Exploring New Technology Tools to Enhance Astronomy Teaching & Learning in Grades 3 – 8 Classrooms: Year One Implementation

Young, T., Farnsworth, B., Grabe, C. & Guy, M. (2012). Exploring New Technology Tools to Enhance Astronomy Teaching & Learning in Grades 3 – 8 Classrooms: Year One Implementation. In P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (pp. 4556-4567). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2012
Austin, Texas, USA
March 5, 2012
ISBN 1-880094-92-4
  Paul Resta
AACE

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Authors

Timothy Young, Bruce Farnsworth, Cindy Grabe, Mark Guy, University of North Dakota, United States

Abstract

Research has clearly documented the challenges faced by students in developing understandings and explanations of astronomy phenomena (Bailey &Slater, 2003; Kavanagh, Agan, & Sneider, 2005; Plummer & Krajcik, 2010). Work by the National Research Council (1996) confirmed that adults and children lack a science-based understanding of the central fundamental concepts of astronomy. U.S. K-12 students have also declined in the kinds of science understandings necessary to competently enter STEM professions using today's technology or become teachers to prepare future scientists.