| Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Slater, Timothy F. (Author), Tatge, Coty B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319572008 ISBN-13: 9783319572000 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $61.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy - Science | Study & Teaching - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
| Dewey: 507.1 |
| Series: Springerbriefs in Astronomy |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.45 lbs) 131 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |