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A Teaching Learning Sequence on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Content at Primary School Level: Evaluation of Students' Learning
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Peikos, Giorgos; Spyrtou, Anna; Pnevmatikos, Dimitris; Papadopoulou, Penelope – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
It is widely argued that Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NST) is going to affect several aspects of our life. Therefore, students need to develop their nanoliteracy to cope with the everyday issues related to NST. Although there is an increasing interest in introducing NST content to primary school students, the theoretical frameworks for…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Molecular Structure, Technology, Elementary School Students
Nanoscale Science and Technology Education: Primary School Students' Preconceptions of the Lotus Effect and the Concept of Size
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Peikos, George; Spyrtou, Anna; Pnevmatikos, Dimitris; Papadopoulou, Penelope – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: It is stated that it is necessary that students develop their nanoliteracy in order to come up with everyday issues arising from Nanoscale Science and Technology (NST) applications, taking informed decisions and estimating the potential risks and benefits. Even though the inclusion of NST in compulsory education is supported by many…
Descriptors: Science Education, Technology Education, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Attitudes
Development and Dissemination of a Teaching Learning Sequence on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in a Context of Communities of Learners
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Stavrou, Dimitris; Michailidi, Emily; Sgouros, Giannis – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
Introducing Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NST) topics into school science curricula is considered useful for an in-depth understanding of the content, processes and nature of science and technology, and also for negotiating the social aspects of science. This study examines (a) the development of an inquiry-based Teaching-Learning Sequence (TLS)…
Descriptors: Sequential Learning, Chemistry, Models, Communities of Practice
Teachers' Professional Development in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in the Context of a Community of Learners
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Sgouros, Giannis; Stavrou, Dimitris – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
This case study focuses on teachers' professional development in NanoScience and nanoTechnology (NST). In the context of a Community of Learners (CoL), in-service teachers in collaboration with science education researchers, nanoscience researchers and experts from science museums, developed a teaching module. This module integrates NST topics…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Technology, Molecular Structure, Communities of Practice
Students' Representations of the Atomic Structure--The Effect of Some Individual Differences in Particular Task Contexts
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Papageorgiou, George; Markos, Angelos; Zarkadis, Nikolaos – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
The current study aims to investigate students' representations of the atomic structure in a number of student cohorts with specific characteristics concerning age, grade, class curriculum and some individual differences, such as formal reasoning and field dependence/independence. Two specific task contexts, which were designed in accordance with…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Nuclear Energy