Browsing Τμήμα Επιστημών της Αγωγής / Department of Education by Title
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Conference Object Open Access
Developing students' problem solving skills by learning simulation "hiking across Estonia"
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)A unique web-based learning environment “Hiking Across Estonia” (http://bio.edu.ee/tour/) comprising two modules – one for students and another for developers and researchers – has been composed. Students have to solve 30 ...
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Book Chapter
Developing Teacher Self-Efficacy to Teach Science and Computational Thinking with Educational Robotics: Using Scaffolded Programming Scripts
(Springer International Publishing, 2018)There is a paucity of studies examining pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy to use robotics to teach science, and especially computational thinking skills. This chapter reports on a study examining pre-service teachers’ ...
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Article
Developing teaching responsiveness to children’s inquiry in science: A case study of professional development for pre-school teachers
(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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Developing the 3DMath Dynamic Geometry Software: Theoretical Perspectives on Design
(Research Information Ltd, 2007)Designing successful learning environments entails drawing on theoretical perspectives on learning while, at the same time, being cognisant of the affordances and constraints of the technology. This paper reports on the ...
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Developing Third-Grade Students’ Computational Thinking Skills with Educational Robotics
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2018)The paper addresses the issue of how computational thinking can be taught to young children with the use of educational robotics using the kit LEGO WeDo Due to the young age of the students who participated in the study, ...
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Developing young children's computational thinking with educational robotics: An interaction effect between gender and scaffolding strategy
(2020)The study examined the effects of learning with the Bee-Bot on young boys' and girls' computational thinking within the context of two scaffolding techniques. The study reports statistically significant learning gains ...
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Developing, testing, and using theoretical models for promoting quality in education
(2015)This paper argues that the dynamic model of educational effectiveness can be used to establish stronger links between educational effectiveness research (EER) and school improvement. It provides research evidence to support ...
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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
(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
Development and test of an instrument that investigates teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions concerning the educational use of simulations
(IAP Information Age Publishing, 2011)The purpose of this research was to develop an instrument, namely, a questionnaire that investigates teachers' beliefs, attitudes, and intentions concerning the use of simulations for educational purposes, including for ...
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Development and test of an instrument that investigates teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions concerning the educational use of simulations
(IAP Information Age Publishing, 2015)The purpose of this research was to develop an instrument, namely, a questionnaire that investigates teachers' beliefs, altitudes, and intentions concerning the use of simulations for educational purposes, including for ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Development of a computer assisted learning environment of electromagnetics at the undergraduate level
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Conventional teaching of electromagnetics, based on lectures, static written materials, laboratories etc. has become rather difficult recently at all levels of education. The main objective of this paper is the development ...
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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
(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
(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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The development of mental processing: Efficiency, working memory, and thinking
(2002)This Monograph aims to contribute to the information processing, the differential, and the developmental modeling of the mind, and to work these into an integrated theory. Toward this aim, a longitudinal study is presented ...
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Conference Object Open Access
The development of modeling skills through computer based simulation of an ant colony
(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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Development of Students’ Reasoning and Critical Thinking Skills through Argument Mapping using Rationale™ Software
(2014)To investigate whether argument mapping cultivates students’ reasoning and critical thinking skills, an experimental research was designed and implemented in seventeen Cyprus’ primary schools. Thirty 6th grade primary ...
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Developmental model of democratic values and attitudes toward social actions
(2003)This article presents the Cyprus results, and proposes a model of home environment and school climate on the social participation of ninth graders based on the IEA 1999 CIVIC education study data. This study examined ninth ...
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The developmental nature of ability to solve one-step word problems
(1998)Recently many researchers have focused on analyzing the structure of one-step word problems and the solution strategies employed by pupils. We have investigated the effect of mental schemes corresponding to additive and ...
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Developmental, Sociocultural, Semiotic, and Affect Approaches to the Study of Concepts and Conceptual Development.
(2016)We live in a world rich and full of unique events and objects. The book you hold in your hands and read at this moment resembles another book placed on a bookshelf of your library. They both have different covers or different ...
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Book Chapter
Developments in inquiry learning
(2009)This chapter presents the current state of the art on technologically supported inquiry learning. The learning processes involved in inquiry learning are briefly presented, as well as an outline of typical inquiry learning ...