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De Leo-Winkler, Mario A.; Canalizo, Gabriela; Wilson, Gillian – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: We report the results of an undergraduate course in astrophotography designed to engage non-STEM majors in the natural sciences to train future amateur astronomers and citizen scientists. Over 200,000 students enroll in introductory astronomy elective classes every year in the US alone, which will possibly be their only encounter with…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Astronomy, Photography, Mathematics Anxiety
Moscovici, Hedy – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2003
Various major publications such as the National Science Education Standards (National Research Council, 1996) and the collection of research results regarding the use of inquiry methodology in the teaching and learning of science edited by Minstrell & van Zee (2000) recommend that science should be taught in the same way that it is…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Science Teachers, Teaching Conditions, Secondary School Science