Browsing by Author "Papadouris, Nicos"
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Approaches employed by sixth-graders to compare rival solutions in socio-scientific decision-making tasks
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2010)The present study explores the approaches employed by sixth-grade students to compare rival solutions in socio-scientific decision-making situations. Data were collected using three specially developed open-ended tasks. ...
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Book Chapter
Design, development, and refinement of a teaching-learning sequence on the electromagnetic properties of materials
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Papaevripidou, Marios; Livitzis, Michalis; Scholinaki, A.; Hadjilouca, Rodothea (2015)
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Conference Object
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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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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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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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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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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Insights From Research in Science Teaching and Learning : Selected Papers From the ESERA 2013 Conference
Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Hadjigeorgiou, Angela; Papadouris, Nicos (2013)
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Investigating middle school students' ability to develop energy as a framework for analyzing simple physical phenomena
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2016)We investigated whether it is possible for 12-year-old students to develop a qualitative conceptualization of energy and four associate features (forms of energy, transfer processes, conservation, and degradation) as a ...
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A methodology for integrating computer-based learning tools in science curricula
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2009)This paper demonstrates a methodology for effectively integrating computer-based learning tools in science teaching and learning. This methodology provides a means of systematic analysis to identify the capabilities of ...
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Middle school students using energy analysis in diverse phenomena
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2012)Teaching and learning about energy, especially in the elementary and middle school grades, constitutes a challenging topic that has received much attention within the science education research literature. Despite this, ...
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Participatory design to support students' web-based inquiry of complex, socio-scientific problems
Nicolaidou, Iolie A.; Kyza, Eleni A.; Michael, G.; Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Kollias, V.; Davaris, T.; Asher, I.; Tabak, I.; Redfors, A.; Hansson, L.; Rosberg, M.; Oldershaw, C. (2010)
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A Philosophically Informed Teaching Proposal on the Topic of Energy for Students Aged 11-14
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2011)Learning about energy is recognized as an important objective of science teaching starting from the elementary school. This creates the need for teaching simplifications that compromise the abstract nature of this concept ...
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Potential Contribution of Digital Video to the Analysis of the Learning Process in Physics: A Case Study in the Context of Electric Circuits
Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Papadouris, Nicos (2004)We seek to demonstrate how digital video technology can contribute towards our understanding of the process of development of conceptual understanding in physics. We use digital video to analyze 4 brief Physics by Inquiry ...
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Pre-service Elementary School Teachers’ Ability to Account for the Operation of Simple Physical Systems Using the Energy Conservation Law
Papadouris, Nicos; Hadjigeorgiou, Angela; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2014)Energy is recognized as a core idea in science and, hence, a significant learning objective of science education. The effective promotion of this learning objective posits that teachers themselves possess sound conceptual ...
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The pursuit of a “better” explanation as an organizing framework for science teaching and learning
Papadouris, Nicos; Vokos, Stamatis; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (2018)This article seeks to make the case for the pursuit of a “better” explanation being a productive organizing framework for science teaching and learning. Underlying this position is the idea that this framework allows ...
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The Rationale for a Teaching Innovation About the Interrelationship Between Science and Technology
Hadjilouca, Rodothea; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Papadouris, Nicos (2011)This paper refers to the development of a teaching innovation for the nature of science (NOS), for students aged 11-15, which specifically focuses on the interrelationship between science and technology. The development ...
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Students' Epistemological awareness concerning the distinction between science and technology
Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Hadjilouca, Rodothea; Papadouris, Nicos (2010)
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Students' use of the energy model to account for changes in physical systems
Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2008)The aim of this study is to explore the ways in which students, aged 11-14 years, account for certain changes in physical systems and the extent to which they draw on an energy model as a common framework for explaining ...
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Teaching and learning about energy in middle school: An argument for an epistemic approach
Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Papadouris, Nicos (2012)We have reviewed the existing literature on teaching and learning about energy to develop an overview of the ongoing debate on conceptual aspects of the construct and also to highlight the issues that have emerged in ...