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Direct linkPadalkar, Shamin; Ramadas, Jayashree – Astronomy Education Review, 2008
Earlier studies have found that students, including adults, have problems understanding the scientifically accepted model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system and explaining day-to-day astronomical phenomena based on it. We have been examining such problems in the context of recent research on visual-spatial reasoning. Working with middle school students…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Visual Aids, Middle School Students
