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Ladd, Ned; Nottis, Katharyn E. K. – Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 2019
As computer-based visualization techniques are becoming more important across the landscape of astronomy education, this pre-test/post-test study using the Size, Scale, and Structure Concept Inventory (S3CI) looked at the impact of using a hybrid combination of hands-on and computer-based activities on the learning of five semesters of non-science…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Computer Simulation, Science Laboratories, Astronomy
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Lippert, Nathaniel; Partridge, Bruce – Astronomy Education Review, 2004
The American Astronomical Society has recently developed an ambitious set of goals for introductory astronomy courses. How well does an introductory astronomy course based firmly on these goals actually do? In this article, an education student enrolled in such a class and the professor who taught it present an unvarnished analysis of one course…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses, Educational Objectives