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AMATURE ASTRONOMY AND ASTRONOMY EDUCATION IN INDIA
In India, astronomy has been studied from the beginning of civilization. The word amateur means involvement in work for pleasure rather than as a profesion. So, amateur astronomers, in many places, prefer to be called non-professional astronomers. In India, the history of amateur astronomy is quite bright. From the Puranic age astronomy was studied for
Chatterjee, Somenath
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Astronomy Education Research Down Under [PDF]
There are many problems associated with the teaching and learning of astronomy that require further investigation (Taylor k, Barker 2000). Students’ difficulties with visualization, mental modeling and conceptual restructuring have been reported by a number of researchers. Aspects of these important areas of research are examined in the paper. However,
Broadfoot, John, Ginns, Ian
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In-Service Astronomy Education of Teachers [PDF]
AbstractAstronomy education of school teachers is reviewed in the context of in-service training when astronomy is part of the curriculum, or not. Methods and results are presented based on experiences of teacher training during 25 years, in France.
Gerbaldi, Michele
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Astronomy Lab I: Photometric Experiments for Physics Students [PDF]
As physics laboratories are an integral part of the physics education across the globe, astronomy laboratories are also a necessary part of the astronomy education.
Reza Rezaei
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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 Bektas
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Citizen science through schools: the importance of interpersonal relationships
The CoAstro: @n Astronomy Condo citizen science project engages, in a mediated process, teachers, astronomers, and science communicators in research and science communication/science education practices.
Ilídio André Costa +2 more
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CREATIVE TEACHING OF ASTRONOMY IN PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY EDUCATION
The article presents a study of the relevance of the application of creative methods of teaching astronomy in preschool and primary education in Uzbekistan, especially in the context of the modern development of science and technology.
Aziza Samatova, Magdolna Chrappán
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This article reports the findings of a qualitative study that aimed to explore the ideas of 22 preservice physics teachers regarding astronomy concepts both within and beyond the solar system, as well as their understanding of the Nature of Science in ...
Fabian Hennig +3 more
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Astronomy in the City for Astronomy Education [PDF]
AbstractAstronomy is part of our culture. Astronomy cannot be isolated in a classroom, it has to be integrated in the normal life of teachers and students. “Astronomy in the city” is an important part of NASE (Network for Astronomy School Education) (Ros & Hemenway 2012). In each NASE course we introduce a “working group session” chaired by a local
Rosa M. Ros, Beatriz Garc
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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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