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Research paper thumbnail of Learning Environments that Improve STEM Capabilities in Israel: Constructional Play and Preschoolers’ Engineering Habits of Mind

Research paper thumbnail of Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Challenges of Integrating Technologies for Learning: Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2010 Best Papers

The adaptation of innovative technologies for learning and teaching faces learners, developers an... more The adaptation of innovative technologies for learning and teaching faces learners, developers and instructors with a wide range of challenges that should be considered for a successful imple-mentation. This Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects (IJELLO) second issue of special series is based on selected best papers presented in the Fifth Chais Conference on Instructional Technologies Research 2010: Learning in the Technological Era, which was held at The Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel, on February 10, 2010, and was organized by the Chais Research Center for the Integration of Technology in Education. This preface presents the mission and activities of the Chais research center, describes the objec-tives and themes of the Chais Conference 2010, explains its synergies with IJELLO and the In-forming Science Institute, and introduces the papers included in this special issue.

Research paper thumbnail of What a cool classroom! Voices of 5-year-olds on the design of physical learning environments

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Research paper thumbnail of Defining and measuring science curiosity across perspectives, contexts, and methodologies

National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Mar 1, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of In-Service Training for Science and Technology Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms: Workshops Combined with Computer Communication

Research paper thumbnail of Isolation and characterization of functional Leishmania major virulence factor UDP-galactopyranose mutase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of A Place Where Nobody Makes Fun of Me Because I Love Science"--An In-School Mini Science Museum as a Meaningful Learning Environment to Its Student Trustees

International journal of environmental and science education, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Preschoolers' Nascent Engineering Thinking During a Construction Task

Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology

The objective of this study was to examine in what ways and to what extent preschoolers (5–6 year... more The objective of this study was to examine in what ways and to what extent preschoolers (5–6 years of age) manifest early Engineering Habits of Mind (EHoM) while engaging in an open-ended problem-solving construction task. The study comprised 228 children (120 boys and 108 girls). The study implemented a quantitative approach. The main research tool was an open-ended LEGO problem-solving play-like construction task (bridge building). All participants and their problem-solving processes were video-recorded. Micro-analysis of videos was conducted using a detailed coding scheme. The results of this study revealed evidence of all six EHoM during participants' execution of the open-ended Bridge Task. Most EHoM were performed by participants to a medium-low extent, based on the coding scheme. Significant positive correlations were found among five EHoM measures: systems thinking, problem-finding, creative problem-solving, visualizing, and improving. The children's scores on the ad...

Research paper thumbnail of Editing and resource development

Research paper thumbnail of New Developments and Trends in Preschool Mathematics Education in Israel

Research paper thumbnail of Learning with Personal Laptops in School: Benefits & Gains, Obstacles & Constraints–Following a Longitudinal Study

Research paper thumbnail of Developing Science Education Research Literacy among Secondary in-Service Teachers

Teachers’ understanding of science and science teaching influences their actions in the classroom... more Teachers’ understanding of science and science teaching influences their actions in the classroom, which eventually influences students’ conceptual understanding of science (Anderson, 2015; Schroeder, Scott, Tolson, Huang, & Lee, 2007; Sadler, Sonnert, Coyle, Cook-Smith, & Miller, 2013) and students’ attitudes toward science (Christidou, 2011; Osborne, Simon, & Collins, 2003).

Research paper thumbnail of From “Hesitant” to “Environmental Leader”: The Influence of a Professional Development Program on The Environmental Citizenship of Preschool Teachers

EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Young Children's Spontaneous Manifestation of Self-Regulation and Metacognition during Constructional Play Tasks

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

The value of self-regulation for academic achievement is well established. Thus it is paramount t... more The value of self-regulation for academic achievement is well established. Thus it is paramount to understand how these abilities are developed throughout childhood and to develop research methodologies appropriate to the abilities of young children. In light of this need, we analyzed performances of primary school children in two constructional play tasks: The Train Track Task (TTT) and the LEGO® Building Task (LBT). We asked: To what extent do young children manifest spontaneous self-regulatory abilities during constructional play tasks? To what extent is the manifestation of these abilities task dependent? The sample consisted of 106 children in Year 1 to 5 in the United Kingdom (i.e., aged 5 to 10 years). All participants were given the same tasks and were video-recorded. Clips were coded following the MetaSCoPE coding scheme. Results show that the different components of self-regulation do develop between Years 1 and 5 but not at a constant pace. Findings reveal inconsistency r...

