University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts

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written by Ricardo Trumper

A questionnaire of 19 questions given to 76 students entering an `Introduction to astronomy' course at university showed that the students held a series of misconceptions on several central topics in basic astronomy.

Physics Education: Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 9-15

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301

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DOI:: 10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301
PII:: S0031-9120(00)04571-8
URL:: Link to Material
Keywords:: Astronomy, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 14, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: November 28, 2005 by Vince Kuo
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 1, 2000
Other Collections:: The PER-Central

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<a href="http://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=2974">Trumper, Ricardo. "University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts." Phys. Educ. 35, no. 1, (January 1, 2000): 9-15.</a>

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R. Trumper, Phys. Educ. 35 (1), 9 (2000), WWW Document, (http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301).

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R. Trumper, University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts, Phys. Educ. 35 (1), 9 (2000), <http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301>.

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Trumper, R. (2000, January 1). University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts. Phys. Educ., 35(1), 9-15. Retrieved June 20, 2013, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301

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Trumper, Ricardo. "University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts." Phys. Educ. 35, no. 1, (January 1, 2000): 9-15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301 (accessed 20 June 2013).

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Trumper, Ricardo. "University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts." Phys. Educ. 35.1 (2000): 9-15. 20 June 2013 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301>.

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