Abstract
The modern digital planetarium, with its inherent ability to show the universe as a real-time three-dimensional model, as opposed to the old-style, earth-centered view of the optical star projector, provides unique opportunities for a fresh look at education research in the planetarium.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Akey, J. M. (1973). The behavioral selection of planetarium concepts appropriate for second grade students. Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Northern Colorado—Greely.
Anderson, L. W., Krathwohl, D. R., & Bloom, B. S. (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. Allyn & Bacon.
Bailey, J. M., & Lombardi, D. (2015). Blazing the trail for astronomy education research. Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 2(2), 77–88.
Ball, D. L., & Forzani, F. M. (2007). Wallace foundation distinguished lecture—What makes education research “educational”? Educational Researcher, 36(9), 529–540. 2007.
Buxner, S. R. (2015). Exploring how research experiences for teachers changes their understandings of the nature of science and scientific inquiry. Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 1(1), 53–68.
Bloom, B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives. Vol. 1: Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay, 20–24.
Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1963). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Chicago: Rand McNally.
Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. (2014). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. Sage Publications.
Creswell, J. W. (2012). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. Sage.
Chronbach, L. J. (1951). Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests. Psychometrika, 16(3), 297–334.
Falk, J. H., & Dierking, L. D. (2012). Museum experience revisited. Left Coast Press.
Falk, J. H., Storksdieck, M., & Dierking, L. D. (2007). Investigating public science interest and understanding: Evidence for the importance of free-choice learning. Public Understanding of Science, 16(4), 455–469.
Feder, M. A., Shouse, A. W., Lewenstein, B., & Bell, P. (Eds.). (2009). Learning science in informal environments: People, places, and pursuits. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Fisher, M. S. (1997). The effect of humor on learning in a planetarium. Science Education, 81(6), 703–713.
Heyer, I., Slater, S. J., & Slater, T. F. (2013). Establishing the empirical relationship between non-science majoring undergraduate learners’ spatial thinking skills and their conceptual astronomy knowledge. Latin American Journal of Astronomy Education, 16, 45–61. Retrieved from http://web-02.ufscar.br/relea/index.php/relea/article/download/182/248
Krathwohl, D. R., Bloom, B. S., & Masia, B. B. (1964). Taxonomy of educational objectives: Vol. 2. Affective domain. New York: David McKay.
Novak, J. D. (1963). A preliminary statement on research in science education. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1(1), 3–9.
Plummer, J. D., Schmoll, S., Yu, K. C., & Ghent, C. (2015). A guide to conducting educational research in the planetarium. Planetarian, 44(2), 8–24, 30.
Reed, G. (1973). The planetarium versus the classroom—An inquiry into earlier implications. School Science and Mathematics, 73(7), 553–555.
Ridky, R. W. (1974). A study of planetarium effectiveness on student achievement, perceptions and retention. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL. Available online at: http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED091207
Schleigh, S. P., Slater, S. J., Slater, T. F., & Stork, D. J. (2015). The new curriculum standards for astronomy in the United States. Latin American Journal of Astronomy Education, 20, 131–151. Retrieved from: http://www.relea.ufscar.br/index.php/relea/article/viewFile/229/313.
Singer, S. R., Nielsen, N. R., & Schweingruber, H. A. (Eds.). (2012). Discipline-based education research: Understanding and improving learning in undergraduate science and engineering. Washingon, DC: National Academies Press.
Slater, S. J. (2010). The educational function of an astronomy REU program as described by participating women. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Arizona.
Slater, S. J. (2015). The development and validation of the Test Of Astronomy STandards (TOAST). Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 1(1), 1–22.
Slater, S. J., Slater, T. F., Heyer, I., & Bailey, J. M. (2015a). Conducting astronomy education research: An astronomers’ guide, 2nd edition. Hilo, Hawai’i: Pono Publishing.
Slater, S. J., Slater, T. F., Heyer, I., & Bailey, J. M. (2015b). Discipline-based education research: A scientists’ guide, 2nd Edition. Hilo, Hawai’i: Pono Publishing.
Slater, T. F. (2008). The first big wave of astronomy education research dissertations and some directions for future research efforts. Astronomy Education Review, 7(1), 1–12.
Slater, T. F., & Adams, J. P. (2003). Learner-centered astronomy teaching: Strategies for ASTRO 101. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Slater, S. J., Tatge, C. B., Bretones, P. S., Slater, T. F., Schleigh, S. P., McKinnon, D., et al. (2016). iSTAR First light: Characterizing astronomy education research dissertations in the iSTAR database. Journal of Astronomy and Earth Sciences Education, 3(2), 125–140.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Slater, T.F., Tatge, C.B. (2017). Overview of Planetarium Education Research Methods. In: Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium. SpringerBriefs in Astronomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57202-4_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57202-4_2
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-57200-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-57202-4
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)