Stellar Exploring Students' Understanding Of Stars

In the field of astronomy education, many researchers have considered ideas held by students in order to inform educators and curriculum developers. There is a growing …

Specifically, students' knowledge about stars is enhanced through their understanding of nuclear fusion as the process of energy production in stars. Students who are not …

... In this respect, it is indicated in the study that students maintain these primitive models, yet they can advance with synthetic models including the idea that the Sun is related to …

The results indicate that astronomy instruction at the high school level can be effective at developing students’ knowledge about stars in a short period of time. Specifically, …