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Journal articles on the topic "Skills ; education ; Cyprus"
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Kanbul, Sezer, and Huseyin Uzunboylu. "Importance of Coding Education and Robotic Applications For Achieving 21st-Century Skills in North Cyprus." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 12, no. 01 (January 31, 2017): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v12i01.6097.
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It is seen that coding education and robotic applications are integrated or being integrated into education system for students at early ages all around the world. Aim of this study is to reveal the importance of coding education and robotic applications for achieving 21st century skills in North Cyprus. This study is a descriptive study based on literature review. The obtained data were evaluated by the researcher to reveal the current case with a descriptive approach. It is really important for students to receive education on coding and robotics applications in order to be able to acquire 21st century skills, develop, produce and achieve “Informatics Island” vision of North Cyprus. In this research, it is seen that importance given to coding education and robotic applications in North Cyprus is insufficient. It is also revealed that there are effective robotic studies as a result of institutional efforts by universities. However, there is no attempt to integrate coding education into primary, secondary and university education programs and there is a little number of academic research related with coding education and robotic applications. It is expected that this study will be a guide for academicians who would like to conduct research in this field, provide information about the present condition and set an example.
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Eliophotou Menon, Maria, and Anastasia Athanasoula-Reppa. "Managing graduate unemployment: the case of education students in Cyprus." Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning 7, no. 2 (May 8, 2017): 168–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/heswbl-10-2016-0074.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the problems faced by unemployed and underemployed graduate students in a small European country. It focusses on the way young people adjust to unemployment and underemployment and on the specific strategies they use to enhance their employability. Various aspects of these strategies as they relate to student decision making and analysis are discussed. The role of new skills and competencies in managing graduate unemployment is examined. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative research was conducted with 15 graduate students of the Education Department of the University of Cyprus. In-depth interviews and focus-group interviews were used to collect data. Findings The results indicate that the main strategy used by respondents in order to enhance their prospects of employment is the acquisition of additional skills and competencies. A secondary strategy is the pursuit of employment opportunities abroad. Student decisions and perspectives appear to be optimistic, partially rational, placed within a short-term horizon and influenced by the belief in the investment value of education. Research limitations/implications The findings are qualitative and cannot be considered to be representative of the population. However, they allow an in-depth analysis of the way a group of students experiences and manages unemployment and underemployment. Originality/value The way young people deal with unemployment and underemployment has not been investigated in many studies, especially in relation to the degree to which graduates formulate specific strategies in order to manage the transition from the university to the world of work. Students’ and graduates’ perceptions regarding the association between skills and employment can provide the basis for more informed planning and policy making in higher education.
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Daggul, Hatice Cemre, and Ayşe Işık Gürşimşek. "Investigating pre-school children's self-regulation skills in terms of various variables in Northern Cyprus." Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi 9, no. 2 (March 25, 2019): 491–522. http://dx.doi.org/10.14527/pegegog.2019.016.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the self-regulation skills of kindergarten children in terms of various variables. The study was conducted in two different kindergarten institutions in Nicosia and Girne District of Cyprus; 122 children aged 48-72 months and their parents (mother or father). In order to measure the participant children’s self-regulation skills, Pre-School Self-Regulation Scale adapted to Turkish was used. Socio-demographic information of the children and the parents participating in the study were determined using the Personal Information Form, which consists of 5 optional questions prepared by the researchers. In the study, it was seen that the scores of the attention/impulse subscale and total scale score of the girls were significantly higher than the boys. No statistically significant difference according to the gender is found in the positive emotional subscale. There was no significant difference in the children's self-regulation skills scores in terms of parental education level, total income status of the family and the number of children in the family. This study, which was conducted for the first time to determine the self-regulatory skills of the children in pre-schools of North Cyprus and the variables affecting these skills, will contribute to the similar work in the future and educational arrangements for education system of North Cyprus.
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Özturan, Seral, and Didem İşlek. "COMPARISON OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN SOUTH KOREA AND TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS." Near East University Online Journal of Education 3, no. 2 (September 25, 2020): 129–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.32955/neuje.v3i2.254.
