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Enhancing Student Interest to Promote Learning in Science: The Case of the Concept of Energy by Toli, Georgia, Kallery, Maria

“…This paper presents an intervention aiming to promote students’ learning by enhancing their interest in the concept of energy. Junior high school students’…”
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An Insight into Teachers’ Classroom Practices: The Case of Secondary Education Science Teachers by Sofianidis, Angelos, Kallery, Maria

“…Teachers’ knowledge rooted in classroom practices guides their actions when dealing with a specific subject matter. To assess the quality of these practices, a…”
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The Gateway Science: a Review of Astronomy in the OECD School Curricula, Including China and South Africa by Salimpour, Saeed, Bartlett, Sophie, Fitzgerald, Michael T., McKinnon, David H., Cutts, K. Ross, James, C. Renee, Miller, Scott, Danaia, Lena, Hollow, Robert P., Cabezon, Sergio, Faye, Michel, Tomita, Akihiko, Max, Charles, de Korte, Michael, Baudouin, Cyrille, Birkenbauma, Daina, Kallery, Maria, Anjos, Sara, Wu, Qixuan, Chu, Hye-eun, Slater, Eileen, Ortiz-Gil, Amelia

“…Astronomy is considered by many to be a gateway science owing to its ability to inspire curiosity in everyone irrespective of age, culture, or general…”
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Astronomical Concepts and Events Awareness for Young Children by Kallery, Maria

“…In the present study, we test the effectiveness of a teaching intervention aiming at acquainting children aged four to six years with the concept of the…”
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Early-Years Teachers’ Professional Upgrading in Science: a Long-Term Programme by Kallery, Maria

“…In this paper, we present a professional development/upgrading programme in science for early-years teachers and investigate its impact on the teachers’…”
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Science in early years education: introducing floating and sinking as a property of matter by Kallery, Maria

“…In the present study we test the effectiveness of a teaching intervention concerning the phenomenon of floating and sinking as a property of the matter the…”
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A Teaching Module for Blackbody Radiation Using the Continuous Spectra of Stars by Kardaras, Ioannis, Kallery, Maria

“…Teaching blackbody radiation within the framework of astrophysics can motivate students to learn and obtain a more profound and qualitative understanding of…”
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Learning Science in Small Multi-Age Groups: The Role of Age Composition by Kallery, Maria, Loupidou, Thomais

“…The present study examines how the overall cognitive achievements in science of the younger children in a class where the students work in small multi-age…”
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Early-years Educators' Attitudes to Science and Pseudo-science: The case of astronomy and astrology by Kallery, Maria

“…The present study surveys Greek early-years educators' attitudes to astrology and ascertains whether they are able to distinguish between astronomy as the…”
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Cognitive style, motivation and learning in inquiry-based early-years science activities by Kallery, Maria, Sofianidis, A., Pationioti, P., Tsialma, K., Katsiana, X.

“…Cognitive style differences, also known as 'empathizing' and 'systemizing' have been argued as one reason that may explain differences in children's motivation…”
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The Coconstruction of Scientific and Nonscientific Belief Systems in Educators by McCloughlin, Thomas, Kallery, Maria, Psillos, Dimitris

“…This work sets out to indicate whether certain beliefs, be they religious convictions or pseudoscientific beliefs, are related in some way and contribute to…”
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Typical Didactical Activities in the Greek Early-Years Science Classroom: Do They Promote Science Learning? by Kallery, Maria, Psillos, Dimitris, Tselfes, Vassilis

“…This paper presents an epistemological analysis of typical didactical activities noted in early-years science lessons, which was carried out in an attempt to…”
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Early years teachers' late concerns and perceived needs in science: an exploratory study by Kallery, Maria

“…Science in early childhood is of great importance to many aspects of children's development. Planning for improvement of science instruction should take into…”
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Anthropomorphism and animism in early years science : why teachers use them, how they conceptualise them and what are their views on their use by Kallery, Maria, Psillos, Dimitris

“…There is considerable evidence that use of anthropomorphism and animism in science teaching is a common practice in all grades of education. However, not much…”
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What happens in the early years science classroom?: The reality of teachers' curriculum implementation activities by Kallery, Maria, Psillos, Dimitris

“…The implementation of the science curriculum in kindergarten is reviewed in the light of data emerging from a recent evaluation study. The work explores the…”
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Making the Most of Questions and Ideas in the Early Years by Kallery, Maria

“…Describes science-related questions asked by young students aged 4-6. Discusses appropriate responses to typical science questions. (WRM)…”
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Pre-school Teachers' Content Knowledge in Science: Their understanding of elementary science concepts and of issues raised by children's questions Le Contenue des Connaissances des Enseignants de Maternelle en Matière de Sciences Exactes: Leur perception des concepts scientifiques de base ainsi que des interrogations soulevées par les questions des enfants El Conocimiento de Contenido de los Educadores de Preescolar en Ciencia: Su entendimiento en conceptos elementales en Ciencia y en cuestiones by Kallery, Maria, Psillos, Dimitris

“…The present work researches Greek kindergarten teachers' knowledge and understanding in science and investigates how these teachers use this knowledge in the…”
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Pre-School Teachers' Content Knowledge in Science: Their Understanding of Elementary Science Concepts and of Issues Raised by Children's Questions by Kallery, Maria, Psillos, Dimitris

“…Investigated Greek kindergarten teachers' science knowledge and how they use this knowledge in the classroom. Found that teachers' content knowledge in science…”
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