Development and validation of a learning progression for change of seasons, solar and lunar eclipses, and moon phases

In this paper, we report about the development and validation of a learning progression about the Celestial Motion big idea. Existing curricula, research studies on alternative conceptions about these phenomena, and students’ answers to an open questionnaire were the starting point to develop initia...

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Main Authors: Italo Testa, Silvia Galano, Silvio Leccia, Emanuella Puddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2015-07-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.020102