Browsing by Subject "Teaching"
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Activity Theory as a conceptual framework for understanding teacher approaches to Information and Communication Technologies
(2009)While the issue of teachers' perspectives on the barriers to technology use has received considerable attention, teacher concerns have not been studied in a systematic and holistic way. The present paper examines teacher ... -
Applying constructivism for interactive educational software: A research based design, implementation and evaluation method
(2004)We have designed, developed and evaluated the educational software entitled "Interaction between objects" within the framework of social constructivism on the basis of the data issued from a preceded research with teachers ... -
An autodidactic programming curriculum application for early education: Pilot studies and improvement suggestions
(2012)Informal learning is a research area not fully explored yet [1], but interest in out of classroom learning methods and settings is currently increasing [2], [3]. In parallel to that, the advent of Internet, which allows ... -
Blending e-learning technologies and practices in University Pedagogy: Between theory and praxis
(2005)The principle and dominant model of integrating e-learning in traditional teaching in the Anglophone academic world is 'blended learning'. Blended learning also is used to describe learning that mixes various event-based ... -
Design and development of innovative physics simulations and teaching materials for the learning of the concept of energy
(2008)This paper describes an innovative educational approach for the teaching of the concept of energy, by the use of 12 simulations developed with the educational software "Modellus". The concept of energy is a very abstract ... -
Design based learning: Comparative effects on high school student's interest in engineering
(2010)Discussion regarding the introduction of engineering into the pre-college classrooms has been advancing and several countries have already started integrated engineering related material, usually through technology, science ... -
Economic science: What it is and what the scientists do not tell us
(2007)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the view that economic science is invented to support political regimes and not to find solutions to the economic problems of the society. Design/methodology/approach - ... -
The educational software "Phenomena and models of the physical world" and the learning of electrostatic phenomena
(2008)The aim of the present research was to reach conclusions on whether the educational software "Phenomena and models of the physical world" can help students develop representations of the structure of matter in the microscopic ... -
Enhancing and assisting laboratory teaching of electrical circuits using ICT: An evaluation of educational software
(2011)The present study aimed at the evaluation and comparison of two example of educational software by Vocational School students - namely of Edison 5 and of Crocodile Technology 3D 6.1.0. Both these software packages can be ... -
How effective is the use of I.C.Ts in the teaching of reading and writing skills in english for specific purposes? A case study with instructive scenarios
(2011)The present research aims at investigating and recording teachers views on the use of I.C.Ts and their effect on the teaching of reading and writing skills of E.S.P. courses. Nine English teachers participated in the ... -
Integrating Web 2.0 technologies in undergraduate teaching: Experiences with a wiki implementation
(2010)The present paper presents our experiences with a wiki implementation in undergraduate education. More specifically, the paper address the issue of collaboration in the process of hypertext creation and examines the rate ... -
An intelligent emotional agent for students with attention deficit disorder
(2010)We propose the use of an intelligent emotional pedagogical agent to improve the communication channel between the user and the machine for e-learning systems for students with attention deficit disorder. We argue that the ... -
Introducing Non-Computer Science Undergraduates to Web Development: Results of an Investigative Study on Student Teachers
(2003)A series of workshops aming at introducing non-computer science undergraduates to web development were discussed. Forty-six second year student teachers participated in a series of eight two-hour workshops, organized within ... -
Learning about earthquakes - Volcanoes and safety measures with the use of ICT in primary school
(2008)This study refers to Greek primary school students' conceptions regarding volcanoes, earthquakes and safety measures, as well as to the evolution of these conceptions after students' participation in a constructivistcollaborative ... -
Learning object farms and learning design in science education
(2005)A Learning Object (LO) is a collection of digital pieces representing a minimal, independent and standalone educational unit. By combining XML and MathML technologies, together with the computing power of server based ... -
Learning object farms supporting interactive learning activities in mathematics
(2005)Learning Object Farms (LOF) use XML and MathML to offer homogenous mechanisms for heterogeneous technology transparent web-based on demand (re)creation of static, dynamical and/or interactive learning objects to be used ... -
Leonzio Pilato a Creta prima del 1358-1359: scuole e cultura a cretaa durante il secolo XIV
(Ανδρέας Γ. Καλοκαιρινός, 1961-1962) -
New models for pedagogical inclusion of high quality industrial video solutions within distance training practices
(2006)Though state of the art visual communication and collaboration technology is considered mature, it has not yet been widely integrated into in-company educational settings, e.g. mechanical industry and welding practises. ... -
Participatory design to support students' web-based inquiry of complex, socio-scientific problems
(2010)This poster presents five, multilingual, web-based learning environments (LEs) that have been designed using the learning and teaching platform of STOCHASMOS as part of the CoReflect FP7 project. CoReflect brought together ... -
Personality characteristics and profiles of Greek elementary teachers using the sixteen personality factor questionnaire (16PF)
(2009)Empirical evidence indicates that a teacher's personality influences the classroom climate, students' behaviors, and their interpersonal relationships. Although the effect of a teacher's personality on students' psychological ...
