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ASTRONOMICAL EDUCATION IN THE NICHOLAS COPERNICUS OBSERVATORY AND PLANETARIUM IN BRNO
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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A multi-disciplinary team recently came together online to discuss the application of sonification in astronomy, focussing on the effective use of sound for scientific discovery and for improving accessibility to astronomy research and education. Here we provide a meeting report.
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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.
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A New Resource for College Distance Education Astronomy Laboratory Exercises [PDF]
This article introduces a set of distance education astronomy laboratory exercises for use by college students and instructors and discuss first usage results. This General Astronomy Education Source (GEAS) exercise set contains eight two-week projects designed to guide students through both core content and mathematical applications of general ...
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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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An Autograded, Open Educational Resource Assessment Tool for Astronomy Using MyOpenMath [PDF]
We present an Open Educational Resource system that instructors can use to assign automatically graded, randomized, and scaffolded assessment questions for astronomy classes.
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Distance/Internet Astronomy Education [PDF]
This paper briefly reports two major programs being operated by Charles Sturt University, Bathurst: the Cosmology Distinction Course for gifted and talented senior high school students and the CSU Remote Telescope Project for upper-elementary and lower secondary school students.
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Gaming to Learn astronomy, an innovation approach, two study cases [PDF]
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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Student staff partnership to create an interdisciplinary science skills course in a research intensive university [PDF]
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
Curry, Gordon+6 more
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Astronomy Education for Preschool Children: Exploring the Sky
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of astronomy activities in science education with preschool children through semi-structured interviews. The interviews were conducted with the children before and after the implementation of the
Serkan Timur+3 more
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