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Direct linkJensen, Marc – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2016
Throughout its history, Pluto has held interest for many as an underdog planet--as "the little guy" fighting for recognition. After years of debate, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially revised its definition of planethood in 2006, downgrading Pluto from full planetary status to "dwarf planet" (Retrieved August…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Science Activities, Montessori Method
Lessl, Thomas – Science & Education, 2018
Scientific inquiry is both theoretical and empirical. It succeeds by bringing thought into productive harmony with the observable universe, and thus, students can attain a robust understanding of the nature of science (NOS) only by developing a balanced appreciation of both these dimensions. In this article, I examine naïve empiricism, a teaching…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Religion, Conflict, Scientific Research
Carbonel, Cyril; Grasset, Sébastien; Maysonnave, Jean – Physics Teacher, 2018
In astronomy, methods such as direct imaging or interferometry-based techniques (Michelson stellar interferometry for example) are used for observations. A particular advantage of interferometry is that it permits greater spatial resolution compared to direct imaging with a single telescope, which is limited by diffraction owing to the aperture of…
Descriptors: Astronomy, High School Students, Science Instruction, College Students
Everding, Daniel J.; Keller, John M. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
We present the analysis of the planetarium usage survey (PLUS), a two-part, mixed-methods initial study investigating planetarium use in the U.S. by undergraduate learners. Seventy-seven planetariums situated on college or university campuses within the U.S. completed an online survey during the fall of 2018 with 11 of those participating in…
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Space Exploration, Astronomy, Undergraduate Students
Download full textSerttas, Seçil; Türkoglu, Ayse Yenilmez – Participatory Educational Research, 2020
The purpose of the study was to diagnose students' misconceptions of a number of basic astronomy concepts, namely, the Universe, the Sun, Comets and Constellations. The study was designed as a mixed method research and the sample was composed of a total of 110 seventh grade students. Data were collected through concept cartoons and interviews. In…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, Cartoons
Hechter, Richard P. – Physics Education, 2020
'It is the belt!' This is how middle school teachers in a science teaching professional development program rationalized why they believe Orion is the most recognizable of all constellations in the night sky. It was from this foundation that we chose Orion to be the focus of a four-phase ethnoastronomy-based project reported here. Ethnoastronomy,…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Faculty Development
Ruddell, Nicholas – Teaching Science, 2021
The purpose of this open letter is to report on an innovative cross-cultural science education program that was introduced to upper primary and lower high schools across New South Wales over a four-year period. Titled 'Sky Stories', the program blends current Western science understandings with Indigenous Australian knowledge of astronomy in order…
Descriptors: Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Culturally Relevant Education
Keegans, James D.; Stancliffe, Richard J.; Bilton, Lawrence E.; Cashmore, Claire R.; Gibson, Brad K.; Kristensen, Mikkel Theiss; Lawson, Thomas V.; Pignatari, Marco; Vaezzadeh, Iraj; Côté, Benoit; Chongchitnan, Siri – Physics Education, 2021
We present our outreach program, the "Thailand-UK Python+Astronomy Summer School" (ThaiPASS), a collaborative project comprising UK and Thai institutions and assess its impact and possible application to schools in the United Kingdom. Since its inception in 2018, the annual ThaiPASS has trained around 60 Thai high-school students in…
Descriptors: International Programs, Program Effectiveness, Outreach Programs, High School Students
Salimpour, Saeed; Bartlett, Sophie; Fitzgerald, Michael T.; McKinnon, David H.; Cutts, K. Ross; James, C. Renee; Miller, Scott; Danaia, Lena; Hollow, Robert P.; Cabezon, Sergio; Faye, Michel; Tomita, Akihiko; Max, Charles; de Korte, Michael; Baudouin, Cyrille; Birkenbauma, Daina; Kallery, Maria; Anjos, Sara; Wu, Qixuan; Chu, Hye-eun; Slater, Eileen; Ortiz-Gil, Amelia – Research in Science Education, 2021
Astronomy is considered by many to be a gateway science owing to its ability to inspire curiosity in everyone irrespective of age, culture, or general inclination towards science. Currently, where there is a global push to get more students engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, astronomy provides an invaluable conduit to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies, Science Curriculum
Hite, Rebecca; Jones, M. Gail; Andre, Tom; Childers, Gina; Corin, Elysa – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2019
Despite policy changes and targeted outreach, issues of under-representation persist for women and minorities in science fields. Previous research has explored extrinsic motivational factors for underrepresented groups in both formal educational settings. However, little research has investigated intrinsic motivation within informal educational…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Disproportionate Representation, Motivation, Recreational Activities
Azevedo, Flávio S.; Mann, Michele J. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
We add to research on embodied cognition by investigating the observational practices of amateur astronomers. Specifically, we take an interactionist perspective and examine how the body is recruited, moment by moment, as a resource for producing and communicating meaning during field activity. The data corpus is a set of ethnographic video…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Ethnography, Video Technology, Group Activities
Brock, Laci Shea; Prather, Edward; Impey, Chris – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] One goal for a scientifically literate citizenry would be for learners to appreciate when the Earth came to be and where it resides in the Universe. Understanding the Earth's formation in time in both a sociohistorical and scientific sense allows us to place humanity…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Models, Astronomy, Constructivism (Learning)
Dolbear, Sam; Proctor, Hannah – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2016
The French utopian socialist Charles Fourier is a key figure in Walter Benjamin's "Arcades Project". For Benjamin, one of the most significant aspects of Fourier's utopian vision was its conceptualisation of work as a form of play. According to Fourier it would be possible to build a world around people's inherent desires. In such a…
Descriptors: Children, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Astronomy
Fulco, Charles – Science and Children, 2017
This article is a follow-up to previous articles on the August 2017 Great American Eclipse. The author discusses what totality is when viewing the eclipse and the spots across the United States where totality will take place.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Astronomy, Teaching Methods, Observation
Madsen, Adrian; McKagan, Sarah B.; Sayre, Eleanor C. – Physics Teacher, 2017
There is a plethora of concept inventories available for faculty to use, but it is not always clear exactly why you would use these tests, or how you should administer them and interpret the results. These research-based tests about physics and astronomy concepts are valuable because they allow for standardized comparisons among institutions,…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Science Tests, Physics, Astronomy