Research paper thumbnail of Nascent Inquiry, Metacognitive, and Self-Regulation Capabilities Among Preschoolers During Scientific Exploration

Research paper thumbnail of Up and Down: Trends in Students’ Perceptions about Learning in a 1:1 Laptop Model – A Longitudinal Study

Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning

This is a five-year study conducted with junior high school students studying in a 1:1-laptop pro... more This is a five-year study conducted with junior high school students studying in a 1:1-laptop program in order to test the effects of the program on various measures related to the students: their attitudes, motivation, perceived school norms, self-efficacy, and behavioral intention towards learning with laptops, according to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). These variables were tested at two dimensions: ‘duration of learning’ – the effect of learning in the program on the same students; ‘duration of program in school’ – the effect of the program on different students in different school years. Participants (N=770) answered a questionnaire structured according to motivational and TPB variables. Findings show that attitudes changed over time, but differently for each dimension. For the ‘duration of learning’, attitudes declined between 7th to 9th grade. Structural equation modeling analysis showed that students’ attitudes and self-efficacy explain part of their intention to lear...

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding Students’ Perceptions of the Nature of Science in the Context of Their Gender and Their Parents’ Occupation

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of Learning with Laptops in 1:1 Classes on the Development of Learning Skills and Information Literacy among Middle School Students

Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning

Research paper thumbnail of Transformations in Teachers’ Views in One-to-One Classes—Longitudinal Case Studies

Technology, Knowledge and Learning

Research paper thumbnail of If Science Teachers Are Positively Inclined Toward Inclusive Education, Why Is It So Difficult?

Research in Science Education

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Environments that Improve STEM Capabilities in Israel: Constructional Play and Preschoolers’ Engineering Habits of Mind

Research paper thumbnail of Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Challenges of Integrating Technologies for Learning: Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2010 Best Papers

The adaptation of innovative technologies for learning and teaching faces learners, developers an... more The adaptation of innovative technologies for learning and teaching faces learners, developers and instructors with a wide range of challenges that should be considered for a successful imple-mentation. This Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects (IJELLO) second issue of special series is based on selected best papers presented in the Fifth Chais Conference on Instructional Technologies Research 2010: Learning in the Technological Era, which was held at The Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel, on February 10, 2010, and was organized by the Chais Research Center for the Integration of Technology in Education. This preface presents the mission and activities of the Chais research center, describes the objec-tives and themes of the Chais Conference 2010, explains its synergies with IJELLO and the In-forming Science Institute, and introduces the papers included in this special issue.

Research paper thumbnail of What a cool classroom! Voices of 5-year-olds on the design of physical learning environments

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Research paper thumbnail of Defining and measuring science curiosity across perspectives, contexts, and methodologies

National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Mar 1, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of In-Service Training for Science and Technology Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms: Workshops Combined with Computer Communication

Research paper thumbnail of Isolation and characterization of functional Leishmania major virulence factor UDP-galactopyranose mutase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of A Place Where Nobody Makes Fun of Me Because I Love Science"--An In-School Mini Science Museum as a Meaningful Learning Environment to Its Student Trustees

International journal of environmental and science education, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Preschoolers' Nascent Engineering Thinking During a Construction Task

Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology

The objective of this study was to examine in what ways and to what extent preschoolers (5–6 year... more The objective of this study was to examine in what ways and to what extent preschoolers (5–6 years of age) manifest early Engineering Habits of Mind (EHoM) while engaging in an open-ended problem-solving construction task. The study comprised 228 children (120 boys and 108 girls). The study implemented a quantitative approach. The main research tool was an open-ended LEGO problem-solving play-like construction task (bridge building). All participants and their problem-solving processes were video-recorded. Micro-analysis of videos was conducted using a detailed coding scheme. The results of this study revealed evidence of all six EHoM during participants' execution of the open-ended Bridge Task. Most EHoM were performed by participants to a medium-low extent, based on the coding scheme. Significant positive correlations were found among five EHoM measures: systems thinking, problem-finding, creative problem-solving, visualizing, and improving. The children's scores on the ad...

