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Student ideas about the moon and its phases and the impact of a real 3D model of the Sun/Earth/Moon system in an introductory astronomy laboratory course
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Students who take a college level introductory astronomy lab course for non-science majors answer survey questions about the Moon and its phases as part of a regular curriculum. We…
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Enhancing College Students' Understanding of Lunar Phases
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Astronomy education researchers now know that college students do not enter the introductory astronomy classroom as blank slates, but rather with a pre-existing understanding of many…
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Reading the Sky - From Starspots to Spotting Stars
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This thesis encompasses two research fields in astronomy: astrometry and astronomy education and they are discussed in two parts. These parts represent two sides of a coin;…
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Who Needs 3D When the Universe Is Flat?
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U. Eriksson, Sci. Educ.,
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An overlooked feature in astronomy education is the need for students to learn to extrapolate three-dimensionality and the challenges that this may involve. Discerning critical…
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Development and Validation of the Light and Spectroscopy Concept Inventory
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E. Bardar, E. Prather, K. Brecher, and T. Slater, Astron. Educ. Rev.,
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This article describes the development and validation of the Light and Spectroscopy Concept Inventory (LSCI), a 26-item diagnostic test designed (1) to measure students' conceptual…
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The Need for a Light and Spectroscopy Concept Inventory for Assessing Innovations in Introductory Astronomy Survey Courses
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E. Bardar, E. Prather, K. Brecher, and T. Slater, Astron. Educ. Rev.,
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In this era of dramatically increased astronomy education research efforts, there is a growing need for standardized evaluation protocols and a strategy to assess both student…
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Student Understanding of Gravity in Introductory College Astronomy
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K. Williamson and S. Willoughby, Astron. Educ. Rev.,
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Twenty-four free-response questions were developed to explore introductory college astronomy students’ understanding of gravity in a variety of contexts, including in and around…
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Development of the Newtonian Gravity Concept Inventory
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K. Williamson, S. Willoughby, and E. Prather, Astron. Educ. Rev.,
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We introduce the Newtonian Gravity Concept Inventory (NGCI), a 26-item multiple-choice instrument to assess introductory general education college astronomy (“Astro 101”) student…
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Gamified approach to teaching introductory astronomy online
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D. Barringer, J. Plummer, J. Kregenow, and C. Parma, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.,
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[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] An increased interest in using video games in educational contexts has led to many innovations in both…
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Virtual Reality as a Teaching Tool for Moon Phases and Beyond
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J. Madden, A. Won, J. Schuldt, B. Kim, S. Pandita, Y. Sun, T. Stone, and N. Holmes, PERC 2018 Proceedings.
A ball on a stick is a common and simple activity for teaching the phases of the Moon. This activity, like many others in physics and astronomy, gives students a perspective they…
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