Resource letter AER-1: Astronomy education research

摘要

This Resource Letter guides the reader, whom we assume to be interested in the teaching and learning of astronomy, to the literature on astronomy education research. Journal articles and books are cited for the following topics: astronomy teaching resources; student understanding of astronomy topics, such as the nature of science in the context of astronomy, diurnal motion, seasons, lunar phases, Earth's shape and gravity, the solar system, stars, galaxies, cosmology, and astrobiology; and the effectiveness of instructional interventions. (c) 2005 American Association of Physics Teachers.