Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #46.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Through student interviews and multiple iterations of open-ended and multiple-choice surveys (involving over 3,600 undergraduate non-science majors), we have developed at multiple-choice survey instrument for assessing undergraduate student understanding of the atmospheric greenhouse effect. Central topics include: 1) the energies of light given off by the sun and absorbed and given off by Earth’s atmosphere and surface, 2) energy balance, 3) abundant greenhouse gases, 4) mental models of how the greenhouse effect works, and 5) distinctions between the natural greenhouse effect and global warming. We have also developed a lecture tutorial activity focused on several of these topics. The final survey instrument has been validated using standard survey metrics and an expert review process. We offer this survey instrument to the science education community as a research tool for assessing the impact of instruction on student understanding of the greenhouse effect.
Keller John M.
Prather Edward E.
Slater Timothy F.
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