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Examining whether touch sensory feedback is necessary for science learning through experimentation: A literature review of two different lines of research across K-16
Zacharias C. Zacharia
Educational Research Review Vol. 16, No. 1 (October 2015) pp. 116–137
The focus of this paper is on the contribution that active touch sensory feedback offered through physical or virtual (with haptic feedback) manipulatives, makes to students' learning through science experimentation. Both theoretical perspectives...
Language: English
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The Impact of Interactive Computer Simulations on the Nature and Quality of Postgraduate Science Teachers' Explanations in Physics
Zacharias C. Zacharia
International Journal of Science Education Vol. 27, No. 14 (Nov 18, 2005) pp. 1741–1767
This study investigated how individuals' construction of explanations--a way of ascertaining how well an individual understands a concept--develops from an interactive simulation. Specifically, the purpose was to investigate the effect of...
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Physical versus virtual manipulative experimentation in physics learning
Zacharias C. Zacharia; Georgios Olympiou
Learning and Instruction Vol. 21, No. 3 (June 2011) pp. 317–331
The aim of this study was to investigate whether physical or virtual manipulative experimentation can differentiate physics learning. There were four experimental conditions, namely Physical Manipulative Experimentation (PME), Virtual Manipulative...
Language: English
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Blending Physical and Virtual Manipulatives: An Effort to Improve Students' Conceptual Understanding through Science Laboratory Experimentation
Georgios Olympiou; Zacharias C. Zacharia
Science Education Vol. 96, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 21–47
This study aimed to investigate the effect of experimenting with physical manipulatives (PM), virtual manipulatives (VM), and a blended combination of PM and VM on undergraduate students' understanding of concepts in the domain of "Light and Color." ...
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Examining Learning through Modeling in K-6 Science Education
Loucas T. Louca; Zacharias C. Zacharia
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 24, No. 2 (April 2015) pp. 192–215
Despite the abundance of research in Modeling-based Learning (MbL) in science education, to date there is only limited research on MbL practices among K-6 novice modelers. More specifically, there is no information on how young/novice modelers'...
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The Effects on Students' Conceptual Understanding of Electric Circuits of Introducing Virtual Manipulatives within a Physical Manipulatives-Oriented Curriculum
Zacharias C. Zacharia; Ton de Jong
Cognition and Instruction Vol. 32, No. 2 (2014) pp. 101–158
This study investigates whether Virtual Manipulatives (VM) within a Physical Manipulatives (PM)-oriented curriculum affect conceptual understanding of electric circuits and related experimentation processes. A pre-post comparison study randomly...
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The Use of Mobile Devices as Means of Data Collection in Supporting Elementary School Students' Conceptual Understanding about Plants
Zacharias C. Zacharia; Charalambia Lazaridou; Lucy Avraamidou
International Journal of Science Education Vol. 38, No. 4 (2016) pp. 596–620
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of mobile learning among young learners. Specifically, we investigated whether the use of mobile devices for data collection during field trips outside the classroom could enhance fourth graders'...
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The Effect of Two Different Cooperative Approaches on Students' Learning and Practices within the Context of a WebQuest Science Investigation
Zacharias C. Zacharia; Nikoletta A. Xenofontos; Constantinos C. Manoli
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 59, No. 3 (June 2011) pp. 399–424
The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of two different cooperative learning approaches, namely, the Jigsaw Cooperative Approach (JCA) and the Traditional Cooperative Approach (TCA), on students' learning and practices/actions within...
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In Quest of Productive Modeling-Based Learning Discourse in Elementary School Science
Loucas T. Louca; Zacharias C. Zacharia; Constantinos P. Constantinou
Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 48, No. 8 (October 2011) pp. 919–951
The purpose of this study was to investigate whole classroom discourse during modeling-based learning in science, seeking to describe the discourse's characteristics, its relation to the micro-context in which it took place and to the student...
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Peer versus expert feedback: An investigation of the quality of peer feedback among secondary school students
Tasos Hovardas; Olia E. Tsivitanidou; Zacharias C. Zacharia
Computers & Education Vol. 71, No. 1 (February 2014) pp. 133–152
Few studies have focused on peer assessment at the secondary school level. Consequently, we know very little about the quality of the feedback secondary school students can produce and its potential usefulness. This study was implemented in the...
