Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium by Timothy F Slater
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Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium

Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium


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Chapter 1 Astronomy Education Research in the Planetarium.- Chapter 2 Overview of Planetarium Education Research Methods.- Chapter 3 Learning Research in the Planetarium Prior to 1990.- Chapter 4 Learning Research in the Planetarium After 1990.- Chapter 5 Affective Domain Research in the Planetarium.- Epilogue.- Appendix: Exhaustive Bibliography.- Index.
About the Author: Dr. Tim Slater is an author of several college-level astronomy textbooks who is well known for his extensive work in popularization of astronomy. Professor Slater is a Professor at the University of Wyoming where he holds the Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair for Science Education. As a member of the UW Physics and Astronomy Department, he is recognized as an expert in education and public outreach in astronomy and space sciences. Professor Slater earned his Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina in geological sciences and his M.S. from Clemson University in physics and astronomy. He holds two bachelors' degrees from Kansas State University, one in science education and one in physical science. Professor Slater has served as the elected education officer for the American Astronomical Society, an elected member of the Board of Directors for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the Board of the National Science Teachers Association, an elected councillor at large for the Society of College Science Teachers, a member of the founding editorial board of the Astronomy Education Review, and multiple terms as chairman of the Astronomy Education Committee of the American Association of Physics Teachers.

Dr. Stephanie Slater is a cognitive scientist specializing in how people of all ages and backgrounds engage in astronomy and space science. She is the Director of the CAPER Center for Astronomy & Physics Education Research and her research focuses on conceptual understanding as influenced by individual spatial reasoning abilities and cognitive load and how these aspects interact with individual's attitudes toward science and society. After attending MIT as an undergraduate, Dr. Slater earned a M.S. in Science Education from Montana State University and her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies. Her background uniquely qualifies her to study the intersection of society, science, and learning.


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  • ISBN-13: 9783319572000
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Edition: 1st ed. 2017
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 3319572008
  • Publisher Date: 05 Sep 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 131
  • Series Title: Springerbriefs in Astronomy
  • Weight: 258 gr


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