Browsing by Author "Panaoura, Areti"
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Affective and cognitive factors on the use of representations in the learning of fractions and decimals
Panaoura, Areti; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Deliyianni, Eleni; Elia, Iliada (2009)
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Assessing the Cross-cultural Applicability of Number Lines in Conducting Arithmetic Operations Using Structural Equation Modelling: A Comparative Study Between Cypriot, Italian and Greek Primary Pupils
Gagatsis, Athanasios; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Panaoura, Areti (2004)This study provides construct related evidence of the Arithmetical Operations Test (AOT) using data from 432 year 2 pupils from Cyprus, Greece and Italy. Deliberately, items involving the use of numberline diagrams have ...
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Construct validity of a developmental assessment on probabilities: a rasch measurement model analysis
Gagatsis, Athanasios; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Panaoura, Areti (2001)
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Book Chapter
Economic sciences students' understanding on representation tasks concerning the concept of function
Nicolaou, Styliana; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Panaoura, Areti; Deliyianni, Eleni; Elia, Iliada; Televantou, Ioulia (Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 2019)The present study, conducted among a large sample of Cypriot year 1 and year 4 university students, in the field of Economics and Management aims to investigate the structure of students’ responses on representation tasks ...
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An empirical four-dimensional model for the understanding of function
Gagatsis, Athanasios; Elia, Iliada; Panaoura, Areti; Gravvani, Katerina; Spyrou, Panayiotis (2006)Based on a synthesis of the relevant literature, this study explores students’ abilities in four aspects of the understanding of function: problem solving, concept definition, examples of function, recognizing functions ...
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Exploring different aspects of the understanding of function: Toward a four-facet model
Elia, Iliada; Panaoura, Areti; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Gravvani, Katerina; Spyrou, Panayiotis (2008)Based on a synthesis of the relevant literature, this study explored students’ display of behavior in four aspects of the understanding of function: effectiveness in solving a word problem, concept definition, examples of ...
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Fostering representational flexibility in the mathematical working space of rational numbers
Gagatsis, Athanasios; Deliyianni, Eleni; Elia, Iliada; Panaoura, Areti; Michael-Chrysanthou, Paraskevi (2016)The study focuses on the cognitive level of Mathematical Working Space (MWS) and the component of the epistemological level related to semiotic representations in two mathematical domains of rational numbers: fraction and ...
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Geometric and algebraic approaches in the concept of "limit" and the impact of the "didactic contract"
Elia, Iliada; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Panaoura, Areti; Zachariades, Theodosis; Zoulinaki, Fotini (2009)The present study explores students’ abilities in conversions between geometric and algebraic representations, in problem- solving situations involving the concept of “limit” and the interrelation of these abilities with ...
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Geometric and algebraic approaches in the concept of complex numbers
Panaoura, Areti; Elia, Iliada; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Giatilis, G. P. (2006)This study explores pupils’ performance and processes in tasks involving equations and inequalities of complex numbers requiring conversions from a geometric representation to an algebraic representation and conversions ...
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An Insight to Students' Geometrical Figure Apprehension Through the Context of the Fundamental Educational Thought
Gagatsis, Athanasios; Michael-Chrysanthou, Paraskevi; Deliyianni, Eleni; Panaoura, Areti; Papagiannis, C. (2015)
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Book
Mathematics curricumum in Cyprus for grades K-12.
Christou, Constantinos; Panaoura, Areti; Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra; Philippou, George N.; Stylianopoulos, N. (Ministry of Education and Culture; Cyprus Pedagogical Institute & Development Programs Service, 2010)
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A model on the cognitive and affective factors for the use of representations at the learning of decimals
Panaoura, Areti; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Deliyianni, Eleni; Elia, Iliada (2010)In a previous article of the same journal, we have discussed the interrelations of students' beliefs and self-efficacy beliefs for the use of representations and their respective cognitive performance on the learning of ...
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A multidimensional approach to explore the understanding of the notion of absolute value
Gagatsis, Athanasios; Panaoura, Areti (2014)The study aimed to investigative students’ conceptions on the notion of absolute value and their abilities in applying the specific notion in routine and non-routine situations. A questionnaire was constructed and administered ...
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Relations between secondary pupils' conceptions about functions and problem solving in different representations
Elia, Iliada; Panaoura, Areti; Eracleous, Anastasia; Gagatsis, Athanasios (2007)The present study explores pupils’ constructed definitions of the concept of function in relation to their abilities in dealing with tasks of functions involving different forms of representations and problem solving tasks. ...
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Representational Flexibility and Problem-Solving Ability in Fraction and Decimal Number Addition: A Structural Model
Deliyianni, Eleni; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Elia, Iliada; Panaoura, Areti (2016)The aim of this study was to propose and validate a structural model in fraction and decimal number addition, which is founded primarily on a synthesis of major theoretical approaches in the field of representations in ...
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Self concept and the impact of the geometrical shape on mathematical problem solving
Michael, P.; Panaoura, Areti; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Kalogirou, Panayiota (2010)
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A structural model for fraction understanding related to representations and problem solving
Deliyianni, Eleni; Panaoura, Areti; Elia, Iliada; Gagatsis, Athanasios (2008)
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A structural model for the understanding of decimal numbers in primary and secondary education
Deliyianni, Eleni; Elia, Iliada; Panaoura, Areti; Gagatsis, Athanasios (2009)
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A Structural Model Related to the Understanding of the Concept of Function: Definition and Problem Solving
Panaoura, Areti; Michael-Chrysanthou, Paraskevi; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Elia, Iliada; Philippou, Andreas (2017)This article focuses on exploring students’ understanding of the concept of function concerning three main aspects: secondary students’ ability to (1) define the concept of function and present examples of functions, (2) ...
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The structure of students' beliefs about the use of representations and their performance on the learning of fractions
Panaoura, Areti; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Deliyianni, Eleni; Elia, Iliada (2009)Cognitive development of any concept is related with affective development. The present study investigates students' beliefs about the use of different types of representation in understanding the concept of fractions and ...