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Direct linkBailey, Janelle M.; Prather, Edward E.; Johnson, Bruce; Slater, Timothy F. – Astronomy Education Review, 2009
This study (Note 1) investigated the beliefs about stars that students hold when they enter an undergraduate introductory astronomy course for nonscience majors. Students' preinstructional ideas were investigated through the use of several student-supplied-response (SSR) surveys, which asked students to describe their ideas about topics such as…
Descriptors: Nonmajors, Science Instruction, Astronomy, Undergraduate Students
Slater, Stephanie J.; Slater, Timothy F.; Lyons, Daniel J. – Physics Teacher, 2011
The universe of topics to choose from when teaching an astronomy course is astronomically immense. This wide array of opportunity presents some inherently difficult choices for teachers at all levels on how to limit the scope of the course to make the syllabus manageable. As but one example, consider that even the most experienced astronomy…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Computer Uses in Education