Research paper thumbnail of Editing and resource development

Research paper thumbnail of New Developments and Trends in Preschool Mathematics Education in Israel

Research paper thumbnail of Learning with Personal Laptops in School: Benefits & Gains, Obstacles & Constraints–Following a Longitudinal Study

Research paper thumbnail of Developing Science Education Research Literacy among Secondary in-Service Teachers

Teachers’ understanding of science and science teaching influences their actions in the classroom... more Teachers’ understanding of science and science teaching influences their actions in the classroom, which eventually influences students’ conceptual understanding of science (Anderson, 2015; Schroeder, Scott, Tolson, Huang, & Lee, 2007; Sadler, Sonnert, Coyle, Cook-Smith, & Miller, 2013) and students’ attitudes toward science (Christidou, 2011; Osborne, Simon, & Collins, 2003).

Research paper thumbnail of From “Hesitant” to “Environmental Leader”: The Influence of a Professional Development Program on The Environmental Citizenship of Preschool Teachers

EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Young Children's Spontaneous Manifestation of Self-Regulation and Metacognition during Constructional Play Tasks

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

The value of self-regulation for academic achievement is well established. Thus it is paramount t... more The value of self-regulation for academic achievement is well established. Thus it is paramount to understand how these abilities are developed throughout childhood and to develop research methodologies appropriate to the abilities of young children. In light of this need, we analyzed performances of primary school children in two constructional play tasks: The Train Track Task (TTT) and the LEGO® Building Task (LBT). We asked: To what extent do young children manifest spontaneous self-regulatory abilities during constructional play tasks? To what extent is the manifestation of these abilities task dependent? The sample consisted of 106 children in Year 1 to 5 in the United Kingdom (i.e., aged 5 to 10 years). All participants were given the same tasks and were video-recorded. Clips were coded following the MetaSCoPE coding scheme. Results show that the different components of self-regulation do develop between Years 1 and 5 but not at a constant pace. Findings reveal inconsistency r...

Research paper thumbnail of Nascent Inquiry, Metacognitive, and Self-Regulation Capabilities Among Preschoolers During Scientific Exploration

Research paper thumbnail of Up and Down: Trends in Students’ Perceptions about Learning in a 1:1 Laptop Model – A Longitudinal Study

Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning

This is a five-year study conducted with junior high school students studying in a 1:1-laptop pro... more This is a five-year study conducted with junior high school students studying in a 1:1-laptop program in order to test the effects of the program on various measures related to the students: their attitudes, motivation, perceived school norms, self-efficacy, and behavioral intention towards learning with laptops, according to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). These variables were tested at two dimensions: ‘duration of learning’ – the effect of learning in the program on the same students; ‘duration of program in school’ – the effect of the program on different students in different school years. Participants (N=770) answered a questionnaire structured according to motivational and TPB variables. Findings show that attitudes changed over time, but differently for each dimension. For the ‘duration of learning’, attitudes declined between 7th to 9th grade. Structural equation modeling analysis showed that students’ attitudes and self-efficacy explain part of their intention to lear...

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding Students’ Perceptions of the Nature of Science in the Context of Their Gender and Their Parents’ Occupation

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of Learning with Laptops in 1:1 Classes on the Development of Learning Skills and Information Literacy among Middle School Students

Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning

Research paper thumbnail of Transformations in Teachers’ Views in One-to-One Classes—Longitudinal Case Studies

Technology, Knowledge and Learning

Research paper thumbnail of If Science Teachers Are Positively Inclined Toward Inclusive Education, Why Is It So Difficult?

Research in Science Education