Astronomy alternative conceptions in pre-adolescent students in Western Australia
| Autor: | David H. McKinnon, Eileen Slater, Julia E. Morris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Science Education. 40:2158-2180 |
| ISSN: | 1464-5289 0950-0693 |
| Popis: | Alternative conceptions in astronomy are a road block to new learning. Astronomy content is included in the Australian Curriculum (AC) from Year 3 and then intermittently in Year 5, Year 7 and Year 10. In accepting that science is socio-culturally constructed, it is important for teachers to have a clear understanding of the alternative conceptions that students bring with them to the science classroom. This article reports on the alternative conceptions elicited from 546 students ranging from Year 5 through Year 7 using a modified form of the Astronomy Diagnostic Test [Danaia, L. (2006). Students’ experiences, perceptions and performance in junior secondary school science: An intervention study involving a remote telescope (Doctoral dissertation). Charles Sturt University, Bathurst]. Results show that some well identified alternative conceptions, such as the ‘eclipse model’ to explain the phases of the Moon, exist before students enter high school and prior to any formal learning on the topic. In... |
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