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Spatial thinking in astronomy education research
Physical 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.
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Astronomy Education: an international perspective [PDF]
International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 1997 Education is important to astronomers because it affects the recruitment and training of future astronomers, and because it affects the awareness, understanding and appreciation of astronomy by taxpayers and politicians who support us. We have an obligation to share the excitement and the significance of our work with students and the public. Education
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Discovering New Variable Stars at Key Stage 3 [PDF]
, 2017 Details of the London pilot of the `Discovery Project' are presented, where university-based astronomers were given the chance to pass on some real and applied knowledge of astronomy to a group of selected secondary school pupils.
Chubb, Katy +4 more
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Regulations and Ethical Considerations for Astronomy Education Research II: Resources and Worked Examples [PDF]
, 2008 This article discusses the legal and ethical requirements of human subjects research proposals in astronomy education research. We present an overview of the relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines that inform an Institutional Review Board ...
Antonellis, J. +3 more
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Student staff partnership to create an interdisciplinary science skills course in a research intensive university [PDF]
, 2015 This paper reflects upon the development of a multidisciplinary lesson plan aimed at developing science skills for Physics and Astronomy, Geographical and Earth Sciences, and Chemistry students at a research intensive Scottish university. The lesson plan
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ASTRONOMICAL EDUCATION IN THE NICHOLAS COPERNICUS OBSERVATORY AND PLANETARIUM IN BRNO
Odessa Astronomical Publications, 2007 The astronomy can be an ideal vehicle for extending the informal education. The planetariums can be the appropriate choice for an extended education. The science of astronomy has a great advantage over other disciplines and all those attributes can be ...
S. Ledvinka, J. Pisala
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Nature, 1964 The Young Astronomers' Companion By K. Fea. Pp. 160 + 12 plates. (London: Souvenir Press, Ltd., 1962.) 18S. net. Handbook of Telescope Making By N. E. Howard. Pp. x + 322. (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1962.) 45S. Experiments in Sky Watching By Dr. Franklyn M. Branley. Pp. 117. (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1962.) 21s. net. The Moon Earth's Natural
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, 2013 Striking differences between physics and biology have important implications for interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. I am a physicist with interdisciplinary connections. The research group in which I work,
Marder, Michael
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Resource Letter RBAI-1: Research-Based Assessment Instruments in Physics and Astronomy [PDF]
, 2016 Citation: Madsen, A., McKagan, S. B., & Sayre, E. C. (2017). Resource Letter RBAI-1: Research-Based Assessment Instruments in Physics and Astronomy. American Journal of Physics, 85(4), 245-264.
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Gaming to Learn astronomy, an innovation approach, two study cases [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2019 In this paper I am going to present you two innovative approaches for learning Astronomy through gaming. On one hand we used the subject of Astronomy as a vehicle since Astronomy provides a unique environment for educators from Kindergarten to Lyceum ...
Metaxa Margarita
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