Astronomy and Science Literacy

参考文献9814844亚利桑那大学的克里斯托弗·英佩研究员提出了两个相互关联的小任务。在过去的十年里，他从非理科专业的学生那里收集了3600份问卷，调查他们的科学素养和对科学的态度。本研究试图运用非参数检验、多元回归和方差分析等统计方法对十年来的数据进行全面的分析。初步分析表明，学生的科学素养较低，正规课程和学习对缓解幼稚观念几乎无济于事。人们希望，亚利桑那大学的非理科学生群体将有助于推广到更广泛的全国大学生群体。一个可能是学生误解天文学的中介因素是，教科书无法以比例、三维的格式呈现图表和图片。这项提议将继续开发基于网络的多媒体教学工具。该项目将重点关注学生如何使用这个网站并从中学习。

REC 9814844Christopher Impey, University of ArizonaThe investigator proposes two small inter-related tasks. Over the past ten years, he has collected 3600 questionnaires from non-science majors probing for science literacy and attitudes toward the science. The study seeks to analyze fully the ten years of data using Statistic for non-parametric tests, multiple regression and analysis of variance. Initial analysis indicates that science literacy is low and that formal classes and learning do little to alleviate naive conceptions. It is hoped that the non-science student population at the University of Arizona will facilitate generalizeabiliy to a broader national college population. One area that may be a mediating factor in students misunderstanding of astronomy is the inability of textbooks to present diagrams and pictures in scaled, three-dimensional format. This proposal will continue the development of a web based, multimedia teaching tool. The project will focus on how students use and learn from this site.