Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): Astronomy Education Journal - December 2023

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Welcome to the third volume of the Astronomy Education Journal

Published: 2023-12-21

Editorial

In this edition - Volume 3

Urban Eriksson; Saeed Salimpour
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Remembering a passionate Astronomy Education Researcher

Urban Eriksson
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Astronomy Education Research

An Initial Investigation of Students’ Understanding of Space Exploration

Janelle M. Bailey, Shannon D. Willoughby, Bahereh Assadi Samie
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Could strengthening the skills of proportional calculus improve astronomy learning in children? Evidence from an intervention in the 5th grade based on a theoretical proposal

Valeria Edelsztein
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PD Days Under the Moon: Teaching Lunar Phases to In-Service Teachers by Doing Astronomy Like Astronomers Do and its Impact on Their Students’ Learning

Pierre Chastenay
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Effects of Popular Science Writing Instruction on General Education Student Attitudes Towards Science: A Case Study in Astronomy

Briley L. Lewis, K. Supriya, Graham H. Read, Kaitlin L. Ingraham Dixie, Anthony R. Friscia, Rachel Kennison
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Astronomy Education and Practice

Promoting perspective-taking in astronomy by casting images from a phone or tablet up unto a screen

Pierre Chastenay
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MESA-Web: A cloud resource for stellar evolution in astronomy curriculum

Carl E. Fields, Richard H. D. Townsend, A. L. Dotter, Michael Zingale, F. X. Timmes
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Knowing the Universe: Teaching the History and Philosophy of Astronomy

Chris Impey
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ExMASS: Implementation and evaluation of an authentic, inquiry-based research experience for secondary students

Andrew Shaner, Sanlyn Buxner, David Kring
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Resources and Activities

Video as a Vehicle for Astronomy Education and Outreach

Chris Impey, Victoria Pereira, Alexander Danehy, Matthew Wenger
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Adapting Betelgeuse’s Dimming Event to A High School Level Astronomy Exercise

Pritesh Ranadive, Sai Shetye, Dhaval Dalvi, Prof. Aniket Sule
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