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On life and scientific activity of Ruđer Bošković [PDF]
The paper presents the new insights to origin and family of our great scientist, philosopher, artist and diplomat Ruđer Bošković (1711-1787). His rich career is related to his hometown Dubrovnik, where he was born in 1711.
Ninković Slobodan, Lisov Miodrag
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A Study of Interest in Astronomy Among University Students in Malaysia
The misconception related to astronomy is fretfully rising in society. This study aims to investigate, (i) level of misconception towards astronomy among university students, (ii) significant difference in students’ interest towards astronomy between ...
N.F. Shaafi+3 more
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Formal Comparative Study of Cosmos Paintings in Qazvini's "Ajā'ib al-Makhlūqāt wa Gharā'ib al-Mawjūdāt" and "Al-Tafhim li Awa'il Sana'at al-Tanjim" Arabic Version (1280 AD), Persian Version (1500-1599 AD), Arabic Version (1750-1770 AD) [PDF]
The strange wonderful themes and contents of this world have been discussed in different periods. In addition to their authorship by scholars, the writing of these manuscripts has also been considered.
Zahra Masoudi Amin
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Introductory university astronomy courses have emerged as a powerful opportunity to improve science understanding, literacy, and appreciation of the scientific method to a wide range of future citizens and voters.
David R. Gozzard, Marjan G. Zadnik
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Predicting community college astronomy performance through logistic regression
The present study examined demographic and academic predictors of astronomy performance among a cohort of N=1909 community college students enrolled in astronomy courses in a large suburban community college during a four-year time frame, 2015–2019.
Zachary Richards, Angela M. Kelly
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The impact on education of Astronomical Olympiads and the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics [PDF]
Astronomical Olympiads and similar competitions for highschool students have been run in some countries for more than half a century, and last year marked the tenth anniversary of the largest such competition with global reach, the International Olympiad
Stachowski Greg, Sule Aniket
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THE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY IN ROMANIAN EDUCATION [PDF]
Despite the interest, curiosity and the enthusiasm of the large public for Astronomy as a scientific discipline, it is absent from the current Romanian curriculum. We present here the results of two surveys that involve parents and
DANA FICUȚ-VICAȘ
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Determining Pre-Service Teachers’ Astronomy-Related Self-Efficacy Belief Levels
This study aims to reveal the astronomy-related self-efficacy beliefs of pre-service teachers studying science education, primary school education, and social studies education programmes.
Ebru Ezberci Cevik, Oktay Bektaş
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Development and validation of an astronomy self-efficacy instrument for understanding and doing
This paper presents a new astronomy self-efficacy instrument, composed of two factors; one relating to learning astronomy content, which we call astronomy personal self-efficacy, and the other relating to the use of astronomical instrumentation ...
Rachel Freed+3 more
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