Supporting Student Transduction of Meanings Across Modes in Primary School Astronomy [PDF]
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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Primary beam effects of radio astronomy antennas – II. Modelling MeerKAT L-band beams [PDF]
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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Describing astronomy identity of upper primary and middle school students through structural equation modeling [PDF]
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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Teaching Elementary Astronomy in Village Primary Schools in India [PDF]
Dr. M.F. Ingham, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, U.K., reported on the work of Professor V.G. Kulkarni and his colleagues at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, none of whom could attend this meeting. They are preparing some excellent material for teaching elementary astronomy in village primary schools in India.
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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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The purposes of this research were to 1) develop the lesson plan, 2) compare the learning achievement of the teach model in Subject Pneumatics and Hydraulics by using Research-Based Learning , and 3) evaluate the students’ satisfaction on teaching model in Subject Pneumatics and Hydraulics by using Research-Based Learning.
Kathawut Kulsirirat +1 more
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EFFECT OF 5E TEACHING MODEL ON PRIMARY SCHOOL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ LEARNING ON SOME ASTRONOMY CONCEPTS [PDF]
The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of the 5E teaching model on the primary school pre-service teachers’ (PSPTs) learning some astronomy concepts. The sample of this research consisted of 90 PSPTs in the 2nd year at a state university. The research was carried out on the pre-experimental methodology with a single research group.
Çiğdem Şahin +2 more
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The Charles Sturt University Remote Telescope Project: Astronomy for Primary School Students [PDF]
AbstractThe Charles Sturt University Remote Telescope Project aims to make available to primary school students and their teachers a simple-to-use telescope and CCD camera set up over the Internet. Access to the telescope is supported by a 10 week curriculum unit of Astronomy activities. The telescope is not a robotic device. It is controllable in real
David McKinnon, Andrew Mainwaring
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Astronomy Workshops: Implementation in Greek Primary School
<p>Astronomy workshops were implemented in the 9<sup>th</sup> Primary School of Komotini which is an urban school located in the north-eastern part of Greece. The challenge that the school has to tackle is irregular attendance and school dropout.
Marina Molla +2 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]
16 pages, 15 figures, 2 online videos, Accepted in MNRAS. For the online videos, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc9lLxJy3Ow and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...
Kelachukwu Iheanetu +7 more
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