Backward-Design Model for an Astronomy Course Using RSpec

Autor/inn/en	Shakur, Asif; Schwartz, Joseph
Titel	Backward-Design Model for an Astronomy Course Using RSpec
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 59 (2021) 9, S.703-705 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; High School Students; Astronomy; Science Instruction; Introductory Courses; Undergraduate Students; Pandemics; COVID-19; Barriers; Computer Software; Databases; Classification; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Astronomie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Einführungskurs; Datenbank; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Analogiemodell
Abstract	The new normal imposed on us by the COVID-19 pandemic restricted the traditional ways we would teach high school students who are eager to participate in introductory astronomy projects on our university campus. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as we were forced to come up with creative ways to get around this obstacle. The outcome is an outline of a pedagogically sound and even more robust instructional plan for an astronomy course using RSpec in conjunction with freely available databases. In addition to the traditional topics, the new model will allow an instructor to explore emission lines of variable Be stars like Gamma Cas and the classification of supernovae by an interpretation of their spectra. We argue that this new model should be used even if we return to the old normal. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01