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Productivity Gains from Training: The Views of Employers and Stakeholders
(Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013)
The paper investigates the views of employers and stakeholders in Cyprus regarding the effect of training on productivity in their organisation. Qualitative research was used to collect information from 26 individuals who ...
Peer Assessment among Secondary School Students: Introducing a Peer Feedback Tool in the Context of a Computer Supported Inquiry Learning Environment in Science
(Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2012)
In this study we introduced a peer feedback tool to secondary school students while aiming at investigating whether this tool leads to a feedback dialogue when using a computer supported inquiry learning environment in ...
The Number Line as a Representation of Decimal Numbers: A Research with Sixth Grade Students
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)
One of the aims of mathematics instruction is to achieve the understanding of mathematical concepts through the development of rich and well organized cognitive representations (Goldin, 1998; NCTM, 2000; DeWindt-King, & ...
The Effects of Case-Based Learning on Early Childhood Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs about the Pedagogical Uses of ICT
(Journal of Educational Media, 2004)
The study examined the extent to which case-based learning could have an effect on pre-service teachers' beliefs about the pedagogical uses of ICT in the classroom. One hundred second year early childhood pre-service ...
Assessing Student Problem-Solving Skills
(Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003)
This study examines the construct validity of the Mathematical Patterns Test using data from 848 Cypriot primary school students. Descriptive analyses across 5 age groups suggested a developmental structure of individual ...
Responses of Young Children to Contemporary Art Exhibits: The Role of Artistic Experiences
(International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2005)
This study explores pre-primary children's responses to contemporary art exhibits in a museum setting, the role of previous artistic experiences, and the impact of the art museum visit on children's responses to artworks ...
The Use of Diagrams in Solving Non Routine Problems
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)
This paper explores the role of diagrams in a specific problem solving process. Two types of tests were administered to 194, 12 year old students, each of which consisted of six non-routine problems that could be solved ...
The Mission of Universities and the Vocational Paradigm: An Investigation of Students' Perceptions
(Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2002)
A survey of 135 education majors at the University of Cyprus found they tend to reject a purely instrumental or vocational approach to higher education, believe the university and the education department have a vocational ...
The Effects of Different Modes of Representation on Mathematical Problem Solving
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)
The main objective of this study is to investigate the role of four different modes of representation in mathematical problem solving (MPS), and more specifically to develop a model, which provides information about the ...
The Battlefield of Language: The Interplay of Power and Ideology in Language Policy. Briefing Document
(1999)
This annotated bibliography presents studies that address the interplay of power and ideology in language policy. The studies assert that all the conflicts and oppositions between groups, disguised as either language, ...