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ERIC Number: EJ627160
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
A Cross-College Age Study of Science and Nonscience Students' Conceptions of Basic Astronomy Concepts in Preservice Training for High-School Teachers.
Trumper, Ricardo
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v10 n2 p189-95 Jun 2001
A questionnaire of 19 questions given to a total of 433 students in college preservice training for future high school teachers showed that science and nonscience majors held a series of misconceptions on several central topics in basic astronomy. (Author)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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