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Measuring competences of pre-service science teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
The turn of the 21st century marked the beginning of a much common and widespread use of computer technologies in science classrooms and practically everywhere else because personal computer hardware with ever higher ...
Observing the seen and unseen: computer and social mediation of a Complex biological system
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
Working from a theoretical framework in which knowledge is socially constructed, this case study traces how computer and human interventions mediate one group of middle school students’ observations of an aquatic ecosystem. ...
Talk factory: the use of graphical representations to support argumentation around an interactive whiteboard in primary school science
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
In the classroom, children are often asked to work in groups and to discuss learning activities together. However, they can find this challenging as they do not always have the necessary discussion and argumentation skills ...
Consistency of an optics lesson including ICT at grade 8
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
This paper presents an analysis on the implementation of an ICT-based activity in a physics lesson about optics at grade 8 (lower secondary school). This activity aims at introducing the additive synthesis of colors with ...
Physical meets virtual: blending physical and virtual manipulatives to improve understanding in the domain of light and shadows
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of experimenting with Physical Manipulatives (PM), Virtual Manipulatives (VM), and a blended combination of PM and VM, on undergraduate students’ understanding of scientific ...
Talking physics in inquiry based virtual laboratory activities
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
This study refers to secondary students working in a simulated virtual open laboratory environment using “Thermolab”, following an innovative course on thermal phenomena, being engaged in a variety of activities, ranging ...
Algorithmics from early years
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
We teach algorithmics at early stages of children development by means of various programming languages and ICT tools in order to develop their cognitive and mathematical skills. Computational thinking is not only a useful ...
The evaluation of elearning study supports
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
eLearning has become a phenomenon of the current learning knowledge society. Within our project “Evaluation of eLearning – System Approach” we are looking for the tools which can be used for the system evaluation of ...
Creating digital learning objects to teach abstract ideas in modern physics and astronomy
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
Teaching modern physics and astronomy poses a daunting array of challenges. Many science curricula contain detailed outcomes and emphases which add to the complexity of this task, and increasingly we are becoming aware of ...
Making summative online assessmenmt more secure: investigating time, content, and question type
(University of Cyprus, 2010)
To date, online assessment has been widely used in the formative capacity, wherein the results of the assessment are not graded and the assessment may be retaken a specified number of times. In this capacity, formative ...