Science Education Laboratory

The Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace, aims to cultivate and promote future primary school teachers’ pedagogical competencies through academic and applied teaching and research, providing them with the necessary skills to ensure excellent training for their scientific and professional careers. More specifically, the Science Education Laboratory has developed a wide educational and research activity within the fields of science (e.g., physics), and has expanded its collaborations with Greek and foreign Universities and scientific Institutes.

Laboratory Details

Laboratory Title: Science Education Laboratory

Faculty: Department of Primary Education

School: School of Education

Email: secr@eled.duth.gr

Telephone: 0030 25510 30024 (77024)

Website:

Official Gazette of Establishment:

Introduction - Presentation

The Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace, aims to cultivate and promote future primary school teachers’ pedagogical competencies through academic and applied teaching and research, providing them with the necessary skills to ensure excellent training for their scientific and professional careers. More specifically, the Science Education Laboratory has developed a wide educational and research activity within the fields of science (e.g., physics), and has expanded its collaborations with Greek and foreign Universities and scientific Institutes.

Field of Research

Science education

Laboratory Members

Name	Position/Capacity	Email	Telephone
Anastasios Zoupidis	Teaching & Research Staff	azoupidis@eled.duth.gr

Featured Research Programs

Programme Title	Duration	Funding
Investigation and correlation of science teachers’ views and practices on inquiry in formal and non-formal learning environments	2020 – 2024	Hellenic Foundation for Reserarch & Innovation
STAFF Mobility for training activities, University of Education of Freiburg (contract number 20082022, 4-8/12/2023)	2023	Erasmus+ KA1
GREENPASS: Green Insight. Nurturing Plant Awareness in Students and Society	2025 – 2028	Hellenic Foundation for Reserarch & Innovation [International Program]

Featured Publications

Chronological Order	APP	doi
Zoupidis, A., Tselfes, V., and Kariotoglou, P. (2021). Pre-service early childhood teachers’ beliefs that influence their intention to use inquiry-based learning methods, International Journal of Early Years Education.		https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2021.1890552
Schwichow, M., & Zoupidis, A. (2023). Teaching and learning floating and sinking: A meta-analysis. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1-30.		https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21909
Zoupidis, A., Tselfes, V., and Kariotoglou, P. (2026). A Teaching–Learning Sequence on Introducing Aspects of the Control of Variables Strategy: Its Refinement Process, Education Sciences. 16(6), 898.		https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16060898