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Direct linkZachary Richards; Angela M. Kelly – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
This research was a qualitative transcendental phenomenological exploration of astronomy identity formation among astronomy majors and physics majors engaged in astronomy research. Participants (N=1?0), all of whom identified with traditionally marginalized groups in astronomy, were recruited from two large universities in New York state at…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Astronomy, Professional Identity, Self Concept
Elliott, Leslie Atkins; Hunter, Amanda; Krutz, Carl; Moran, ShaKayla; Sherrow, Elliot – Physics Teacher, 2021
The Sun does not return to the same position in the sky every 24 hours. At local noon, for example, the Sun will appear higher in the sky as we move from winter to summer solstice. In addition, and perhaps more surprisingly, solar days (the roughly 24 hours between subsequent local noons) vary in length, causing the Sun to be east or west of its…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Time, Measurement Equipment, Motion
D. K. Keblbeck; K. Piatek-Jimenez; C. Medina Medina – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Historically, physics has been a predominantly male field, with previous literature showing that there is little diversity among U.S. physics students at the undergraduate and graduate levels or among physicists within the work force. Recent research indicates that the lack of diversity in physics is partially due to an unwelcoming climate within…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physics, Majors (Students), Disproportionate Representation
Hans Bekaert; Mieke De Cock; Wim Van Dooren; Hans Van Winckel – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
We present two studies to investigate the extent to which attending a planetarium presentation increases secondary school students' understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars. In the first study, we used the Apparent Motion of Sun and Stars (AMoSS) test in a pretest/post-test/retention test setting to measure learning gains and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recreational Facilities, Secondary School Students, Astronomy
Karaman, Ayhan – Science & Education, 2023
The demarcation problem as one of the most prominent topics in the philosophy of science deserves a higher profile in science education literature as a part of the discussions about the instruction of the nature of science (NOS) concepts to generate a scientifically literate society. In this qualitative survey research study, the views of the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes
MacKenzie Lenz; Jessica Payton; Ramón Barthelemy – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
In 2017, the University of Utah experienced a tragedy that accelerated already proposed changes to the physics and astronomy graduate program. This article outlines the changes made to the graduate program and discusses students' experiences with the early implementation of the new policies. In-depth, open-ended interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Educational Change, Physics, Astronomy
Download full textNeti Wulandari; Wirawan Fadly; Primus Demboh – Journal of Science Learning, 2025
This study investigates the role of environmental insight--defined as students' prior knowledge--and the use of a virtual reality laboratory in exploring celestial bodies and solar system content integrated with Qur'anic science, with a focus on their effects on students' argumentation abilities. The research employs a quasi-experimental design,…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Persuasive Discourse, Science Instruction, Prior Learning
Veronica McCauley; Adriana Cardinot – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2025
Educational games enhance science learning by offering interactive experiences beyond traditional classroom methods. While digital games are widely studied, non-digital games remain underexplored, with limited guidance on their educational value. This study examines the pedagogical potential of non-digital games in astronomy education. Using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Astronomy, Game Based Learning, Teacher Attitudes
Briley L. Lewis – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
Writing is a critical skill for modern science, enabling collaboration, scientific discourse, public outreach, and more. Accordingly, it is important to consider how physicists and astronomers are trained to write. This study aims to understand the landscape of science writing education, specifically in physics and astronomy, in higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Science Education, College Science, Physics
Freed, Rachel; McKinnon, David; Fitzgerald, Michael; Norris, Christina M. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
This paper presents a new astronomy self-efficacy instrument, composed of two factors; one relating to learning astronomy content, which we call astronomy personal self-efficacy, and the other relating to the use of astronomical instrumentation, specifically the use of remote robotic telescopes for data collection. The latter is referred to as the…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Astronomy, Self Efficacy
Treschman, Keith – Teaching Science, 2022
The topic of the seasons is covered in both primary and secondary schools in Australia. It may be difficult for some students to comprehend how the Sun alters its position throughout the year. This article shows how to calculate the changing rising and setting positions of the Sun for one's locality and the extremes of its elevation near noon over…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Astronomy, Computation, Motion
Kristel Izquierdo – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Knowledge about the interior density distribution of a planetary body can constrain geophysical processes and reveal information about the origin and evolution of the body. Properties of this interior distribution can be inferred by analyzing gravity acceleration data sampled by orbiting satellites. Usually, the gravity data is complemented with…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Algorithms
Milos Tichy; Jana Ticha; Michaela Honkova – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2024
What to say to the public about asteroid hazards and how to say it to them? In this article, we relate how our small professional research institution (Klet Observatory, Czech Republic), devoted specifically to Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), together with the educational branch (Ceske Budejovice Observatory and Planetarium, Czech Republic), has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Space Exploration, Astronomy, Scientific Research
Seda Sogut; Murat Genc – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2025
In today's world, where technology is advancing day by day and it is easier to access information, developments in science bring along a process that involves dilemmas regarding the ethical and moral values of individuals as well as providing basic scientific knowledge to society. Space exploration refers to a perspective that examines the social,…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Scientific Concepts, Astronomy, Workshops
Briley L. Lewis; Abygail R. Waggoner; Emma Clarke; Alison L. Crisp; Mark Dodici; Graham M. Doskoch; Michael M. Foley; Ryan Golant; Skylar Grayson; Sahil Hegde; Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas; Charles J. Law; R. R. Lefever; Ishan Mishra; Mark Popinchalk; Sabina Sagynbayeva; Samantha L. Wong; Wei Yan; Kaitlyn L. Ingraham Dixie; K. Supriya – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
Undergraduate physics and astronomy students are expected to engage with scientific literature as they begin their research careers, yet reading comprehension skills are rarely explicitly taught in major courses. We seek to determine the efficacy of a reading assignment designed to improve undergraduate astronomy (or related) majors' perceived…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Process Skills, Astronomy
