Browsing by Subject "Foreign countries"
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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 ...
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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, ...
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(De)constructing Modalities of Thinking about Comparative Education through Video-Use
(Research in Comparative and International Education, 2015)This paper examines the utilization of video in comparative education teaching and is shaped by two interconnected arguments. Underpinning the paper is the argument that students have certain assumptions about comparative ...
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Differentiation of Teaching and Learning: The Teachers' Perspective
(Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016)The aims of this action research are: (a) to investigate the process of differentiation of teaching and learning in mixed ability classes from the perspective of teachers', and (b) to examine the effectiveness of differentiation ...
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The Effects of Background Variables on the Participation of Students in Social Actions
(2002)This paper examines the extent to which home background and school climate affects ninth grade students' social and political understanding and participation. Using the data from the student questionnaires (n=3106) of the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Elementary School Students' Mental Representation of Fractions
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)Based on psychological approaches that evoke mental representations through verbal and visual cues, this paper investigates the different kinds of mental representations projected by 8 to 11 year old children of identified ...
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From Separation to Integration: Parental Assessment of State Intervention
(International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2006)The paper examines parental views regarding the implementation of Educational Legislation 113(I)/99 in Cyprus regarding the integration of children with special needs in the mainstream school. It is based on parental ...
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The Functions of Pictures in Problem Solving
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)In the present study, we assert that pictures serve four functions in problem solving: decorative, representational, organizational and informational. We, therefore, investigate the effects of pictures based on their ...
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Have All Children Benefited? A Perspective on Curriculum Initiatives and Low Achievers
(2002)This paper considers whether or not curriculum initiatives within England are in fact leading to qualitatively improved levels of thinking among children identified as lower achievers in arithmetic. Revisiting data from ...
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Independent Validation and Clinical Utility Study of the Hellenic WISC-III Using a Greek-Cypriot Sample
(Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017)The Hellenic WISC-III (Wechsler, 1997) is currently the only standardized and officially published tool for the assessment of the intelligence of children and adolescents in Greece. The test is also used with caution in ...
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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 ...
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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, & ...
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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 ...
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The "Problem" of the European Dimension in Education: A Principled Reconstruction of the Greek Cypriot Curriculum
(European Educational Research Journal, 2005)The European dimension in education has been a term increasingly used by the European Union and the Council of Europe to denote some of their educational policies and initiatives. It has also been a contested term in ...
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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 ...
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Religious Teaching and Political Context: The Case of Cyprus
(Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2005)In this article I aim to explore some philosophical issues involved in teaching religion in Cyprus and suggest some preconditions in order for this teaching to be sensitive to the multicultural character of the island and ...
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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 ...
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Study Behavior in the Closed-Book and the Open-Book Examination: A Comparative Analysis
(Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, 2000)Investigated the study behavior used by students facing an open-book or closed-book examination. Results for 201 college students in Cyprus indicate that students preparing for a closed-book examination tended to postpone ...