Design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars

Young children, students, and adults may have alternative ideas about the motion of the Sun and stars as we observe them in the sky. However, a good understanding of this apparent motion is essential as a starting point to study more advanced astronomical concepts, especially when these include astr...

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Autores principales:	Hans Bekaert, Hans Van Winckel, Wim Van Dooren, An Steegen, Mieke De Cock
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Publicado:	American Physical Society 2020
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Physics QC1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:23f577bb15e745db8536fbda671645c32021-12-02T12:18:10ZDesign and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.0201352469-9896https://doaj.org/article/23f577bb15e745db8536fbda671645c32020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.020135http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.020135https://doaj.org/toc/2469-9896Young children, students, and adults may have alternative ideas about the motion of the Sun and stars as we observe them in the sky. However, a good understanding of this apparent motion is essential as a starting point to study more advanced astronomical concepts, especially when these include astronomical observations. In this paper, we describe the development and validation of the apparent motion of Sun and stars (AMoSS) test, which can measure to what extent students have insight into the apparent motion of the Sun and stars. We propose a framework that allows one to compare students’ understanding of the specific aspects of these apparent motions in relation to the time of the day, time of the year, and the observer’s latitude. For each of these aspects, we designed test items for both the Sun and the symmetric apparent motion aspect of the stars. The reliability and validity of the test are established by analyzing answers of both secondary school and university students and by presenting the questions to a panel of experts. We report on the design and validation process and present the final version of the test.Hans BekaertHans Van WinckelWim Van DoorenAn SteegenMieke De CockAmerican Physical SocietyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691PhysicsQC1-999ENPhysical Review Physics Education Research, Vol 16, Iss 2, p 020135 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Physics QC1-999 Hans Bekaert Hans Van Winckel Wim Van Dooren An Steegen Mieke De Cock Design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars
description	Young children, students, and adults may have alternative ideas about the motion of the Sun and stars as we observe them in the sky. However, a good understanding of this apparent motion is essential as a starting point to study more advanced astronomical concepts, especially when these include astronomical observations. In this paper, we describe the development and validation of the apparent motion of Sun and stars (AMoSS) test, which can measure to what extent students have insight into the apparent motion of the Sun and stars. We propose a framework that allows one to compare students’ understanding of the specific aspects of these apparent motions in relation to the time of the day, time of the year, and the observer’s latitude. For each of these aspects, we designed test items for both the Sun and the symmetric apparent motion aspect of the stars. The reliability and validity of the test are established by analyzing answers of both secondary school and university students and by presenting the questions to a panel of experts. We report on the design and validation process and present the final version of the test.
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title	Design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars
title_short	Design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars
title_full	Design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars
title_fullStr	Design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars
title_full_unstemmed	Design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars
title_sort	design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the sun and stars
publisher	American Physical Society
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/23f577bb15e745db8536fbda671645c3
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Design and validation of an instrument to test students’ understanding of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars

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