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In this study; It is aimed to compare the pre-school education systems in South Korea and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus comparatively. The horizontal and descriptive approach used in comparative education studies for this purpose were used together. Using document analysis in the research; Pre-school education objectives, similarities in education system and similarities in the education system, from the Ministry of Education of South Korea and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from the Ministry of Education, the laws of countries, official pre-school education reports, education systems, articles and online databases, data on differences, skills desired to be acquired in the curriculum and educational status of teachers working in preschool institutions were obtained.
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Şevket, Öznur, and Sadrazam Ejdan. "The place of Cyprus traditional child games in contemporary education." SHS Web of Conferences 66 (2019): 01026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20196601026.
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Since the beginning of mankind, games, as multi-purpose activities, have taken place and will continue to function as so in many fields, such as cultural transmission, recognition of traditions, education etc. Traditional games widely adapted by each society are quickly abandoned under the threat of modern technological developments and some are completely forgotton. Some of these traditional games, however, are of particular importance and still preserve their educational values. Particularly the conscious and volitional efforts put into preventing their existence will help the new generations develop contemporary skills which cannot be adapted particularly by electronic games. The aim of this study is to raise suggestions to indicate the educational values and the proper application of some of the child games with exceptional importance among the all.
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Salomäki, Ulla, Inkeri Ruokonen, and Heikki Ruismäki. "Educators' Professional and Personal Growth: A Case Study of European Teachers' In-Service Training Courses." Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability 14, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 20–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10099-012-0002-z.
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Educators' Professional and Personal Growth: A Case Study of European Teachers' In-Service Training CoursesIn this paper, we consider the development of teachers' emotional skills by using arts and skills. In the theoretical background, we focus on the modern theories of motivation, learning and school culture and on cultural theories (Sapher & King, 1985) of school environments and views of learning. The main problem is to determine which skills the teachers can achieve during intensive training of emotional skills and arts. In the paper, we have used the course evaluations and post-evaluation material from one of the Comenius courses held in Cyprus in October 2008. The findings show that, in spite of the school culture, all the methods for teaching emotional skills can also be used for the personal and professional growth of teachers. Teachers' well-being and a positive school environment are essential in sustainable development and education.
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Lasica, Ilona-Elefteryja, Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris, and Konstantinos Katzis. "Augmented Reality in Lower Secondary Education: A Teacher Professional Development Program in Cyprus and Greece." Education Sciences 10, no. 4 (April 24, 2020): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci10040121.
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The current article provides an overview of a Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program that has been designed, pilot tested, and implemented to investigate the impact of augmented reality (AR) on: (a) Teachers’ level of technology (AR) acceptance, adoption of inquiry-based instructional approaches, and confidence towards teaching twentieth-first century skills in STEM-related courses; and (b) students’ potential enhancement of specific twentieth-first century skills and motivation and interest during a STEM- (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)-related course supported with AR. This article focuses on the teachers’ points of view concerning the impact of their STEM-related interventions on their students’ motivation and learning, as well as the factors that influence the teachers’ technology acceptance. The TPD program has been implemented in Cyprus and Greece with twenty-five lower secondary school teachers (20 in Cyprus and 5 in Greece). The research methodology applied is Educational Design Research (EDR), including an initial phase of the TPD program and a second (improved) phase. The data collection tools consisted of questionnaires, interviews, and observation of classroom interventions. Initial findings and their implications for teaching and future research are discussed, indicating the potential benefits and challenges surrounding the integration of AR within the educational process.
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Nicolaou, Constantinos, and George Kalliris. "Audiovisual Media Communications in Adult Education: The case of Cyprus and Greece of Adults as Adult Learners." European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 10, no. 4 (October 14, 2020): 967–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe10040069.
