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Ricardo Trumper 2000 Phys. Educ. 35 9 doi:10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/301

University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts

Ricardo Trumper

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TEACHING PHYSICS

A questionnaire of 19 questions given to 76 students entering an `Introduction to astronomy' course at university showed that the students held a series of misconceptions on several central topics in basic astronomy.


PACS

01.40.E- Science in school

01.40.Fk Physics education research (cognition, problem solving, etc.)

95.10.-a Fundamental astronomy

01.30.Rr Surveys and tutorial papers; resource letters

Subjects

Education and communication

Astrophysics and astroparticles

Dates

Issue 1 (January 2000)

Received 26 May 1999



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