Συνέδρια - Conferences: Recent submissions
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Personal inquiry: scripting support for inquiry learning by participatory design
(University of Cyprus, 2010)This paper focuses on the participatory design processes during a project concerned with supporting children aged 12 – 15 to carry out personal scientific inquiries and in particular how the process varied between two case ... -
Modelling and data acquisition for continuing vocational training of upper secondary school physics teachers in pupil-active learning of superconductivity and electromagnetism based on minds-on simple experiments
(University of Cyprus, 2010)The MOSEM2 project (MOdelling and data acquisition for continuing vocational training of upper secondary school physics teachers in pupil-active learning of Superconductivity and ElectroMagnetism based on Minds-On Simple ... -
“Pec task explorer”: a tool for Ict supported learning in science
(University of Cyprus, 2010)In modern science teaching the role of ICT in supporting learning cannot be underestimated, let alone be ignored. Especially for the Predict-Observe-Explain strategy (POE), multimedia-supported POE tasks may be used as a ... -
Enquiry-based learning using pictures: the geograph project
(University of Cyprus, 2010)This paper discusses the rationale underlying enquiry-based learning in terms of problem-solving activity and the technical infrastructure needed to support it. Some of the issues underlying the implementation of this ... -
Our climate, our change - using digital learning objects to present the complex science of global climate change
(University of Cyprus, 2010)Global Climate Change (GCC) is arguably one of the most significant challenges ever faced by humankind. The complex science of GCC leaves the general public and teachers at both secondary school and tertiary levels perplexed.. ... -
Social and cognitive constructivisms in practice on the basis of etwinning projects in science
(University of Cyprus, 2010)The role of social interactions and cognitive processes in learning is evident for teachers and educators. Nowadays there is a challenge to transfer the theory into practice, to build an environment in which learning science ... -
Creating digital learning objects to teach abstract ideas in modern physics and astronomy
(University of Cyprus, 2010)Teaching modern physics and astronomy poses a daunting array of challenges. Many science curricula contain detailed outcomes and emphases which add to the complexity of this task, and increasingly we are becoming aware of ... -
Making summative online assessmenmt more secure: investigating time, content, and question type
(University of Cyprus, 2010)To date, online assessment has been widely used in the formative capacity, wherein the results of the assessment are not graded and the assessment may be retaken a specified number of times. In this capacity, formative ... -
Towards a model for evaluating stduent learning via e-assessement
(University of Cyprus, 2010)The need for practical tools to assess student learning at the course level is becoming a more pressing goal for all academic institutions. This situation arises because learning assessment tools which monitor both student ... -
Algorithmics from early years
(University of Cyprus, 2010)We teach algorithmics at early stages of children development by means of various programming languages and ICT tools in order to develop their cognitive and mathematical skills. Computational thinking is not only a useful ... -
An innovative inquiry-oriented module on Thermal conductivity: design, development and application
(University of Cyprus, 2008)In line with current trends about developing teaching learning sequences in science education we have designed an innovative inquiry oriented module aiming at providing secondary education students with a comprehensive treatment ... -
The design and development of an ICT-enhanced Module concerning density as a property of Materials applied in floating / sinking Phenomena
(University of Cyprus, 2008)This research is part of a project designed to promote children’s interest both in Science and scientific careers. The project focuses on the specific domain of Materials Science (i.e., the materials around us, their ... -
Modelling and inquiring sound attenuation: design-based research about an ICT enhanced Unit on materials science
(University of Cyprus, 2008)In this paper we present preliminary results of a design-based research about a teaching/learning unit on Sound Attenuation, which is part of a international research-based curriculum project on Materials Science. The ... -
From promising approach to regular Curriculum - educational innovation in Mechanics at dutch upper secondary level
(University of Cyprus, 2008)The Dutch curriculum for mechanics is being revised with a focus on educational approach rather than on content. By integrating effective designs from small-scale research projects and using cyclical feedback from teachers ... -
Teaching and learning about Electromagnetism in high school: addressing issues of relevance and Epistemic practice
(University of Cyprus, 2008)Electromagnetism presents an interesting topic for teaching and learning of physics in high school. On the one hand, the corresponding phenomena are mostly outside the range of student experiences and relevance to every ... -
Design and development of a module about Optical properties of materials
(University of Cyprus, 2008)The University of Naples has created a Local Working Group as a partnership of university researchers and school teachers. This group has developed and implemented a research-based teaching/learning Module on the topic ... -
Designing and evaluating a research-based Teaching sequence for electrical capacitance
(University of Cyprus, 2008)This presentation examines the didactic suitability of introducing a teaching sequence when teaching the concept of electrical capacitance in the context of charging a body. This short sequence targets first year ... -
It seems easy to float, but is it really? Α Teaching unit for buoyancy
(University of Cyprus, 2008)The teachers’ prior practice indicates that the conceptual understanding of buoyancy among lower secondary school students is often deficient. Therefore we introduced a new teaching sequence in which students are ... -
System dynamics modeling: from mechanics to chemistry
(University of Cyprus, 2008)In this paper, we discuss a contribution toward the use of analogical reasoning by explicit system dynamics modeling of physical processes. The relational structures found in simple models are transferred to an example ... -
Investigating the learning of RLC circuits with The aid of computer-based activities
(University of Cyprus, 2008)The purpose of this study was to get some insight about using computational simulations and modeling activities to promote a better students’ conceptual understanding of RLC circuits. The theoretical framework adopted ...