Language: English
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Peer assessment among secondary school students: Introducing a peer feedback tool in the context of a computer supported inquiry learning environment in science
Olia Tsivitanidou; Zacharias C. Zacharia; Tasos Hovardas; Aphrodite Nicolaou
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 31, No. 4 (October 2012) pp. 433–465
In this study we introduced a peer feedback tool to secondary school students while aiming at investigating whether this tool leads to a feedback dialogue when using a computer supported inquiry learning environment in science. Moreover, we aimed at ...
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Investigating secondary school students’ unmediated peer assessment skills
Olia E. Tsivitanidou; Zacharias C. Zacharia; Tasos Hovardas
Learning and Instruction Vol. 21, No. 4 (August 2011) pp. 506–519
The purpose of this study was to investigate secondary school students’ unmediated peer assessment skills. Specifically, 36 seventh graders, without receiving any kind of support, were anonymously assigned to reciprocally assess their peers’ science ...
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Objects, Entities, Behaviors, and Interactions: A Typology of Student-Constructed Computer-Based Models of Physical Phenomena
Loucas T. Louca; Zacharias C. Zacharia; Michalis Michael; Constantinos P. Constantinou
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 44, No. 2 (2011) pp. 173–201
The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for analyzing and evaluating student-constructed models of physical phenomena and monitoring the progress of these models. Moreover, we aimed to examine whether this framework could capture...
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Providing Guidance in Virtual Lab Experimentation: The Case of an Experiment Design Tool
Charalampos Efstathiou; Tasos Hovardas; Nikoletta A. Xenofontos; Zacharias C. Zacharia; Ton deJong; Anjo Anjewierden; Siswa A. N. van Riesen
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 66, No. 3 (2018) pp. 767–791
The present study employed a quasi-experimental design to assess a computer-based tool, which was intended to scaffold the task of designing experiments when using a virtual lab for the process of experimentation. In particular, we assessed the...
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Phases of inquiry-based learning: Definitions and the inquiry cycle
Margus Pedaste; Mario Mäeots; Leo A. Siiman; Ton de Jong; Siswa A.N. van Riesen; Ellen T. Kamp; Constantinos C. Manoli; Zacharias C. Zacharia; Eleftheria Tsourlidaki
Educational Research Review Vol. 14, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 47–61
Inquiry-based learning is gaining popularity in science curricula, international research and development projects as well as teaching. One of the underlying reasons is that its success can be significantly improved due to the recent technical...
Language: English
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Identifying Potential Types of Guidance for Supporting Student Inquiry When Using Virtual and Remote Labs in Science: A Literature Review
Zacharias C. Zacharia; Constantinos Manoli; Nikoletta Xenofontos; Ton de Jong; Margus Pedaste; Siswa A. van Riesen; Ellen T. Kamp; Mario Mäeots; Leo Siiman; Eleftheria Tsourlidaki
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 63, No. 2 (April 2015) pp. 257–302
The aim of this review is to identify specific types of guidance for supporting student use of online labs, that is, virtual and remote labs, in an inquiry context. To do so, we reviewed the literature on providing guidance within computer supported ...
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Using Scenarios to Design Complex Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments
Ton de Jong; Armin Weinberger; Isabelle Girault; Anders Kluge; Ard W. Lazonder; Margus Pedaste; Sten Ludvigsen; Muriel Ney; Barbara Wasson; Astrid Wichmann; Caspar Geraedts; Adam Giemza; Tasos Hovardas; Rachel Julien; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Anne Lejeune; Constantinos C. Manoli; Yuri Matteman; Tago Sarapuu; Alex Verkade; Vibeke Vold; Zacharias C. Zacharia
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 60, No. 5 (October 2012) pp. 883–901
Science Created by You (SCY) learning environments are computer-based environments in which students learn about science topics in the context of addressing a socio-scientific problem. Along their way to a solution for this problem students produce...