Prospects for the Use of Mobile Technologies in Science Education

Lucy Avraamidou

AACE Journal Vol. 16, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 347–365

During the past few years there have been great strides in the advancement of technology with the rise of mobile devices leading to an era characterized by the instant access to and mobility of information. Mobile technologies have more recently...

Topics: Educational Technology, Curriculum, Science, Schools, Information Communication Technologies

Perspectives on learning, learning to teach and teaching elementary science

Lucy Avraamidou

(2003) pp. 1–163

The framework that characterizes this work is that of elementary teachers' learning and development. Specifically, the ways in which prospective and beginning teachers' develop pedagogical content knowledge for teaching science in light of current...

The Use of Mobile Technologies in Project-Based Science: A Case Study

Lucy Avraamidou

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 32, No. 4 (October 2013) pp. 361–379

The main aim of this study was to examine how a group of elementary students perceived their engagement in a project-based science intervention investigating the water quality of a local lake. The students collaborated with a scientist to conduct...

Superheroes and Supervillains: Reconstructing the Mad-Scientist Stereotype in School Science

Lucy Avraamidou

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 31, No. 1 (2013) pp. 90–115

Background: Reform recommendations around the world call for an understanding about the nature of science and the work of scientists. However, related research findings provide evidence that students hold stereotypical views of scientists and the...

Studying Science Teacher Identity: Current Insights and Future Research Directions

Lucy Avraamidou

Studies in Science Education Vol. 50, No. 2 (2014) pp. 145–179

Over the past 10?years an increasing number of articles have been published in leading science education journals that report on research about teacher identity and describe interventions that support teacher identity development. My purpose in this ...

Exploring the Influence of Web-Based Portfolio Development on Learning to Teach Elementary Science

Lucy Avraamidou

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 11, No. 3 (2003) pp. 415–442

This multi-participant case study aimed to examine web-based portfolio development in the service of supporting reflective thinking and learning within the innovative context of Professional Development Schools. The questions that guided this study...

Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Schools, Middle School Education, Networking Technologies

Facebook: A Potentially Valuable Educational Tool?

Theodora Voivonta; Lucy Avraamidou

Educational Media International Vol. 55, No. 1 (2018) pp. 34–48

This paper is concerned with the educational value of Facebook and specifically how it can be used in formal educational settings. As such, it provides a review of existing literature of how Facebook is used in higher education paying emphasis on...

Technology in Support of Argument Construction in School Science

Maria Evagorou; Lucy Avraamidou

Educational Media International Vol. 45, No. 1 (March 2008) pp. 33–45

In this theoretical article the authors discuss the role of technology tools in supporting students' argument construction within the context of middle and high school science. In the first part of the article they focus on the theoretical...

The Use of Mobile Games in Formal and Informal Learning Environments: A Review of the Literature

George Koutromanos; Lucy Avraamidou

Educational Media International Vol. 51, No. 1 (2014) pp. 49–65

Our purpose in this paper is to review studies that explored the impact of the use of mobile games in both formal and informal learning environments. Through a review of studies on mobile learning that have been published between 2000 and 2013, we...

The Role of Online Games in Promoting Young Adults' Civic Engagement

Sotiris Themistokleous; Lucy Avraamidou

Educational Media International Vol. 53, No. 1 (2016) pp. 53–67

In this review, we present an argument for the need to support young adult's civic engagement and we explore the role of online games in supporting such engagement. In doing so, in the first section of the paper, we offer a definition for civic...

Exploring the Influence of Web-Based Portfolio Development on Learning To Teach Elementary Science

Lucy Avraamidou; Carla Zembal-Saul

Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching 2002 (April 2002)

This study examined how Web-based portfolio development supported reflective thinking and learning within a Professional Development School (PDS). It investigated the evidence-based philosophies developed by prospective teachers as a central part of ...

