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The Modern U.S. High School Astronomy Course, Its Status and Makeup II: Additional Results

Abstract

A postal survey of high school astronomy teachers strongly confirms many results of an earlier electronic survey. Additional and new results include a measure of the level of inquiry (more structured inquiry and teacher-led) in the classroom as well as data showing that more emphasis is given to traditional topics than to contemporary astronomy research. The majority of students taking astronomy are college-bound, which offers support for the idea that astronomy might be considered as meeting college admissions requirements, even though it is not a laboratory or “core” science course. More usage of planetarium software is found than previously suspected, and more definitive usage rates for fixed and portable planetariums are found. By combining the two surveys’ results we obtain an even clearer picture of the current nature of high school astronomy courses.

Date

01/01/2009

Citation

Krumenaker, L. 2009, Astronomy Education Review, 8(1)

Type of Publication

Article

Author(s)

Krumenaker, Larry

Content

No Astronomy Content

Construct

Academic Social/Discourse

Methodology

Mixed-Methods

Research Setting

School

Target Group

Students > Middle School Students | Students > Secondary School Students

Institution(s)

University of Georgia

Journal Name

Astronomy Education Review

Peer-Reviewed Status

Yes

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

Volume

8

Issue Number

1

ISSN

15391515

Resource Type

Empirical Research

Nation(s) of Study

United States of America

Language

English

URL

http://portico.org/stable?au=pgg3ztfc7m8

Article URL/DOI

https://www.doi.org/10.3847/AER2009052

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