Teaching and Learning Astronomy: Effective Strategies for Educators Worldwide

✍ Scribed by Jay Pasachoff, John Percy

Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Leaves: 283
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Based on papers and posters presented by experts at a Special Session of the International Astronomical Union, this volume highlights the many places for astronomy in the curriculum. It covers relevant education research and "best practice"; strategies for pre-service and in-service teacher education; the use of the Internet and other technologies; and the role that planetariums, observatories, science centers, and organizations can play. It concludes by addressing how the teaching and learning of astronomy can be improved worldwide.

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