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Direct linkPierratos, Theodoros; Koumara, Anna – Primary Science, 2020
In this article, a series of activities on explicit teaching of specific aspects of the 'nature of science' are presented. The authors explore teaching the nature of science through inquiry-based activities on electric circuits. The activities concern classification of objects as conductors or insulators and took place in three classes of 4th…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Learning Activities
Panayiotou, Anastasia; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Creemers, Bert P. M. – School Leadership & Management, 2016
This European project investigates the impact of the school factors included in the dynamic model of educational effectiveness on student achievement. In each participating country (Belgium/Flanders, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Slovenia), a sample of at least 50 schools was drawn and tests in mathematics and science were administered to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Models
Kyriakides, Leonidas; Georgiou, Maria P.; Creemers, Bert P. M.; Panayiotou, Anastasia; Reynolds, David – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2018
This paper investigates the impact of national policies for improving teaching and the school learning environment (SLE) on student achievement. In each participating country (i.e., Belgium/Flanders, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Slovenia), a sample of at least 50 schools was drawn and tests in mathematics and science were administered to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Academic Achievement
Vanlaar, Gudrun; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Panayiotou, Anastasia; Vandecandelaere, Machteld; McMahon, Léan; De Fraine, Bieke; Van Damme, Jan – Research Papers in Education, 2016
Background: The dynamic model of educational effectiveness (DMEE) is a comprehensive theoretical framework including factors that are important for school learning, based on consistent findings within educational effectiveness research. Purpose: This study investigates the impact of teacher and school factors of DMEE on mathematics and science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, High Achievement, Low Achievement
Panayiotou, Anastasia; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Creemers, Bert P. M.; McMahon, Léan; Vanlaar, Gudrun; Pfeifer, Michael; Rekalidou, Galini; Bren, Matevž – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2014
This study investigates the extent to which the factors included in the dynamic model of educational effectiveness are associated with student achievement gains in six different European countries. At classroom level, the dynamic model refers to eight factors relating to teacher behavior in the classroom: orientation, structuring, questioning,…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Models
Download full textKrnel, Dušan; Bajd, Barbra – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2009
This paper addresses the use of e-materials in learning. Under pressure from the public, which is becoming increasingly conversant with IT, schools and also other non-formal types of learning are changing into e-classrooms and e-learning. Among parents and teachers, too, there is a widespread opinion that e-learning is more motivating and is more…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Electronic Learning, Electronic Classrooms, Online Courses
Dimitriou, Anastasia; Christidou, Vasilia – Journal of Biological Education, 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 scientifically appropriate way; 2) pupils' knowledge of air pollution sources and air pollutants; and 3) pupils'…
Descriptors: Interviews, Pollution, Students, Knowledge Level
