Inquiring Astronomy: Incorporating Student-Centered Pedagogical Techniques in an Introductory College Science Course

by: Debbie A. French and Andrea C. Burrows

Increases in student-centered pedagogy have been more prevalent in K–12 education than in collegiate undergraduate science education. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of using student-centered pedagogy advocated in K–12 education on introductory astronomy students’ content knowledge, interest, and recall of content taught in the semester.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/2017Stock # jcst17_046_04_24Volume 046Issue 04

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