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Nowadays, audiovisual media technologies and audiovisual content (audiovisual media communications) play an important role in our physical/psychological health, education, and lifelong learning, causing the redefinition of the teaching methodology. As presented in the literature, the use of audiovisual media communications presuppose a new way of approaching effective teaching, which requires the educators on all educational levels and disciplines to display with competence many advanced skills and abilities. The aim of this research is to provide data that will contribute to the effective teaching utilizing audiovisual media communications in adult education. This research is a secondary research from two researches, which are qualitative and based on a quantitative method of analyzing. The primary data were collected through experiment method from adults (18 years and older), in Cyprus and Greece. The results confirm the current debate of using audiovisual media technologies within the educational process in technology-enhanced learning in education, both from the literature, and from the findings and results of various researches. This research is part of a larger, ongoing research that explores the multidisciplinary field that incorporates media, audiovisual content, and education (MACE), information and communications technologies (ICTs) in adult education (in Greece and Cyprus).
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Sorakin-Balli, Yasemin, Sengul Basari, and Sebnem Guldal-Kan. "The relation between classroom management skills and empathic tendencies of high school teachers high school teachers’ classroom management skills and empathic tendencies." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 15, no. 1 (February 29, 2020): 144–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v15i1.4595.
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This research was conducted to investigate the relation between the empathic tendencies and classroom management skills of high school teachers. The study aims to examine whether there is a relation between the classroom management skills and empathic tendencies of high school teachers. The participants of this study include teachers who worked at high schools in Northern Cyprus during the academic year 2015-2016. 30 teachers participated in this research. The research data was collected with “Empathic Tendency Scale” and “Classroom Management Skills Scale”. The scale consisted of three parts. The first part of the scale consisted of personal information the second part included 20 attitude statements to measure the empathic tendency, and in the third part, 40 evaluation statements were used to measure classroom management skills. The data obtained from the scales were coded and analyzed in computer environment by using statistical package program. In the analysis of the data obtained, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and correlation analysis were used. As a result of the analysis, there was no significant difference between high school teachers’ classroom management skills and empathic tendencies. Therefore, no study supporting this result was found. Therefore, more studies needs to be done. Due to the small number of the participants, the connection between variables such as gender, age, and marital status and the variables dealt with in this study could not be evaluated.
Keywords: Empathy, Classroom Management, Education, Education Management, Management Skills
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Bondarenko, Elena Nikolaevna. "Assessment systems of professional activity of teachers and trainsee-students in european countries." Moscow University Pedagogical Education Bulletin, no. 4 (December 29, 2010): 80–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.51314/2073-2635-2009-4-80-90.
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The peculiarities of different systems of monitoring of dynamic of professional development of a student being targeted at diagnostic of the level of knowledge, and professional skills in the modern systems of Great Britain, France, Cyprus, Germany, Island, Italy, Norway, Malta are viewed in the article. The system of assessment is viewed upon as one of the potential and important instruments being applied to the professional development of teachers, and which is in its turn also approves the quality of education. The interpretation of the assessment techniques is different in different countries. The author gives the analyses of the effectiveness of the assessment of professional education, and views upon main methods of diagnostic of professional growth.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Skills ; education ; Cyprus"
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Kyriakou, Kyriakos A. "The skills required for a Cypriot as a European citizen : the role of education." Thesis, University of Bath, 2012. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571867.
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Papadopoulos, Christos. "The use of spreadsheets as a tool for the development of problem solving skills in the mathematics curriculum in a primary school in Cyprus." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1999. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/110956/.
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The purpose of this research project is to examine the use of spreadsheets for the development of problem solving skills in primary school pupils. This study is based on the notion that advanced skills of comprehension, reasoning, composition, and experimentation are acquired not through the transmission of facts but through the learner's interaction with content. This constructivist view of learning calls for teaching basic skills within authentic contexts for modelling thought processes. To gather the information 1 needed I worked for three months with a group of 12 pupils (six boys and six girls). A pre-test, a post-test and a post post-test one year later were used to gather quantitative data emerge from the research while I was taking part as a participant observer to record the qualitative data from the research. The statistical analysis was carried out by SPSS-X. Percentages, means, standard deviations and medians were used to illustrate the variables. The Kolmogorov-Smimov test was used for the Inferential Statistical Analysis. The main findings of my research that emerged from the tests the pupils undertake and from my observations during the lessons are: Regarding progress in problem solving ability: Pupils have increased their abilities in problem solving after using a spreadsheet to solve a series of problems. Regarding progress in problem solving ability after one year: Pupils did not increase or decrease their ability in problem solving as emerged from the post post-test. There were no problems of communication between the pupils during their work in the groups while collaborative work enabled pupils to apply facts and skills already acquired; encourage discussion and investigative activity to show that mathematics can be useful, meaningful and valuable. Teacher’s work was more demanding with a major change in his role, from a knowledge dispenser to a facilitator. It is argued that there is an implicit need for curriculum change with the use of problem solving as a cross curriculum object and further, there are implications for the implementation of a general use of computers in primary education.
