Open AccessGlancing Moon From Student Perspective: Journey From Intuitive To Scientific
Author(s) -
Poonam Kharb
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of learning and educational policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2799-1121
DOI - 10.55529/jlep.11.13.19
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , curriculum , motion (physics) , test (biology) , mathematics education , eclipse , observational study , focus (optics) , psychology , computer science , pedagogy , astronomy , geology , mathematics , physics , artificial intelligence , paleontology , statistics , optics
The purpose of this study is to provide detailed information about impact of traditionalteaching on students understanding of moon in the sky and aspects related to it: shape,pattern of motion, eclipse and phases of moon. The focus is on exploring ideas in the mindof students related to moon that are at foundation for understanding of astronomicalconcepts. Seventy two students participated in the study. Data is collected quantitativelythrough pre-test post-test design. Analysis of data revealed that students lack observationalexperiences about moon and prior knowledge from different sources is insufficient. Themore structured instruction is needed to reach full scientific understanding across allaspects of moon. This study has future implications for classroom researches andcurriculum designing.