Article

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2019) Extending the Role of Analogies in the Teaching of Physics. The Physics Teacher, 58 (32). pp. 32-35. ISSN 0031-921X

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2019) Reconsidering Spontaneous Analogical Reasoning through the Knowledge in Pieces Mechanism. New Perspectives in Science Education Conference Proceedings, 8 . ISSN 2420-9732

Sharpe, Rachael and Abrahams, Ian and Fotou, Nikolaos (2018) Does paired mentoring work? School Science Review . ISSN 0036–6811

Sharpe, Rachael and Abrahams, Ian and Fotou, Nikolaos (2018) Does paired mentoring work? A study of the effectiveness and affective value of academically asymmetrical peer mentoring in supporting disadvantaged students in school science. Research in Science & Technological Education, 36 (2). pp. 205-222. ISSN 0263-5143

Abrahams, Ian and Constantinou, Marina and Fotou, Nikolaos and Potterton, Beverley (2017) The relevance of science in a ‘black box’ technological world. School Science Review, 98 (365). pp. 85-90. ISSN 0036-6811

Clay, Simon and Fotou, Nikolaos and Monaghan, John (2017) The Use of Software in Academic Stream High School Mathematics Teaching. The International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education . ISSN 1744 2710

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2016) Reply to ‘Misconceptions indeed’. Physics Education, 51 (6). 066504. ISSN 0031-9120

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2016) Students’ analogical reasoning in novel situations: theory-like misconceptions or p-prims? Physics Education, 51 (4). 044003. ISSN 0031-9120

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2015) Doing with ideas: the role of talk in effective practical work in science. School Science Review, 97 (359). pp. 25-30. ISSN 0036–6811

Book Section

Abrahams, Ian and Fotou, Nikolaos and Potterton, Beverley (2019) Who, on the Clapham omnibus, really needs scientific literacy? In: Proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference of Engineering, Science and Mathematics Education. ICESME Secretariat, Kyrenia/Cyprus, pp. 11-16. ISBN UNSPECIFIED

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2019) The nature of knowledge in students’ spontaneous analogical reasoning. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Engineering, Science and Mathematics Education. ICESME Secretariat, Kyrenia/Cyprus, pp. 40-47. ISBN UNSPECIFIED

Abrahams, Ian and Constantinou, Marina and Fotou, Nikolaos and Potterton, Beverley (2018) The Chimera that is education for sustainability. In: Building bridges across disciplines. Shaker, Aachen, Germany, pp. 29-36. ISBN UNSPECIFIED

Abrahams, Ian and Fotou, Nikolaos (2018) Thinking about Practical Work. In: ASE Guide To Secondary Science. The Association for Science Education, Hatfield, UK, pp. 150-161. ISBN 978-0-86357-458-0

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2015) Students' reasoning in making predictions about novel situations: the role of self-generated analogies. In: Insights from research in science teaching and learning 2016: Selected Papers from the ESERA 2013 Conference. Contributions from Science Education Research . Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783319200736

Paper or Report

Clay, Simon and Fotou, Nikolaos and Monaghan, John (2016) Observations of 2014-15 TAM lessons with regard to the use of mathematical software. Project Report. University of Leeds, Leeds.

Conference or Workshop contribution

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2019) Reasoning through spontaneously generated analogies. In: 2019 ESERA conference, August 26-30, Bologna, Italy.

Sharpe, Rachael and Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2019) Does Paired Mentoring Work? A Study of the Effectiveness and Affective Value of Pairing Students Aged 16 with Undergraduate Students in England. In: New Perspectives in Science Education, 21-22 March 2019, Florence, Italy.

Abrahams, Ian and Potterton, Beverley and Fotou, Nikolaos and Constantinou, Marina (2019) Scientific Literacy: Who Needs it in a ‘Black Box’ Technological Society? In: New Perspectives in Science Education, 21-22 March 2019, Florence, Italy.

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2018) On the Role of Analogies beyond their Didactic Purpose. In: New perspectives in science education 7th edition, Florence, Italy.

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2018) Prediction-making in novel situations and the role of self-generated analogies. In: Hellenic Physical Society 27th Conference Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Callinan, Carol and Johnston, Jennifer and Fotou, Nikolaos (2017) Capturing children’s ideas in science through the use of mini whiteboards: A case study of children with SEND. In: ESERA 2017, 21-25 August 2017, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.

Sharpe, Rachael and Abrahams, Ian and Fotou, Nikolaos (2017) Does paired mentoring work? A study of the effectiveness and affective value of academically asymmetrical peer mentoring in supporting disadvantaged students in school science. In: ESERA 2017, 21-25 August 2017, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.

Fotou, Nikolaos (2017) Students’ misconceptions and different approaches to conceptual change: from theory to practice. In: ISTA Annual Conference, 7th-9th April 2017, Maynooth, Ireland.

Fotou, Nikolaos (2017) Exploring the role of self-generated analogies in solving and reasoning about novel situations. In: New Perspectives in Science Education, 16-17 March 2017, Florence, Italy.

Fotou, Nikolaos and Sharpe, Rachael and Abrahams, Ian (2016) Pair-mentoring: a project to improve the achievement and attitude in science of students aged 16 in England. In: New Perspectives in Science Education, 16 - 17 March 2016, Florence, Italy.

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2016) Students’ ideas in novel situations: misconceptions or fragmented pieces of knowledge? In: New Perspectives in Science Education, 16-17 March 2016, Florence, Italy.

Fotou, Nikolaos (2014) Students' use of analogies in making predictions in novel situations. In: International Conference New Perspectives in Science Education, 2014, Florence. Italy.

Fotou, Nikolaos and Abrahams, Ian (2013) Preliminary findings regarding students’ predictions in novel situations: the role of self-generated analogies in non-scientific reasoning. In: Proceedings of the ESERA 2013 Conference: Science Education Research For Evidence-based Teaching and Coherence in Learning, 2 - 7 September 2013, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Thesis

Fotou, Nikolaos (2016) Day/night cycle and alteration of seasons: Greek primary school children’s conceptions. Masters thesis, University of Leeds.

Fotou, Nikolaos (2014) Students’ predictions in novel situations and the role of self-generated analogies in their reasoning. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.

Fotou, Nikolaos (2011) Methodological issues in exploring students’ ideas about elementary astronomy. Masters thesis, University of Leeds.