Science and Engineering Practices in the Science Teaching Scenarios available on the "AESOP" for Primary School

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Published: Apr 18, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.9871
Keywords:
instructional material analysis science and engineering practices science teaching
Anastasia Skandami
Primary Education
Michael Skoumios
University of the Aegean
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-9832
Abstract

The study aims to analyze the science teaching scenarios available on the Platform "AESOP" for primary schools, focusing on the science and engineering practices included in their content. The research sample consisted of 76 activities within the science teaching scenarios of the "AESOP" for primary education. The analysis of the activities was conducted using rubric. The analysis of the data revealed a low level of involvement of science and engineering practices in the content of the activities. It is concluded that students are given minimal opportunities to utilize practices that would help them in understanding school knowledge.

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