Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Christidou, V."
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Consistency between teaching practice and curriculum guidelines in a preschool classroom: A case study
Kavalari, P.; Kakana, D. M.; Christidou, V. (2014)A number of previous studies have expressed the concern that teachers often show difficulty in changing their practices, remaining attached to familiar and well-established teaching methods and techniques. The present study ... -
Constructing social representations of science and technology: the role of metaphors in the press and the popular scientific magazines
Christidou, V.; Dimopoulos, K.; Koulaidis, V. (2004)This paper aims to reveal the social representations about the nature and the evolution of Space-Science & Astronomy, Genetics & Biotechnology, Natural Sciences and Engineering & Informatics, through analyzing active (i.e., ... -
Distance learning material for adult education: The case of the Open University of Cyprus
Christidou, V.; Gravani, M. N.; Hatzinikita, V. (2012)The paper analyses distance learning material used in the 'Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning' (CELL) and the 'Applied Educational Research' (AER) module of the Masters in Education at the Open University of Cyprus ... -
Enhancing Conceptual Change in Preschool Children's Representations of Light: A Sociocognitive Approach
Ravanis, K.; Christidou, V.; Hatzinikita, V. (2013)The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a sociocognitive teaching strategy on young children's understanding of light. It explores their understanding of the concept of light as an entity that is transmitted ... -
Evaluation of thermal perception in schoolyards under Mediterranean climate conditions
Antoniadis, D.; Katsoulas, N.; Papanastasiou, D.; Christidou, V.; Kittas, C. (2015)The aim of this paper was to study qualitatively and quantitatively the thermal perception and corresponding heat stress conditions that prevail in two schoolyards in a coastal city in central Greece. For this purpose, ... -
Exploring primary children's views and experiences the school ground: The case of a Greek school
Christidou, V.; Tsevreni, I.; Epitropou, M.; Kittas, C. (2013)The present study explores the use of a conventional school ground of a primary school and its potential as a space for creative play and environmental learning. Children's play behavior and views of the school ground are ... -
Greek students' images of scientific researchers
Christidou, V. (2010)Public images of scientific researchers -as reflected in the popular visual culture as well as in the conceptions of the public- combine traditional stereotypic characteristics and ambivalent attitudes towards science and ... -
Greek students' science-related interests and experiences: Gender differences and correlations
Christidou, V. (2006)This paper explores the science-related interests and out-of-school experiences of 583 ninth-grade Greek students. The instrument of data collection consisted of a questionnaire including items on science-related topics ... -
The image of scientific researchers and their activity in Greek adolescents' drawings
Christidou, V.; Hatzinikita, V.; Samaras, G. (2012)The image prevailing among the public of scientific research and researchers constitutes a contradictory and complex combination of traditional stereotypes. We explore central facets of the image of scientific research and ... -
Interest, attitudes and images related to science: Combining students' voices with the voices of school Science, teachers, and popular science
Christidou, V. (2011)During the last decades students' science-related interests, attitudes, and images of science and scientists, and their differentiations according to gender, culture, and socio-economic status have been investigated by a ... -
PISA test items and school textbooks related to science: A textual comparison
Hatzinikita, V.; Dimopoulos, K.; Christidou, V. (2008)The paper compares the nature of the textual construction of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) science test items and the Greek school science textbooks. This nature is determined by the interplay ... -
PISA Test Items and School-Based Examinations in Greece: Exploring the relationship between global and local assessment discourses
Anagnostopoulou, K.; Hatzinikita, V.; Christidou, V.; Dimopoulos, K. (2013)The paper explores the relationship of the global and the local assessment discourses as expressed by Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test items and school-based examinations, respectively. To this ... -
Preschool children's explanations of plant growth and rain formation: A comparative analysis
Christidou, V.; Hatzinikita, V. (2006)This paper explores the different types and characteristics of preschool children's explanations of plant growth and rain formation. The children's explanations were categorized as naturalistic, non-naturalistic, or ... -
Pupils' understanding of air pollution
Dimitriou, A.; Christidou, V. (2007)This paper reports on a study of pupils' knowledge and understanding of atmospheric pollution. Specifically, the study is aimed at identifying: 1) the extent to which pupils conceptualise the term 'air pollution' in a ... -
Teachers' pictorial representations of the scientist
Hatzinikita, V.; Christidou, V.; Bonoti, F. (2009)Research concerning the conceptions of non-experts (mainly students and teachers) about the nature of science has focused over the last decades on their images of scientists. Specifically, studies concentrating on teachers' ... -
Teaching magnetic attraction to preschool children: A comparison of different approaches
Christidou, V.; Kazela, K.; Kakana, D.; Valakosta, M. (2009)The paper presents a comparison of different approaches for teaching magnetic attraction to preschool children. Three nursery school classes were involved in the study, two of which served as experimental groups (Experimental ... -
Visual self-images of scientists and science in Greece
Christidou, V.; Kouvatas, A. (2013)A popular and well-established image of scientists and science dominates in the public field, signifying a contradictory and multifaceted combination of stereotypes. This paper investigates crucial aspects of the visual ... -
WATER CONSERVATION IN THE NURSERY SCHOOL
Samaltani, D.; Christidou, V. (2013)Water shortage is an environmental problem that requires changes in terms of thinking and everyday practice. Education for a sustainable development should therefore aim at arousing pupils' awareness on this issue and ...