Theses & Dissertations

Year			Student	Advisor
2023	The Effect of game-based learning on middle school science students' achievements, self- efficacy, learning preferences, and attitudes	MA	Shaulski, Einat	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2023	Metacognitive thinking, geometric thinking and engineering thinking among elementary school students	MA	Soudry Eden, Meital	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2023	Women in the technological pipeline : what influences women to major and choose a career in the fields of technology and software engineering?	MA	Yoely, Gabrielle	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2022	Accommodating students' diversity and needs in science studies : a multi-faceted holistic approach	PhD	Aloni, Oshra	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy Prof. Michal Zion
2021	Relations between personal and social background factors, scientific thinking (HEBREW) and scientific curiosity among preschool children	MA	Alzaro, Aishe	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2021	Educational farm program and its effect on preschoolers' perception of agriculture, factual knowledge and emotional aspects in their drawings (HEBREW)	MA	Castoriano, Moshe	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2020	Experiences and perceptions of teachers and students who have experienced the multi-faceted holistic approach model in science and technology heterogenic classes (HEBREW)	MA	Davidi Saban, Nofar	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2020	Impact of an educational program on the knowledge and behavior of preschoolers in the area of intelligent consumption and waste reduction (HEBREW)	MA	Tamary, Amalya	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2019	Manifestations of metacognition and self-regulation among preschoolers during scientific experiences and the role of the learning environment	PhD	Fridman, Ronit	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy Associate Prof. Sigal Eden
2019	Metacognitive manifestations during engineering tasks among preschool children from different cultural background and its relation to mathematical problem solving (HEBREW)	MA	Gurevitz, Rivka	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2019	Impact of digital documentation on preschooler's scientific experimentation, recall, understanding and curiosity (HEBREW)	MA	Israeli, Naama	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2019	What did you discover today in preschool? the physical learning environment design that promotes inquiry and discovery - perceptions and attitudes of teachers, parents and preschoolers	PhD	Perry Biran, Netta	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy Prof. Esther Adi-Japha
2019	Development of engineering thinking, metacognition and self-regulation in learning environments that promote engineering activities in preschool	PhD	Shechter-Maimon, Taly	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2019	Development of robotic-based learning and problem-based learning environment for improving geometrical thinking and engineering habits of mind among elementary school students (HEBREW)	MA	Zemshman, Arthur	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2018	Science and technology in alternating learning environments: traditional and 1:1 computing instruction, students diversity, motivation, and self-efficacy in the Arab sector (HEBREW)	MA	Bader, Anwar	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2017	Learning with a personal laptop from the view point of students and graduates : attitudes and perceptions in a longitudinal study and implementation of information literacy (HEBREW)	PhD	Berger-Tikochinski, Tal	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy Prof. Michal Zion
2015	Scaffolding pre-school children with and without learning disabilities and its’ impact on understanding scientific phenomena and developing inquiry skills (HEBREW)	MA	Ezer, Rinat	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2015	Little scientists : emotional and cognitive aspects among teachers and children towards engaging in science in pre-school education	PhD	Kesner Baruch, Yael	Prof. Zmira Mevarech Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2015	What can we learn from teachers, students, and analysis of best practice lessons on the factors that determine the quality of a lesson in 1:1 personal laptops elementary classroom? (HEBREW)	MA	Offen, Anat	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2015	What is a good lesson in 1:1 classroom?: identifying criteria of best practice teaching through the viewpoint of teachers, students and analysis of 1:1 lessons in middle school (HEBREW)	MA	Trachtman, Galit	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2013	Teachers’ perceptions of their role and professional identity in light of teaching as a routine in 1:1 laptop classes (HEBREW)	PhD	Doron, Esty	Associate Prof. Deborah Court Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2013	Professional development of pre-school teachers following the course: designing learning environments aimed to promote mathematical, scientific and technological literacy (HEBREW)	MA	Peretz, Tali	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy
2012	The impact of learning with laptops in 1:1 classes on the development of learning skills and information literacy among middle school students (HEBREW)	MA	Gilat, Yael	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy Prof. Michal Zion
2011	Explicit instruction of the skill "reading complex visual representations" (HEBREW)	MA	Sarusi, Ravit	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy Prof. Michal Zion
2010	he influence of informal learning activity: a competitive inquiry about Marie Curie and other female scientists on students and female students’ attitiudes about science, scientific career and women in science (HEBREW)	MA	Katz, Luba	Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy Prof. Michal Zion