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Utilization of hands-on and simulation activities for teaching middle school lunar concepts
A great deal of literature exists surrounding the misconceptions that students have regarding the moon, specifically how the moon phases and eclipses occur. These studies provide teachers with information regarding what misconceptions their students may come to the classroom with as well as some ideas as to how to approach and correct them. However, these methods are not always validated with classroom-based research, and much of the research that has been done is in the high school and college setting. As such, we have undertaken a study to investigate what a group of middle school students know about the moon pre-instruction, and how hands-on activities and computer simulations affect student learning and understanding of these topics. The results of this project show that neither supplementation was distinguishably more effective in improving student test scores, as measured by normalized gains; this may be an artifact of high pre-test scores, as described herein.
Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference series Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012 Volume 1513, Pages 346–349
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=17199">Roseman, Reni, and Dyan Jones. "Utilization of hands-on and simulation activities for teaching middle school lunar concepts." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012.</a>
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R. Roseman and D. Jones, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, 2012, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17199&DocID=6121).
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R. Roseman and D. Jones, Utilization of hands-on and simulation activities for teaching middle school lunar concepts, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, 2012, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17199&DocID=6121>.
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Roseman, R., & Jones, D. (2012, August 1-2). Utilization of hands-on and simulation activities for teaching middle school lunar concepts. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved November 7, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17199&DocID=6121
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Roseman, Reni, and Dyan Jones. "Utilization of hands-on and simulation activities for teaching middle school lunar concepts." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17199&DocID=6121 (accessed 7 November 2025).
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Roseman, Reni, and Dyan Jones. "Utilization of hands-on and simulation activities for teaching middle school lunar concepts." Physics Education Research Conference 2012. Philadelphia, PA: 2012. 346–349 Vol. 1513 of PER Conference. 7 Nov. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17199&DocID=6121>.
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Author = "Reni Roseman and Dyan Jones",
Title = {Utilization of hands-on and simulation activities for teaching middle school lunar concepts},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2012},
Pages = {346–349},
Address = {Philadelphia, PA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Volume = {1513},
Month = {August 1-2},
Year = {2012}
}
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