Exploring the Influence of Web-Based Portfolio Development on Learning to Teach Elementary Science

Lucy Avraamidou; Carla Zembal-Saul

AACE Journal Vol. 14, No. 2 (April 2006) pp. 178–205

This qualitative case study examined web-based portfolio development in the service of supporting reflective thinking and learning within the innovative context of Professional Development Schools. Specifically, this study investigated the nature of ...

Topics: Professional Development, Children, Science, Portfolios, Schools

Web-Based Philosophies: Making Prospective Teachers' Personal Theorizing Visible

Lucy Avraamidou; Carla Zembal-Saul

Science Education International Vol. 12, No. 4 (2001) pp. 2–5

Investigates preservice elementary school teachers' perceptions of the changes in science teaching and learning over time and integrating these with educational technology. (Contains 13 references.) (YDS)

Using a Web-Based Task To Make Prospective Elementary Teachers' Personal Theorizing about Science Teaching Explicit

Lucy Avraamidou; Carla Zembal-Saul

Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science 2002 (January 2002)

In this study, hypermedia technology was used to support prospective elementary teachers in publicly articulating their personal pedagogical theories, revisiting and revising them over time in light of new experiences and learning within the context ...

Flow and the Pedagogical Affordances of Computer Games: A Case Study

Photini Theodoulou; Lucy Avraamidou; Charalambos Vrasidas

Educational Media International Vol. 52, No. 4 (2015) pp. 328–339

Drawing on the theories of symbolic interactionism, social constructivism, and flow, this research examines the integration of the electronic game of the World Food Programme of the UN "Food Force" in a unit on active citizenship and...

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'...

Using On-Line Technologies And Handhelds To Scaffold Students’ Argumentation In Science

Maria Evagorou; Lucy Avraamidou; Charalambos Vrasidas

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5212–5217

The purpose of this paper is to present an innovative research project, Technoskepsi, that is using both on-line technologies and handheld computers in order to scaffold students while they work in groups, both indoors and outdoors, to construct...

Topics: Science, Students

The Use of Lego Technologies in Elementary Teacher Preparation

Stella Hadjiachilleos; Lucy Avraamidou; Stavros Papastavrou

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 5 (October 2013) pp. 614–629

The need to reform science teacher preparation programs has been pointed out in research (Bryan and Abell in "J Res Sci Teach" 36:121-140, 1999; Bryan and Atwater in "Sci Educ" 8(6):821-839, 2002; Harrington and Hathaway in "...

Skills and Competencies of Trainers in E-Learning

Lucy Avraamidou; Symeon Retalis; Charalambos Vrasidas

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3592–3599

During the past few years there have been strides in the advancement of technology that make feasible innovative learning possibilities, such as e-learning. In response to this call for documentation of such skills, the aim of this paper is to...

Topics: Training, Competencies

The Use of Augmented Reality Games in Education: A Review of the Literature

George Koutromanos; Alivisos Sofos; Lucy Avraamidou

Educational Media International Vol. 52, No. 4 (2015) pp. 253–271

This paper provides a review of the literature about the use of augmented reality in education and specifically in the context of formal and informal environments. It examines the research that has been conducted up to date on the use of those games ...

The Use Of Handhelds In School Science:A water quality study

Lucy Avraamidou; Maria Evagorou; Christina Demetriou; Charalambos Vrasidas

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3995–4000

This paper presents findings from a qualitative case study which investigates the use of handheld technologies as a means to support inquiry-based science learning within the context of the elementary school classroom.The context of this study was...

Topics: Schools, Elementary Education

Science Fiction in Education: Case Studies from Classroom Implementations

Charalambos Vrasidas; Lucy Avraamidou; Katerina Theodoridou; Sotiris Themistokleous; Petros Panaou

Educational Media International Vol. 52, No. 3 (2015) pp. 201–215

This manuscript reports on findings from the implementation of the EU project "Science Fiction in Education" (Sci-Fi-Ed). The project provides teachers with tools, training, and guidance that will assist them in enhancing their teaching,...