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ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2023.07.001

Impressive Science Teaching Experiments Presenting “Tsipouro”—The Traditional Greek Spirit in the University Laboratory

Dimitris Korakas

Directorate of Secondary Education, Ioannina, Greece.

*Corresponding author:Dimitris Korakas

Published: August 24, 2023

Abstract

The Impressive Science Teaching Experiments (ISTE) teaching approach is based on the constructive model, where the knowledge that students have acquired from the previous classes and their experience can be implemented in many levels of education. Using ISTE, students build new knowledge based on their previous experiences, because they engage in experiments that are directly related to everyday life. The yearlong teaching experience of the writer has revealed that, when implemented in school, the ISTE model can stir up students’ interest and willingness to learn, help the teacher to evaluate students’ knowledge and views, help students to refrain from misinformation and pave the way for the evaluation of many students who would otherwise be indifferent to sciences. The ISTE teaching approach is also based on David Ausubel's Theory of Assimilation, according to which new ideas and concepts can be learned effectively only through their assimilation into pre-existing concepts and ideas, which provide the necessary mental support.

Keyword

Teaching approach, experiments, distillation, tsipouro

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How to cite this paper

Impressive Science Teaching Experiments Presenting “Tsipouro”—The Traditional Greek Spirit in the University Laboratory

How to cite this paper:  Dimitris Korakas. (2023). Impressive Science Teaching Experiments Presenting “Tsipouro”—The Traditional Greek Spirit in the University Laboratory. The Educational Review, USA7(7), 846-853.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2023.07.001