) development of system thinking skills. The learning environment included ...
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Towards assessing and grading learner created conceptual models
Bredeweg, B.; Nicolaou, Christiana Th; Liem, J.; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2014)