Title Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium Author(s) Slater, Timothy F;Tatge, Coty B Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. Description VI, 131 p. 28 illus : online resource Abstract Note From a noted specialist in astronomy education and outreach, this Brief provides an overview??of the most influential discipline-based science education research literature now guiding contemporary astronomy teaching. In recent years, systematic studies of effective and efficient teaching strategies have provided a solid foundation for enhancing college-level students??? learning in astronomy. Teaching astronomy and planetary science at the college-level was once best characterized as professor-centered, information-download lectures.??Today, astronomy faculty are striving to drastically improve the learning environment by using innovative teaching approaches. ??Uniquely, the authors have organized this book around strands of commonly employed astronomy teaching strategies to help readers, professors, and scholars quickly access the most relevant work while, simultaneously, avoiding the highly specialized, technical vocabulary of constructivist educational pedagogies unfamiliar to most astronomy professors. For readers who are currently teaching astronomy at the college level???or those who plan on teaching at the college level in the future???this??Brief provides an indispensable guide ISBN,Price 9783319572024 Keyword(s) 1. ASTRONOMY 2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology 3. ASTROPHYSICS 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - SPRINGER 6. SCIENCE EDUCATION Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08937     On Shelf