Publicity

28 August – 1 September 2023

Member of the work team has presented the following study at the 12^th ESERA Conference “Connecting science education with cultural heritage” Cappadocia Turkey, 28 August – 1 September 2023.

Zoupidis, A., Tselfes, V., Kariotoglou, P. (2023). The influence of early childhood student teachers’ beliefs on their intention to use inquiry-based learning methods. Poster presented at the 12^th ESERA Conference “Connecting science education with cultural heritage” 28 August – 1 September 2023.

19 March 2023

On Sunday, March 19, 2023, a seminar titled “Exploring and correlating views and practices of science teachers in formal and non-formal learning environments”, has been organized at the School of Primary Education of Democritus University of Thrace, Greece in the framework of the program of the Hellenic Foundation & Innovation.

The seminar aimed at the dissemination of the results of the research program and is jointly organized by the University of Western Macedonia, Democritus University of Thrace and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and NOISIS.

The poster and the program with the summaries of the presentations are available in the repository.

18 February 2023

On Saturday 18 February 2023, a seminar entitled “Investigation and correlation of opinions and practices of teachers of Natural Sciences in formal and non-formal learning environments” will take place at the Science Dissemination Center and Museum of Technology NOΕSIS, in the framework of the research program EL.ID.EK..

The conference will be organized by the University of Western Macedonia in collaboration with NOESIS, Democritus University of Thrace and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

The invitation, the poster and the program with the presentations and the workshops are available in the repository.

17 December 2022

Members of the research team organized and implemented a Seminar in the School of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the 4^th year undergraduate students and the postgraduate ones entitled:

Exploring and correlating science teachers’ and museum educators’ views and practices in formal and non-formal settings:

Dissemination of research results

Prior to the seminar, a part of the published work by the research team addressing issues related to the research program was shared among the participants. Following, they built on these issues during the workshops.

Both the program and the poster of the seminar are available in the repository.

Members of the research team had published the following paper: Karnezou, M., Kariotoglou, P. (2022). Inquiry in a Science Museum: Science Museum Educators’ Views and Practices, Educ. Sci. 2022, 12, 865. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12120865

19 – 21 November 2021

Members of the project team have announced the following papers for announcement at the 12^th Panhellenic Conference on Teaching of Natural Sciences and New Technologies in Education, November 19-21, 2021.

Three papers are part of a symposium, one paper is an oral announcement and another one a poster announcement.

• Kariotoglou, P., & Zoupidis, A. (2021). Teachers’ Views and Practices for Inquiry Teaching and Learning. Symposium at the 12^th Panhellenic Conference on the Teaching of Natural Sciences and New Technologies in Education, 19-21 November 2021. (in Greek)

-Zoupidis, A. (2021). The influence of preservice early childhood teachers’ beliefs on their intention to integrate inquiry teaching methods in their teaching. Presented as an oral announcement, in the context of the above symposium, at the 12^th Panhellenic Conference on the Teaching of Natural Sciences and New Technologies in Education, November 19-21, 2021. (in Greek)

-Tsaliki, Ch., Papadopoulou P. and Malandrakis G. (2021). Evolution of teachers’ practices concerning verbal interaction as a result of a Professional Development program. Presented as an oral announcement, in the context of the above symposium, at the 12^th Panhellenic Conference on the Teaching of Natural Sciences and New Technologies in Education, November 19-21, 2021. (in Greek)

-Karnezou, M., & Kariotoglou, P. (2021). Facilitators’ views and practices about inquiry in non-formal education. Presented as an oral announcement, in the context of the above symposium, at the 12^th Panhellenic Conference on the Teaching of Natural Sciences and New Technologies in Education, November 19-21, 2021. (in Greek)

• Zoupidis, A. (2021). A sequence of activities for the introduction of aspects of Control of Variables Strategy: its refinement process. Presented as an oral announcement at the 12^th Panhellenic Conference on the Teaching of Natural Sciences and New Technologies in Education, November 19-21, 2021. (in Greek)

•Goudoula, Ch., & Zoupidis, A. (2021). Teachers’ views and difficulties in integrating the Control of Variables Strategy when they teach science: A systematic review. Presented as a poster announcement at the 12^th Panhellenic Conference on the Teaching of Natural Sciences and New Technologies in Education, November 19-21, 2021. (in Greek)

20 Aug – 3 Sept. 2021

Members of the work team have presented the following articles at the 11t^h ESERA Conference, “Fostering scientific citizenship in an uncertain world” Braga Portugal, 20 Aug – 3 Sept. 2021

• Zoupidis, A., Tselfes, V., Kariotoglou, P. (2021). THE ROLE OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF CONTROL OF VARIABLES STRATEGY IN PRE-SERVICE EARLY-CHILDHOOD TEACHERS’ PREPARATION. Paper presented at the 11^th ESERA Conference, “Fostering scientific citizenship in an uncertain world” Braga Portugal, 20 Aug – 3 Sept.
• Tsaliki, C., Malandrakis, G., Papdopoulou, P., Kariotoglou, P. (2021). COMPARING SCIENCE TEACHERS’ INQUIRY VIEWS AND PRACTICES DURING AND AFTER A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Paper presented at the 11^th ESERA Conference, “Fostering scientific citizenship in an uncertain world” Braga Portugal, 20 Aug – 3 Sept.
• Karnezou, M., Tsaliki, C., Kariotoglou, P. (2021). SCIENCE MUSEUM EDUCATORS’ VIEWS ABOUT INQUIRY. Paper presented at the 11^th ESERA Conference, “Fostering scientific citizenship in an uncertain world” Braga Portugal, 20 Aug – 3 Sept.

2021

Members of the work team have published the following article.

• Anastasios Zoupidis, Vasilis Tselfes & Petros Kariotoglou (2021): Preservice early childhood teachers’ beliefs that influence their intention to use inquiry-based learning methods, International Journal of Early Years Education, DOI: 10.1080/09669760.2021.1890552

6 – 8 November 2020

Members of the work team have announced the following article at the 11^th Pan-Hellenic conference for Science in Pre-School, and they have submitted the relevant paper for the proceedings. During the presentation, the project’s information material was distributed to the public (It is stored in the Repository).

Ioannina, 6-8 of November 2020

• Kariotoglou, P. Zoupidis, A., Karnezou, M., Tsaliki, C., Tselfes, V. (2020). Investigation and relation science teachers’ views and practices in formal and non-formal settings: research proposal. (in Greek)

2020

Members of the work team have published the following paper at the 10th ESERA Conference eProceedings, The beauty and pleasure of
understanding: engaging with contemporary challenges through science education Zoupidis, A., Tselfes, V., & Kariotoglou, P. (2020). Preschool teacher students views’s influence on their intention to use taught inquiry methods. In Levrini, O. & Tasquier, G. (Eds.), Electronic Proceedings of the ESERA 2019 Conference. The beauty and pleasure of understanding: engaging with contemporary challenges through science education, Part 13 (co-ed. Evagorou, M. & Jiménez-Liso, M.R.), (pp. 1330-1336). Bologna: ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – University of Bologna. 978- 88-945874-0-1978-88-945874-0-1