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Urban Eriksson, Cedric Linder, John Airey, Andreas Redfors
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An overlooked feature in astronomy education is the need for students to learn to extrapolate three-dimensionality and the challenges that this may involve. Discerning critical features in the night sky that are embedded in dimensionality is a long-term learning process. Several articles have addressed the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) simulations in astronomy education, but they have neither addressed what students discern nor the nature of that discernment. A Web-based questionnaire was designed using links to video clips drawn from a simulation video of travel through our galaxy and beyond. The questionnaire was completed by 137 participants from nine countries across a broad span of astronomy education. The descriptions provided by the participants were analyzed using hermeneutics in combination with a constant comparative approach to formulate six categories of discernment in relation to multidimensionality. These results are used to make the case that the ability to extrapolate three-dimensionality calls for the creation of meaningful motion parallax experiences.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 412-442 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Journal | Science Education |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral Thesis