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Astronomy Education Review
Seven Concepts for Effective Teaching 
  
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A. Fraknoi, Astron. Educ. Rev., 10 (1), 3 (2011).
This is a brief essay about concepts for improving the way teachers teach. It is geared toward the field of Astronomy, but the concepts can be applied universally. The author…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2011008
Astronomy Education Review
Development and Application of a Situated Apprenticeship Approach to Professional Development of Astronomy Instructors 
  
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E. Prather and G. Brissenden, Astron. Educ. Rev., 7 (2), 1-17 (2008).
Professional development for astronomy instructors largely focuses on enhancing their understanding of the limitations of professor-centered lectures while also increasing awareness…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2008016
Deep Sky Observation 
  
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This website is dedicated to the amateur astronomer interested in Deep Sky Object Observation. It begins by explaining how these objects are divided into different types, mainly…
http://www.deepskyobs.com
Reading the Sky - From Starspots to Spotting Stars  [ Thesis ]
  
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This thesis encompasses two research fields in astronomy: astrometry and astronomy education and they are discussed in two parts. These parts represent two sides of a coin;…
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-234636
Science Education
Who Needs 3D When the Universe Is Flat? 
  
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U. Eriksson, Sci. Educ., 98 (3), 412–442 (2014).
An overlooked feature in astronomy education is the need for students to learn to extrapolate three-dimensionality and the challenges that this may involve. Discerning critical…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13750&DocID...
Astronomy Education Review
Research on a Lecture-Tutorial Approach to Teaching Introductory Astronomy for Non–Science Majors 
  
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E. Prather, T. Slater, J. Adams, J. Bailey, L. Monowar-Jones, and J. Dostal, Astron. Educ. Rev., 3 (2), 122-136 (2004).
The project produced learner-centered classroom instructional materials for a large-enrollment intro astronomy survey course for non-science majors. Lecture-Tutorials are…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2004019
A revision of a traditional astronomy course through active learning  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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R. Zich, A. Sammons, and R. Rosenblatt, PERC 2019 Proceedings, 687-692.
We report on the conversion of a general education sophomore-level astronomy course from traditional lecture-based methods to a more active-learning course. The course was reworked…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15228&DocID...
Studies in Educational Evaluation
A study of change in students' conceptual frameworks in astronomy 
  
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M. Finegold and D. Pundak, Stud. Educ. Eval., 17 (1), 151-166 (1991).
School students' conceptual frameworks in astronomy and students' levels of knowledge and conceptualization were examined for 130 students in grades 2 through 12. Knowledge and…
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-491X(05)80115-4
Physics Education
University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts 
  
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R. Trumper, Phys. Educ., 35 (1), 9-15 (2000).
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…
https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301
American Journal of Physics
Conceptual astronomy: A novel model for teaching postsecondary science courses 
  
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M. Zeilik, K. Teague, S. Hall, and W. Bisard, Am. J. Phys., 65 (10), 987-996 (1997).
An innovative, conceptually based instructional model for teaching large undergraduate astronomy courses was designed, implemented, and evaluated in the Fall 1995 semester. This…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18702
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