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An investigation on conceptual understanding about cosmology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

Arturo Colantonio
Affiliation:
School of Science and Technology, Physics Division, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy email: [email protected] INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Irene Marzoli
Affiliation:
School of Science and Technology, Physics Division, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy email: [email protected]
Italo Testa
Affiliation:
INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy Department of Physics “E. Pancini”, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
Emanuella Puddu
Affiliation:
INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
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Abstract

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In this study, we identify patterns among students beliefs and ideas in cosmology, in order to frame meaningful and more effective teaching activities in this amazing content area. We involve a convenience sample of 432 high school students. We analyze students’ responses to an open-ended questionnaire with a non-hierarchical cluster analysis using the k-means algorithm.

Type
Poster Paper
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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