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Merryn Cole; Thomas Ryan; Jennifer Wilhelm – Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 2023
While scientific vocabulary is important, it can often become problematic for students. Sometimes, those words can become a barrier to participation or act as a gatekeeper to success in the science classroom. Under the Next Generation Science Standards, middle school students are expected to model Earth-Moon-Sun motions to explain Moon phases,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Vocabulary, Astronomy
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Saeed Salimpour; Michael Fitzgerald; Robert Hollow – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Over the years, there have been various calls to increase and better represent astronomy in curricula. This is motivated by views within the astronomy and astronomy education communities that the awe, wonder, and interdisciplinary nature of astronomy has the potential to engage students in STEM across disciplines. Reviews of curricula have shown…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Physics, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Slater, E. V.; Morris, J. E.; McKinnon, D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
Alternative conceptions in astronomy are a road block to new learning. Astronomy content is included in the Australian Curriculum (AC) from Year 3 and then intermittently in Year 5, Year 7 and Year 10. In accepting that science is socio-culturally constructed, it is important for teachers to have a clear understanding of the alternative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Astronomy, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Barnett, Michael; Morran, Judy – International Journal of Science Education, 2002
Analyzes a project-based space science curriculum designed to support elementary school students in understanding complex, inter-related astronomy concepts. Uses pre- and post-interviews, examines student work, and has students complete a pre- and post-astronomy conceptual survey to assess conceptual change. Points out that instruction should…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Science Curriculum
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Brickhouse, Nancy W.; Dagher, Zoubeida R.; Shipman, Harry L.; Letts, William J., IV – Science and Education, 2002
Describes a study providing evidence of how students' talk and writing about the nature of science differs depending on the particular scientific topic under discussion. Describes the relationship between theory and evidence, warrants for belief, and nature of observation. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Biology, Concept Formation, Epistemology
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Sadler, Philip M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
Reports on a study that uses psychometric modeling to rank the appeal of a variety of children's astronomical ideas on a single uniform scale. Findings support the view that alternative conceptions may be markers of progress toward understanding. Contains 82 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Educational Strategies
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Lombardi, Olimpia – Science and Education, 1999
In science teaching, Aristotelian physics is often presented in a fragmentary and oversimplified way which distorts the true meaning of Aristotelian concepts. Discusses some mistakes that originate from a partial reading of Aristotle's work. Contains 32 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts
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Coyle, Harold P. – Mercury, 1994
Explains the philosophy that forms the basis of a high school physical science course based on astronomy and the activity-based textbook that accompanies it. Cites specific examples of misconceptions related to astronomy and recommends various diagnostic and concept change strategies. (DDR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Course Content
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Cohen, Michael R.; Kagan, Martin H. – Science Teacher, 1979
Describes some common misconceptions of children about the way the world works. Ways for teachers and curriculum developers to become aware of these misconceptions are also included. (HM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Earth Science
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Ward, R. Bruce; Sadler, Philip M.; Shapiro, Irwin I. – Astronomy Education Review, 2008
We report on an evaluation of the effectiveness of Project ARIES, an astronomy-based physical science curriculum for upper elementary and middle school children. ARIES students use innovative, simple, and affordable apparatus to carry out a wide range of indoor and outdoor hands-on, discovery-based activities. Student journals and comprehensive…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Grade 4, Grade 3, Teaching Methods