Browsing by Author "Constantinou, Constantinos P."
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Developing and validating a web-based learning environment for helping 6th grade students appreciate subjectivity and uncertainty in science
Michael, G.; Papadouris, Nicos; Kyza, Eleni A.; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2010)
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Developing pre-service teachers' evidence-based argumentation skills on socio-scientific issues
Iordanou, Kalypso; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2014)We report on a study of the effect of meta-level awareness on the use of evidence in discourse. The participants were 66 pre-service teachers who were engaged in a dialogic activity. Meta-level awareness regarding the use ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Developing research-based technology-enhanced curriculum materials: an example in the context of decision-making skills
Papadouris, Nicos; Papademetriou, Demerits; Kyratsi, Theodora; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (University of Zilina, 2005)This study describes the design of web-based learning materials for the development of decision-making skills in energy-based issues. First, we provide an overview of the curriculum development methodology we used and then ...
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Developing teaching responsiveness to children’s inquiry in science: A case study of professional development for pre-school teachers
Louca, Loucas T.; Tzialli, Dora; Skoulia, Thea; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2013)Supporting inquiry in the science classroom is challenging work, demanding that teachers utilize abilities for addressing and responding to children’s inquiry. These abilities include, (a) knowledge of the various forms ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Development and assessment of web based Curriculum materials for decision making About socio-scientific issues: the example of Trace chemicals in drinking water
Ioannou, Andrie S.; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Papadouris, Nicos; Kyza, Eleni A. (University of Cyprus, 2007)This paper reports on a research effort targeted at helping high-school students develop decision-making skills, in the context of an important socio-scientific issue that is not traditionally included in school curricula. ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Development of children’s investigative skills through collaboration at a distance between two elementary schools in cyprus
Anastasiades, P.S.; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Sevastidou, Alexia; Eleutheriou, A.; Philippidou, C.; Christophorides, M.; Ahileos, M. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The introduction of new educational technologies in elementary schools constitutes a decisive factor for the preparation of tomorrow's citizens, who will be called upon to respond to the challenges of the newly emerging ...
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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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Conference Object Open Access
The development of modeling skills through computer based simulation of an ant colony
Constantinide, K. C.; Kalyfommatou, N. G.; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (Pedagogical Faculty of University of Ostrava, 2001)Learning in science can be analyzed into a number of constituent components: the acquisition of experiences with natural phenomena provides the basis for the subsequent development of concepts; the mental representation ...
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Book Chapter
Distinctive features and underlying rationale of a philosophically-informed approach for energy teaching
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2014)
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Conference Object Open Access
The e-learning movement as a process of quality improvement in education: the case of the University of Cyprus
Nicolaou, Christiana Th.; Nicolaidou, Iolie; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Quality in education has been regognized as an issue that should guide our efforts for improvement for many years. eLearning is the latest attempt to take advantage of developments in technology to improve learning. In ...
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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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Conference Object Open Access
Electronic roads in the information society: social, educational and technological aspects
Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Kakas, A. C.; Katsikides, S.; Papadopoulos, G. A.; Pattichis, C.; Pitsillides, A.; Schizas, C.N. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)In this paper we present the major technological challenges to the formation of the Information Society and the ways in which social and pedagogical restrictions can serve to influence the outcome of those challenges from ...
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Energy in Education
Koliopoulos, D. A.; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2012)Teaching and learning about energy at the various levels of school science has been a topic of interest in science education research for nearly five decades. This interest has been motivated by the need to help students ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Enhancing fifth graders understanding of complex ecosystems through a model-based approach utilizing stagecast creator
Papaevripidou, Marios; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Zacharia, Zacharias C. (University of Zilina, 2005)We report a study in which we designed and implemented a curriculum within the context of ecosystems aimed at fostering scientific modelling skills and enhancing conceptual understanding among fifth graders through the use ...
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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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Conference Object Open Access
Enhancing fourth graders’ ability to interpret graphical representations through the use of sensors in the context of phase transformations (melting and freezing)
Nicolaidou, Iolie; Nicolaou, Christiana Th.; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Sensors constitute a powerful tool in physical science as far as the rapid collection and analysis of data is concerned. In addition to the rapid collection of data, sensors are valued for their capability in the simultaneous ...
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Epistemic beliefs and prior knowledge as predictors of the construction of different types of arguments on socioscientific issues
Baytelman, Andreani; Iordanou, Kalypso; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2020)This study investigates whether university students’ epistemic beliefs and prior knowledge about controversial socioscientific issues (SSIs) can predict the different types of arguments that students construct. Two hundred ...
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An Exploratory Investigation of 12-Year-Old Students' Ability to Appreciate Certain Aspects of the Nature of Science through a Specially Designed Approach in the Context of Energy
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2014)We describe the implementation of a specially designed teaching innovation, embedded in the context of energy, for the promotion of specific aspects of the nature of science (NOS). We present empirical results from the ...
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Book Chapter
A Framework for Modeling-Based Learning, Teaching, and Assessment
Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Nicolaou, Christiana Th.; Papaevripidou, Marios (Springer International Publishing, 2019)The modeling-based learning framework is an approach to science learning involving model construction, refinement, and validation. We begin by describing the epistemological underpinnings and the rationale for a modeling-based ...
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In Quest of productive modeling-based learning discourse in elementary school science
Louca, Loucas T.; Zacharia, Zacharias C.; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2011)The purpose of this study was to investigate whole classroom discourse during modeling-based learning in science, seeking to describe the discourse's characteristics, its relation to the micro-context in which it took place ...