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A Cross-College Age Study of Science and Nonscience Students' Conceptions of Basic Astronomy Concepts in Preservice Training for High-School Teachers.
Trumper, Ricardo

A Cross-College Age Study of Science and Nonscience Students' Conceptions of Basic Astronomy Concepts in Preservice Training for High-School Teachers.

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Education & Pedagogy Published 2001 Verification Pending

Overview & Synopsis

A questionnaire of 19 questions given to a total of 433 students in college preservice training for future high school teachers showed that science and nonscience majors held a series of misconceptions on several central topics in basic astronomy. (Author)

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Document Title A Cross-College Age Study of Science and Nonscience Students' Conceptions of Basic Astronomy Concepts in Preservice Training for High-School Teachers.
Author / Organization Trumper, Ricardo
Subject & Discipline Astronomy, Higher Education, Misconceptions
Categories Education & Pedagogy
Publication Year 2001
License / Rights Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource
Resource Verification Listed PDF (Verification Pending)
Original Host Website ERIC (Education Resources) (eric.ed.gov)
File Format application/pdf (Portable Document Format)
Language EN
Catalog ID DOC-295288
Original Source Link Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov »