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Effective astronomy teaching and student reasoning ability

This document is a study guide designed to accompany an astronomy workshop conducted by the Task Group on Education in Astronomy. The purpose of the workshop is to improve the teaching of introductory astronomy courses for high-school and college non-science majors. Titles of the sections include: (1) Student Reasoning Patterns; (2) Analysis of Astronomical Concepts; (3) Implications of Piaget's Theory for the Teaching of Astronomy; (4) Analysis of Reading Materials; (5) Analysis of Laboratory Activities; and (6) Analysis of Films. Appendices provide bibliographies, resource lists, and checklists. (Ma).

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