Browsing CBLIS Conference Proceedings 2003 Volume I: New Technologies and their applications in education by Issue Date
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Connecting students with group work
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Virtual learning environments provide an attractive method for information dissemination, but they are often adopted because of their technical innovativeness with little thought given to integrating the medium with learning ... -
When computer use is associated with Negative science achievement
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)One surprising result of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is that computer use in the classroom was negatively associated with high student achievement in Cyprus, Hong Kong and the USA. The ... -
Solving some physical problems using the methods of numerical mathematics with the help of system mathematica
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Every future teacher of mathematics must know symbolic approaches, for example, for finding derivations and integrals, solving algebraic and differential equations very well. But most of the problems from practice are not ... -
Teachers’ struggles to use technology in career magnet schools
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Do teachers expect the learning environment to change in response to new technology? Or do they expect the technology to adapt to their routine classroom practices? Or is it a combination of both? Underlying these questions ... -
The evolving use of information technology in a large canadian high school – what’s working and what’s not
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)This presentation provides an update on the evolving use of information technology (IT) in the classrooms of a large Canadian high school. The discussion concentrates on IT developments in the mathematics and science ... -
Perc: a departmental solution for web-enhanced courses
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Since the Fall of 1998, the department of Physics and Astronomy at Mississippi State University has been using and developing PERC (Providing Electronic Resources for Courses), a set of utilities that can be used to ... -
Simulations, applets and learning in schools
(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 ... -
Educating reason. From craft to technology
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)In designing, developing and evaluating educational software supporting reasoning, three aspects are important. The first is the cognitive domain of practice, relating to the nature of reasoning and the idea of support. ... -
Using technology in early childhood education: the 100 days of school project
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)This study has three primary objectives. First, it describes the ways in which six teachers in an urban school environment in New York City integrated technology within a common and familiar theme among lower grade students, ... -
Open distance inter-university synergies Between Εurope, Αfrica and the middle east (odiseame)
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The challenge facing new technologies is whether they can contribute to a qualitative step up and to education for all as a process of facilitating the development of creative people with the ability to think critically ... -
Teaching and learning numerical calculus and Its applications with can
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)CAN is a part of a five-year program meant to create multimedia software tools that offer teachers the possibility to build and present their e-learning applications (courses, seminars, laboratories and exams) in a hypermedia ... -
Using interactive simulations to enhance Students’ explanations regarding physical Phenomena
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The objective of this research was to investigate the effects of Interactive Computer-Based Simulations (ICBSs) on student’s ability to give “scientifically accepted” explanations regarding physical phenomena in Mechanics, ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Digipoe: an open standard and reference implementation for digital portfolios
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)In this paper we present the design and implementation of a software system aiming at helping educators in the process of appraisal for self-improvement and self-evaluation. The system is a "Digital Portfolio Environment" ...
