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Should we be using web-based learning to supplement face-to-face teaching of undergraduates?
(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. ...
Computing in education: new technologies applied to the senior high teaching
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
The present paper proposes a modeling for a Support Tool to the Cooperative Teaching (STCT) applied to the senior high school teaching. Such a modeling has been developed based on the result of researches with students, ...
The right chemistry: a constructivist approach to learning chemistry
(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 ...
The inquiry paradox: why doing science doesn't necessarily change ideas about science
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
A long standing goal of science education in the United States has been that students develop an understanding of the nature of science, of what scientific knowledge is like and how it is constructed. Despite this interest, ...
Enhancing fifth graders understanding of complex ecosystems through a model-based approach utilizing stagecast creator
(University of Zilina, 2005)
We report a study in which we designed and implemented a curriculum within the context of ecosystems aimed at fostering scientific modelling skills and enhancing conceptual understanding among fifth graders through the use ...
Computerized teaching using the environment Web site – research findings
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
“The Environment” site is a joint project of three teacher-training colleges (Kibbuzim, Oranim and Orot Israel). The site combines guided self-learning in a computerized setting, with information and knowledge sharing ...
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 ...
Computer tools to simulate acoustic phenomena
(University of Zilina, 2005)
Acoustics is a branch of science whose mathematical models require a great effort of abstraction and spatial visualization. There are several pieces of computational software that allow us to represent these phenomena by ...
How to evaluate science problem solving in a computerized learning environment? Construction of an analyzing scheme
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
This paper describes the construction of a ‘computerized science problem solving’ scheme, which enables analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of science problem-solving by junior high-school students working in a ...
E-education: implications for knowledge transfer via global co-operative education
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
This paper reports on a radical and ongoing learning and teaching experiment in which a private multinational organization (Cisco) and traditional learning institutions (schools, colleges and universities) have combined ...