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    • The rationale, design, and implementation of a web-based inquiry learning environment 

      Kyza, Eleni A.; Michael, Georgia; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (University of Cyprus, 2007)
      It is reported that, without appropriate support, students might face several difficulties when engaging in highlevel reasoning in science. This paper discusses the design of a software-based tool to support students’ ...
    • Rcos.java: a simulated operating system with animations 

      Jones, David; Newman, Andrew (Pedagogical Faculty of University of Ostrava, 2001)
      RCOS.java (Ron Chernich's Operating System) is a Java-based, simulated operating system designed to address student difficulties in understanding operating systems concepts. This paper describes the rationale, design, features ...
    • Realistic multimedia: from physical models to Instructive multimedia content 

      Pachoulakis, Ioannis (University of Cyprus, 2007)
      Multimedia technologies are invaluable in generating realistic content and applications which increase the effectiveness and communication impact of research results. The functional keyword “realistic” means content that ...
    • Recycling or academic development 

      Shonfeld, Miri; Ma-Naim, Chana (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Educators argue about uploading students’ projects to the Internet. Does this support plagiarism or the opposite, preventing copying and enabling the development of student projects? Do students recycle old projects? Or ...
    • Reflections on the use of webct in Learning, teaching and assessment 

      Richardson, Diane; Watts, Brian (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Economic pressures are leading to the adoption of on-line learning, teaching and assessment. This paper considers the tutors' and students' experience of the Virtual Learning Environment, WebCT, in the context of its use ...
    • Regional science education workshop online through the college of exploration 

      Fortner, Rosanne W.; Munson, Bruce; Tuddenham, Peter (University of Cyprus, 2007)
      Six days of interactive on-line programming brought the science of the Great Lakes of North America to workshop participants from 20 U.S. states and four countries. Regional leaders of the Center for Ocean Sciences Education ...
    • Regrex: a java-based package for teaching and active learning in regression 

      Marinoiu, Cristian; Dobre, Iuliana (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      REGREX is a software system designed to improve teaching and learning some concepts in regression. Even though there is a lot of commercial statistical software we have chosen to develop this computerized package, in order ...
    • Research on learning in lon-capa: multiple content representations, test data banks 

      Bauer, Wolfgang (University of Zilina, 2005)
      The LearningOnline Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach (LON-CAPA) is a fully integrated cross-institutional learning content management and assessment system initially developed at Michigan State University. ...
    • The right chemistry: a constructivist approach to learning chemistry 

      Brousseau, Nancy; Carrier, Serge (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      The Right Chemistry is a project under development for the Internet delivery of Digital Courseware and Learning Objects that cover the objectives of grades 11 and 12 Canadian Chemistry curriculum. It is made up of interactive ...
    • Robot soccer: integrated framework for Multidisciplinary hi-tech education 

      Sen Gupta, G.; Lim, Y.S.; Messom, C. H.; Demidenko, S.; Mukhopadhyay, S.C.; Pinder, D.N. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Robot Soccer has become increasingly popular over the last decade as a platform for education and entertainment. It is a powerful vehicle for dissemination of scientific knowledge in a fun and exciting manner. It encompasses ...
    • The role of intelligent agents in online learning environment 

      Moise, Gabriela (University of Zilina, 2005)
      The online courses were developed from ordinary courses, simple text converted in an electronic form, to learning environments, capable to guide students in their activities of learning. Also, an acceptable environment for ...
    • The role of real and virtual experiments in science learning 

      Smyrnaiou, Zacharoula; Politis, Panagiotis; Komis, Vassilis; Dimitracopoulou, Angelique (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Learning science requires understanding of concepts and formal relationships, a process that has often proved difficult for students. Numerous experiments for use in physics instruction are provided using different pedagogical ...
    • The science education website: making Judgements about science understandings 

      Hickey, Ruth; Anderson, Neil (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      This project involved developing a lively, interactive, visually interesting website for university students enrolled in the subjects: Primary Science Education and Science Education for Young Children. This site allows ...
    • Science, e-learning interoperability and the discovery laboratory management system 

      Douce, Christopher (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Most universities and colleges within the UK use institutional or enterprise wide virtual learning environments (VLEs). VLEs can allow educators to create 'blended learning solutions' meaning information technology can be ...
    • Sensitive systems Incorporating affect recognition into Computer based learning 

      Newman, Ken (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Advances in video and audio feature extraction methodology combined with adaptive processing techniques using pattern analysis models have profound implications for incorporating affect recognition into future tutoring ...
    • Should we be using web-based learning to supplement face-to-face teaching of undergraduates? 

      Andrew, Malcolm (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      There are several pressures to use web-based learning to augment traditional undergraduate teaching, not least of which are to fulfil students’ expectations, to increase student retention and improve progression rates. ...
    • Simulations, applets and learning in schools 

      de Bruijn, Imme; Martin, Brian; Brouwer, Wytze (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      This paper reviews the problem of establishing learning effects with computer simulation packages in science teaching. It is stated that evidence is accumulating about the effects of simulations in a laboratory environment ...
    • Social and cognitive constructivisms in practice on the basis of etwinning projects in science 

      Gajek, Elżbieta (University of Cyprus, 2010)
      The role of social interactions and cognitive processes in learning is evident for teachers and educators. Nowadays there is a challenge to transfer the theory into practice, to build an environment in which learning science ...
    • Solar: a case-oriented decision making program in radiography 

      Wells, Peter; Baird, Marilyn (Pedagogical Faculty of University of Ostrava, 2001)
      In many professional disciplines, the creation of meaningful learning contexts in order that students can form the essential links between the academic program and the practitioner’s experience, is a huge challenge for ...
    • Solving nonlinear dynamical equations of Fusion systems using rung - kutta 45 and lsode Computer codes 

      Eskandari, M. R. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      In fusion system dynamics, there are most complicated coupled non-linear equations, which to be able to consider the physical dynamics of these systems, they have to be solved . In this paper the applications of computer ...