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Direct linkRachel Freed; David McKinnon; Saeed Salimpour; Michael Fitzgerald; Dan Reichart; Christina Norris – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
In this paper, we present the results of an investigation into the effects of engaging with robotic telescopes during an Astronomy 101 (Astro101) course in the United States and Canada on the self-efficacy of students. Using an astronomy self-efficacy survey that measures both astronomy personal self-efficacy and instrumental self-efficacy, the…
Descriptors: Robotics, Gender Differences, Physics, Science Instruction
R. Freed; D. H. McKinnon; M. T. Fitzgerald; S. Salimpour – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
This paper presents the results of a confirmatory factor analysis on two self-efficacy scales designed to probe the self-efficacy of college-level introductory astronomy (Astro-101) students (n ΒΌ 15181) from 22 institutions across the United States of America and Canada. The students undertook a course based on similar curriculum materials, which…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Science Instruction, Astronomy, Factor Analysis
