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Contributions to efficiency issues in higher Education
Rizk, Nouhad J. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The concept of effectiveness is hard to measure. There is no standard institutional process to adopt, enabling an evaluator to achieve his/her goals conforming to the default definition of effectiveness: lowering cost and ... -
Crafting the technological solutions in high school science and mathematic teaching and learning: matthew effects and the digital divide
Germain-McCarthy, Yvelyne; Haggerty, Dorothy; Buxton, Cory; Speaker, Richard B. Jr. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)This paper examines the practices and concepts used in teaching high school science and mathematics concepts (grade 9 - 12) which integrate computer and multimedia technologies and hands-on activities into disciplinebased ... -
Creating a teacher and software-developer partnership
Pollard, J.; Duke, R. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)As teachers are the educational experts, if we want to produce software that is both directly relevant to their needs and can be successfully integrated into the classroom, we need to facilitate a strong co-operative working ... -
Design principles for an open and wide Modellingspace of modelling, collaboration And learning
Dimitracopoulou, Angelique; Komis, Vassilis (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The aim of the paper is to present and discuss the main design concepts and principles, for a collaborative modeling environment for sciences and mathematics (MODELLINGSPACE). It incorporates various representational ... -
Designing a task for expressing randomness
Paparistodemou, Efi; Noss, Richard (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)This paper describes how children express their ideas for randomness in a two-dimensional continuous space, through tools for directing and redirecting the simulated movement of bouncing and not bouncing balls. The paper ... -
Designing electronic performance support systems to enhance computer-based learning
Barker, Philip; van Schaik, Paul; Pearson, Robert (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)An electronic performance support system (EPSS) is a computer-based environment that facilitates skill and knowledge acquisition within a particular domain of study. As well as its pedagogic utility, an EPSS can also be ... -
Developing students' problem solving skills by learning simulation "hiking across Estonia"
Pedaste, Margus; Sarapuu, Tago (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 ... -
Development of a computer assisted learning environment of electromagnetics at the undergraduate level
Mukhopadhyay, S.C.; Pinder, D.N.; Karunanayaka, S.D. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Conventional teaching of electromagnetics, based on lectures, static written materials, laboratories etc. has become rather difficult recently at all levels of education. The main objective of this paper is the development ... -
Development of children’s investigative skills through collaboration at a distance between two elementary schools in cyprus
Anastasiades, P.S.; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Sevastidou, Alexia; Eleutheriou, A.; Philippidou, C.; Christophorides, M.; Ahileos, M. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The introduction of new educational technologies in elementary schools constitutes a decisive factor for the preparation of tomorrow's citizens, who will be called upon to respond to the challenges of the newly emerging ... -
Difficulties in representing microscopic phenomena on the internet: the case of brownian motion
Dimitriadi, Kyriaki; Halkia, Krystallia (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Brownian Motion is the motion during which the particles suspended in a fluid move in a random way in all directions. Randomness is a key concept in understanding the phenomenon. Also, because it refers to molecular motion, ... -
Digipoe: an open standard and reference implementation for digital portfolios
Georgiou, Eleni; Stassopoulou, Athena; Dikaiakos, Marios (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" ... -
Distance learning as a new method for studying the earth sciences in high school
Gudovitch, Y.; Orion, N. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The aim of this research was to develop a computerized distance-learning unit that will fit the needs of the Israeli high-school earth-science syllabus. the ability of students to conduct lab-activities as a part of a ... -
Distance learning in mathematics education between two primary schools in cyprus
Anastasiades, P.S.; Christou, C.; Hambiaouris, C.; Georgiou, S.; Papadopoulou, E.; Papachristou, K. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)During the school year 2001-2002, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus, in cooperation with the Department of Education, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Bank of Cyprus, implemented ... -
E-education: implications for knowledge transfer via global co-operative education
Lawrence, Elaine; Szewcow, Ury; Navarro, Karla Felix (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 ... -
E-learning in military equipment and technologies research agency (metra) - Romania
Dumitru, Florin-Marius; Cantaragiu, Stefan (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The paper shows the METRA's achievements in e-learning area. First part is a brief presentation about main METRA’s activities and major R&D programs. Next part of paper is dedicated to main METRA’s activities regarding ... -
The e-learning movement as a process of quality improvement in education: the case of the University of Cyprus
Nicolaou, Christiana Th.; Nicolaidou, Iolie; Constantinou, Constantinos P. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Quality in education has been regognized as an issue that should guide our efforts for improvement for many years. eLearning is the latest attempt to take advantage of developments in technology to improve learning. In ... -
Ecologies of parental engagement and preservice science teacher education: the design and development of a multimedia case-based environment “p a r e n t s”
Roushias, Christos; Barton, Angela Calabrese (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The purpose of this paper is to present the rationale and principles that guided the design and development of a multimedia case-based environment, called PARENTS. Following a development research approach, the tenets of ... -
Educating reason. From craft to technology
Rolf, Bertil (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. ... -
Educational game design: bridging the gab between computer based learning and experimental learning environments
Andersen, Kristine; Witfelt, Claus (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)Considering the rapidly growing amount of digital educational materials only few of them bridge the gab between experimental learning environments and computer based learning environments (Gardner, 1991). Observations from ... -
Educational websites in chemistry - expectations versus reality
Tuvi, Inbal; Nachmias, Rafi (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)The World Wide Web is a promising medium for chemical education. The huge chemical databases, the threedimensional and dynamic graphics together with the computational and communicational power, offer exciting new ways to ...