Books on the topic "Skills ; education ; Cyprus"
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Torlone, Francesca, and Marios Vryonides, eds. Innovative learning models for prisoners. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-6655-924-5.
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Prison education should be a top priority issue in most societies. Prison conditions must not infringe human rights and dignity and must offer meaningful treatment programmes in order to support inmates in their rehabilitation and reintegration in society. The use of ICTs within a penitentiary context plays a crucial role in that. The present Volume looks at the learning potential in prisons and reports on innovative (e-)learning pathways for basic skills education as designed and tested in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Romania. Research investigated on what counts as ‘educational’ in such a complex context and how to combine relevant pieces in a ‘learning mosaic’ (the broad range of any learning opportunity across it). This Volume argues that such an approach may be adopted in a wider European perspective within the frame of dynamic security.
Book chapters on the topic "Skills ; education ; Cyprus"
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Zarifis, George K. "Active Citizenship Programmes for Unemployed Young Adults with Low Skills in Southern Europe: Participation, Outreach, and Barriers." In Young Adults and Active Citizenship, 19–35. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65002-5_2.
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AbstractThe development of policies and targeted initiatives that promote or support active participatory citizenship for vulnerable young adults with low skills has largely passed unnoticed in Southern Europe in the last decade. Despite the existing lifelong learning (LLL) strategies, most countries in the area do not place active citizenship for low-skilled young adults as a priority. This chapter is based on the results of the European research project EduMAP (Horizon 2020), and focuses on participation of unemployed young adults with low skills (hence early school-leavers) in educational activities that either focus or promote active citizenship in Southern Europe (Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Italy, Spain and Portugal). More specifically the chapter explains the reasons behind low participation rates among vulnerable young adults in the region. South European countries are not yet showing any favourable conditions for increasing participation of the low-skilled unemployed young adults in such programmes. Some of the countries that were hit by economic depression in particular, face –not necessarily for the same reasons– major barriers for implementing policies to increase the number of low-skilled young adults in active citizenship oriented courses. The chapter concludes that one of the problems in promoting active citizenship through adult education activities is that the programmes delivered in the region are still not competence-based. Adult education is not high in the value system, and therefore low skilled young adults do not appear motivated to obtain such skills and competences. A key challenge therefore is to deliver a service that simultaneously meets the needs of the learners, provides sufficient responses to the needs of the local societies, and stimulates further demand.
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Karagiorgi, Yiasemina, and Maria N. Gravani. "Teaching Computers to Adults." In Adult and Continuing Education, 1599–619. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5780-9.ch092.
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Digital literacy for adults has developed into an important dimension of ICT-related policies worldwide. Although research argues that adults need digital skills, limited evidence has been directed to digital literacy teaching approaches for adults and the associated pedagogy. The study explores which core features of effective adult learning were addressed within the context of digital literacy courses offered by the State Institutes of Further Education (SIFE) in Cyprus. Semi-structured interviews conducted with two groups of Greek-Cypriot adults enrolled in these courses indicate that while certain aspects of adult learning, e.g., optimal climate for learning, other principles related to the consideration of learners' needs and input in the development of learning contracts were limited in effect. Since this can mainly be attributed to the nature of the courses which were designed from top-down and remained openly ECDL exam-oriented with pre-fixed content, repercussions are drawn with regards to alternative paths to adult digital literacy, organized on the basis of learners' expectations, profiles and needs.
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Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Maria, Katerina Mavrou, George Stylianou, Stephanos Mavromoustakos, and George Christou. "Teaching Mathematics with Tablet PCs." In Tablets in K-12 Education, 175–97. IGI Global, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6300-8.ch012.
