University students' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts

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Abstract

A questionnaire of 19 questions given to 76 students entering an ‘Introduction to astronomy' course at university showed that the students held a series of misconceptions on several central topics in basic astronomy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-15
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics Education
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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