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Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium
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Title
Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium
Abstract
From a noted specialist in astronomy education and outreach, this Brief provides an overview of the most influential discipline-based science education research literature now guiding contemporary astronomy teaching. In recent years, systematic studies of effective and efficient teaching strategies have provided a solid foundation for enhancing college-level students’ learning in astronomy. Teaching astronomy and planetary science at the college-level was once best characterized as professor-centered, information-download lectures. Today, astronomy faculty are striving to drastically improve the learning environment by using innovative teaching approaches. Uniquely, the authors have organized this book around strands of commonly employed astronomy teaching strategies to help readers, professors, and scholars quickly access the most relevant work while, simultaneously, avoiding the highly specialized, technical vocabulary of constructivist educational pedagogies unfamiliar to most astronomy professors. For readers who are currently teaching astronomy at the college level—or those who plan on teaching at the college level in the future—this Brief provides an indispensable guide.
Date
01/01/2017
Citation
Slater, T. F., & Tatge, C. (2017). Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium. Springer International Publishing. Retrieved from //www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319572000
Type of Publication
Author(s)
Slater, Timothy F. | Tatge, Coty B.
Editor(s)
Slater, Timothy F. | Tatge, Coty B.
Construct
Methodology
Research Setting
Target Group
Institution(s)
University of Wyoming | University of Wyoming
Book Title
Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium
Peer-Reviewed Status
Publisher
Springer Nature
Number of Pages
131
ISBN
978-3-319-57200-0
Resource Type
Nation(s) of Study
United States of America
Language
English