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Declining interest in mathematics and the need to raise the educational standards of youth in this discipline set a critical agenda for the revision of pedagogical practices. Tablet PCs and other mobile devices hold a lot of promise as tools for improving education at all levels. The research discussed in this chapter comes from an ongoing, multifaceted program designed to explore the potential of tablet technologies for enhancing mathematics teaching and learning at the primary school level. The program is taking place within a private primary school in Cyprus and aims at the effective integration of one-to-one tablet technologies (iPads) into the mathematics school curriculum. It has adopted a systemic approach to the introduction of iPads in the school setting that focuses on the broad preparation and on-going engagement of all key stakeholders involved in the educational process. In the chapter, the authors report on the main experiences gained from Phase 1 of the program, which involved the design and organization of a professional development workshop targeting the school teachers. The authors describe the content and structure of the workshop and discuss its impact on teachers' knowledge, skills, and confidence in incorporating tablet technologies within the mathematics curriculum.
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Eteokleous-Grigoriou, Nikleia, and Despo Ktoridou. "Social Networking for Educational Purposes." In Mobile Computing and Wireless Networks, 663–86. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8751-6.ch029.
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This chapter examines and evaluates the role, usefulness, and value of social networking as perceived by higher education students. It examines the educational role of social networking by developing Special Interest Groups (SIGs) within a social networking site (Facebook). It also tries to examine the development of socio-cultural skills through the SIGs created within the social networking site. Specifically, this chapter describes and presents an evaluation of the use of three Facebook SIGs by faculty and students of five Universities in Cyprus in three discipline areas: 1) MIS – Management Information Systems; 2) Computer Science; and 3) Engineering. A mixed method approach was employed, collecting quantitative data (through questionnaires) and qualitative data (through focus groups and Facebook SIGs' observations). The results highlight the promising and important role as well as the value of such online groups in both social and academic life. Additionally, the development of socio-cultural skills through the use of Facebook and specifically the SIGs is discussed. Finally, the chapter discusses the “best practice” policies for Facebook integration for educational purposes.
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Eteokleous-Grigoriou, Nikleia, and Despo Ktoridou. "Social Networking for Educational Purposes." In The Social Classroom, 394–416. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4904-0.ch020.
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This chapter examines and evaluates the role, usefulness, and value of social networking as perceived by higher education students. It examines the educational role of social networking by developing Special Interest Groups (SIGs) within a social networking site (Facebook). It also tries to examine the development of socio-cultural skills through the SIGs created within the social networking site. Specifically, this chapter describes and presents an evaluation of the use of three Facebook SIGs by faculty and students of five Universities in Cyprus in three discipline areas: 1) MIS – Management Information Systems; 2) Computer Science; and 3) Engineering. A mixed method approach was employed, collecting quantitative data (through questionnaires) and qualitative data (through focus groups and Facebook SIGs’ observations). The results highlight the promising and important role as well as the value of such online groups in both social and academic life. Additionally, the development of socio-cultural skills through the use of Facebook and specifically the SIGs is discussed. Finally, the chapter discusses the “best practice” policies for Facebook integration for educational purposes.
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Hovardas, Tasos, Nikoletta A. Xenofontos, and Zacharias C. Zacharia. "Using Virtual Labs in an Inquiry Context." In Optimizing STEM Education With Advanced ICTs and Simulations, 58–83. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2528-8.ch003.
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The present study employed two different Go-Lab scaffolds/tools. These tools were used by primary school students to carry out successive learning tasks during experimentation. The first tool assisted learners in formulating hypotheses, while the second tool guided students in designing experiments (EDT). Both tools were designed to take into account the trade-offs between structuring and problematizing student inquiry. Our aim was to investigate the effect of each tool separately, as well as the combined effect of the tools in supporting student work. Participants were 41 fifth graders from two classes of a public primary school in Cyprus. They were randomly assigned to four conditions: Condition 1 involved use of both tools, Condition 2 included the hypothesis tool only, Condition 3 included the EDT only, and Condition 4 had no tools provided. Conditions including one of the two tools outperformed the condition with no tools in the corresponding skill scaffolded by the tool. The cumulative effect of both tools seems to have been greater than the effect of each tool separately.