Browsing Τμήμα Επιστημών της Αγωγής / Department of Education by Title
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Conference Object Open Access
Designing problem-solving and laboratory content for a web-based distance education course in introductory general physics
(University of Zilina, 2005)There is a strong prejudice among physicists, and specialists in other mathematically intensive disciplines, that effective distance education is not feasible in their subject because of the impossibility of teaching ...
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Conference Object Open Access
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Article
Determinants of environmental behavior in societies in transition: Evidence from five European countries
(2004)Countries of Central and East Europe are in a process of economic, social and political transition. This process provides a unique opportunity for cross-national studies in a context of social transformation and radical ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Developing a computer ethics module for it Students within an e-learning environment
(University of Cyprus, 2007)ELearning technologies and platforms have widely been adopted by educational institutes, such as universities and schools, either to facilitate traditional teaching methods or to provide autonomous distance learning modules. ...
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Developing a framework for the evaluation of picturebooks that support kindergartners' learning of mathematics
(2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate what experts in the use of picturebooks in mathematics education consider powerful characteristics of such books in the support of young children's learning of mathematics. The ...
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Developing a test for exploring student performance in a complex domain: Challenges faced, decisions made, and implications drawn
(2012)This paper illustrates the application of existing guidelines to develop a test grounded in theoretical perspectives and empirical findings in the area of problem solving. By documenting this process, the paper outlines ...
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Developing a tool to evaluate differences in beliefs about science teaching and learning among freshman science student teachers from different science teaching domains: A case study
(2008)This paper presents a pilot case study on developing a qualitative tool to evaluate science student teachers' beliefs concerning science teaching and learning. The study is based on student teachers' drawings of themselves ...
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Book Chapter
Developing and Enhancing Elementary School Students' Higher Order Mathematical Thinking with SimCalc
(Springer, 2013)A fundamental question regarding the use of technology in mathematics education is the way in which technology supports and promotes higher order thinking in mathematics. In this chapter, we try to describe and analyze the ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Developing educators’ complex thinking of educators using web 2.0 technologies
(2012-07)The purpose of this study was to study how we can exploit new technologies to scaffold and monitor the development of educators complex thinking while engaging in philosophical inquiry. We set up an online learning environment ...
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Developing pre-service teachers' evidence-based argumentation skills on socio-scientific issues
(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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Book Chapter
Developing Pre-Service Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge With E-TPCK
(IGI Global, 2019)The authors discuss the design of e-TPCK, a self-paced adaptive electronic learning environment that was integrated in a second-year educational technology course to engage pre-service teachers' in rich learning experiences ...
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Developing preschool children’s computational thinking with educational robotics: the role of cognitive differences and scaffolding
(2019)The development of computational thinking is as important as writing, reading and arithmetic, and, it should start as earlyas kindergarten (Wing, 2008). However, little has been done in terms of investigating the factors ...
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Developing preschoolers' social skills through cross-cultural physical education intervention
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in children's social skills after their participation in a physical education programme named ESPEC (‘Early Steps’ Physical Education Curriculum). The evaluators of ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Developing research-based technology-enhanced curriculum materials: an example in the context of decision-making skills
(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
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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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, ...