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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 ...
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" ...
Virtual optical illusions for creative learning
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
An amazing “rotating ring” optical illusion was studied in the frames of the students’ educational computer-based research work. Virtual images of differently shaped moving objects were simulated in QBasic 71, MS Visual ...
The potential of distance e-learning in the Spatial information sciences – an evaluation of a pilot programme at the dublin institute of Technology
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
The authors describe a pilot course in ‘Co-ordinate and reference systems for spatial information’, delivered via the Internet, to staff of the Irish national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi). The pilot ...