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Microsoft power point xp: an innovative tool to deliver Aesop’s fables
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
Many worldwide efforts have been made recently in restructuring teacher education programs. Prospective teachers must be better prepared for the ever-changing world in which, technology plays a prominent role in their ...
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 ...
Exploring the nardoo –designing simulations that support improved learning outcomes for students studying issues of management of a water catchment
(Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
Whole catchment management of water resources is a complex process requiring students to develop an understanding of systems and processes which operate at over extended timeframes at both a macro and micro environmental ...
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. ...