The Impact of Stereo Display on Student Understanding of Phases of the Moon

Autor/inn/en	Cid, Ximena C.; Lopez, Ramon E.
Titel	The Impact of Stereo Display on Student Understanding of Phases of the Moon
Quelle	In: Astronomy Education Review, 9 (2010) 1, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-1515
DOI	10.3847/AER2009044
Schlagwörter	Astronomy; Science Instruction; Visual Aids; Introductory Courses; Science Laboratories; Undergraduate Students; Comprehension; Instructional Effectiveness; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Anschauungsmaterial; Einführungskurs; Verstehen; Verständnis; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Understanding lunar phases requires three-dimensional information about the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun, thus using a stereo display in instruction might improve student comprehension of lunar phases or other topics in basic astronomy. We conducted a laboratory (15 sections) on phases of the Moon as part of the introductory astronomy classes. Half of the laboratories were taught using stereo visualizations projected by a portable GeoWall system running the AstroWall software, while the other half of the laboratories were identical, but without stereo. We found that both sets of laboratories showed a statistically significant gain in student comprehension, but that there was no statistical difference between the stereo laboratories and the nonstereo laboratories. We conclude that there is no advantage to using a stereo display in teaching about lunar phases. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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