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Supporting Student Transduction of Meanings Across Modes in Primary School Astronomy [PDF]
Frontiers in Communication, 2022 The multimodal nature of knowledge development and learning in science is now increasingly recognized. While researchers have focused on identifying how different representational modes afford meaning-making, the question of how students are guided to ...
Russell Tytler, Vaughan Prain
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Describing astronomy identity of upper primary and middle school students through structural equation modeling [PDF]
Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021 We describe how young students situate themselves with respect to astronomy through an identity framework that features four dimensions: interest, utility value, confidence, and conceptual knowledge.
Arturo Colantonio +7 more
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Primary beam effects of radio astronomy antennas – II. Modelling MeerKAT L-band beams [PDF]
, 2021 After a decade of design and construction, South Africa's SKA-MID precursor MeerKAT has begun its science operations. To make full use of the widefield capability of the array, it is imperative that we have an accurate model of the primary beam of its ...
K. M. B. Asad +14 more
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Primary beam effects of radio astronomy antennas – I. Modelling the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) L-band beam using holography [PDF]
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2019 Modern interferometric imaging relies on advanced calibration that incorporates direction-dependent effects. Their increasing number of antennas (e.g. in LOFAR, VLA, MeerKAT/SKA) and sensitivity are often tempered with the accuracy of their calibration ...
Kelachukwu Iheanetu +7 more
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Determining Pre-Service Teachers’ Astronomy-Related Self-Efficacy Belief Levels
Center 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 Bektaş
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Education SciencesGlobally, astronomy education is being promoted through curricula. Research indicates that educators need support to fundamentally comprehend and gain knowledge of astronomy as well as pedagogical expertise to organize and facilitate astronomy-related ...
Maria Ampartzaki +6 more
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Interactive Games and Plays in Teaching Physics and Astronomy
Education Sciences, 2023 Physics is a difficult subject in which to trigger interest in pupils, particularly in junior high school classes: this reflects in the results of maturity exams.
Zhuldyzay Akimkhanova +2 more
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Open AstronomyAs China’s only non-core K-12 science subject, astronomy education faces resource constraints. Beijing Planetarium (BJP), home to the Chinese Astronomical Society Popularization Committee, addresses this through tiered programs.
Chong Feng +6 more
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Primary beam calibration for commensal telescopes utilizing offset optics [PDF]
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space SciencesIntroductionAccurate primary beam calibration is essential for precise brightness measurements in radio astronomy. The VLA Low-band Ionosphere and Transient Experiment (VLITE) faces challenges in calibration due to the offset Cassegrain optics used in ...
Emil Polisensky +3 more
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THE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY TOURISM IN PROMOTING EGYPT [PDF]
Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2023 This study aims to increase the awareness about the astronomy tourism in Egypt which can be considered as a new and niche branch of tourism, as well as highlighting the potential resources of astronomy tourism in Egypt.
Merna TAREK +2 more
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