Computer Science – Learning
Scientific paper
Jan 2012
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012aas...21925101b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #251.01
Computer Science
Learning
Scientific paper
The Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) has been devoted to improving teaching & learning in Astro 101 by creating research-validated curriculum & assessment instruments for use in Astro 101 & by providing Astro 101 instructors professional development opportunities to increase their pedagogical content knowledge & instructional skills at implementing these curricula & assessment materials. To create sustainability and further expand this work, CAE, in collaboration with other national leaders in astronomy education & research, developed the Collaboration of Astronomy Teaching Scholars (CATS) Program. The primary goals of CATS are to: 1) increase the number of Astro 101 instructors conducting fundamental research in astronomy education; 2) increase the amount of research-validated curriculum and assessment instruments available for use in Astro 101; and 3) increase the number of people prepared to develop and conduct their own CAE Teaching Excellence Workshops. Our year-four research updates include an analysis of the LSCI using multiple psychometrics, results from teaching "mega-courses,” learning gains related to Citizen Science, common conceptual and reasoning difficulties related to cosmology, new resources available for instructors, a further look into science literacy, and many more. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0715517, a CCLI Phase III Grant for the Collaboration of Astronomy Teaching Scholars (CATS). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Brissenden Gina
Collaboration of Astronomy Teaching Scholars CATS
Impey Chris
Lee Kai-Ming
Prather Edward E.
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