The Virtual Solar System Project: Developing Conceptual Understanding of Astronomical Concepts through Building Three-Dimensional Computational Models.

Keating, Thomas; Barnett, Michael; Barab, Sasha A.; Hay, Kenneth E.

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ERIC Number: EJ652713

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Publication Date: 2002

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The Virtual Solar System Project: Developing Conceptual Understanding of Astronomical Concepts through Building Three-Dimensional Computational Models.

Keating, Thomas; Barnett, Michael; Barab, Sasha A.; Hay, Kenneth E.

Journal of Science Education and Technology, v11 n3 p261-75 Sep 2002

Describes the Virtual Solar System (VSS) course which is one of the first attempts to integrate three-dimensional (3-D) computer modeling as a central component of introductory undergraduate education. Assesses changes in student understanding of astronomy concepts as a result of participating in an experimental introductory astronomy course in which students constructed 3-D models of astronomical phenomena. (Contains 40 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Models, Science Education, Three Dimensional Aids

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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