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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
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
A National Study Assessing the Teaching and Learning of Introductory Astronomy Part II: The Connection between Student Demographics and Learning 
  
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A. Rudolph, E. Prather, G. Brissenden, D. Consiglio, and V. Gonzaga, Astron. Educ. Rev., 9 (1).
This is the second in a series of reports on a national study of the teaching and learning of astronomy in general education, nonscience major, introductory college astronomy courses…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER0009068
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...
The Underrepresentation Curriculum Project 
  
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Editors: A. Daane, D. Doucette, C. Gosling, D. Hsi, C. Mathis, A. Morrison, S. Park, M. Rifkin, and J. Tabora
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The Underrepresentation Curriculum (URC) is a free, flexible curriculum for STEM instructors to teach about injustice and change the culture of STEM. Using tools such as data…
https://underrep.com/
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
Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide 
  
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Editor: A. Fraknoi; Publisher: Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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This guide provides resources (written and on the web) about the contributions of women to astronomy. It includes sections on over 30 specific women of the past and present, and also…
https://astrosociety.org/education-outreach/resource-guides/women-in-ast...
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) 
  
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This site has a list of NSF funded research opportunities for undergraduate students in Astronomy. Students can search for REU Sites and Faculty can get information on how to present…
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517
American Journal of Physics
Follow-up study of a PSI astronomy course 
  
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R. Bieniek and M. Zeilik, Am. J. Phys., 44 (7), 695-696 (1976).
Summarizes the results of a student opinion questionnaire that was distributed to students of a PSI (Personalized System of Instruction) astronomy course for seven consecutive…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10335
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