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The impact on education of Astronomical Olympiads and the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics [PDF]

open access: yesEPJ Web of Conferences, 2019
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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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]

open access: yesنگره, 2022
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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THE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY IN ROMANIAN EDUCATION [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Review of Geographical Education, 2018
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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Islamic Astronomy of Abbasid Era (750-1258 AD)

open access: yesJournal of Islamic History and Manuscript, 2022
Astronomy is a particular field in Islam related to the interests of daily Muslim worship practices, such as determining the beginning of prayer times, qibla direction, and the beginning of the Qamariyah month.
Muhammad Ilham Aziz, Ahmad Musta'id
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Development and validation of an astronomy self-efficacy instrument for understanding and doing

open access: yesPhysical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
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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Determining Pre-Service Teachers’ Astronomy-Related Self-Efficacy Belief Levels

open access: yesCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2023
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 Bektas
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Spatial thinking in astronomy education research

open access: yesPhysical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] Multiple studies show that spatial thinking skills contribute to students’ performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.
Merryn Cole   +3 more
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The importance of discourse and attitude in learning astronomy. A mixed methods approach to illuminate the results of the TIMSS 2011 survey.

open access: yesNordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education, 2014
The TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) survey carried out in 2011 showed that Norwegian 8th graders reversed a declining trend in science achievement that had lasted almost two decades.
Trude Nilsen, Carl Angell
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First Estimation of Global Trends in Nocturnal Power Emissions Reveals Acceleration of Light Pollution

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
The global spread of artificial light is eroding the natural night-time environment. The estimation of the pattern and rate of growth of light pollution on multi-decadal scales has nonetheless proven challenging.
Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel   +4 more
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