Investigating Student Ideas about Cosmology II: Composition of the Universe

• Published in: Astronomy education review Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 010111 - 10126
• Main Authors: Coble, Kim, Nickerson, Melissa D, Bailey, Janelle M, Trouille, Laura E, Cochran, Geraldine L, Camarillo, Carmen T, Cominsky, Lynn R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Astronomical Society 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Active Learning; Astronomy; College Science; Concept Formation; Illinois; Introductory Courses; Kruskal Wallis Test; Minority Group Students; Mixed Methods Research; Pretests Posttests; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Semi Structured Interviews; Undergraduate Students; Urban Universities; Illinois

Continuing our work from a previous study (Coble et al. 2013), we examine undergraduates' ideas on the composition of the Universe as they progress through a general education astronomy integrated lecture and laboratory course with a focus on active learning. The study was conducted over five s...