Astronomy and Science Literacy

REC 9814844克里斯托弗Impey，亚利桑那大学研究人员提出了两个小的相互关联的任务。 在过去的十年里，他收集了3600份调查问卷，从非科学专业的探索科学素养和对科学的态度。 本研究以非参数检定、多元回归及变异数分析等统计方法，对十年来的资料进行全面的分析。 初步分析表明，科学素养低，正式的课程和学习，以减轻天真的概念。 希望亚利桑那大学的非理科学生群体将促进更广泛的全国大学人口的普遍性。 一个可能是学生误解天文学的中介因素的领域是教科书无法以缩放的三维格式呈现图表和图片。 这项建议将继续开发一个基于网络的多媒体教学工具。 该项目将侧重于学生如何使用和学习这个网站。

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.