Enhancing Skill Development In Digitally Instructed Hands-On - Minds-On Astronomy Lessons.
TalkSpecial Topic: Evaluation
6th Shaw-IAU Workshop
Wednesday Nov. 13, 2024
UTC: 8:35 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. America/New_York: 3:35 a.m.- 3:45 a.m.
Friday Nov. 15, 2024
UTC: 1:05 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. America/New_York: 8:05 a.m.- 8:15 a.m.
Ilham Bouisaghouane (Leiden University and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
Coauthors: Bert Bredeweg (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences/University of Amsterdam), Joanna Holt (Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA)), Pedro Russo (Leiden Observatory and Dep. Science Communication & Society, Leiden University)
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Building on the Minds-On project, this study developed the online module “Celestial Bodies” to enhance hands-on and minds-on learning, providing students with individualised feedback prompts to monitor and identify
weaknesses in their understanding. The lesson centred on classifying 14 celestial bodies based on three properties, with the guidance of the online module and a map and cards. This study aimed to (1) enhance student engagement with the software, and (2) asses the impact of guided instructions and feedback prompts. We introduce our interactive lesson, present findings, and discuss their benefits in upper primary education classes to enhance student engagement, concept learning, emphasising enhanced integration of minds-on and hands-on activities.
About Ilham Bouisaghouane
Ilham holds a master degree in Theoretical Physics and a master degree in Education. She is doing her PhD in Astronomy education at the University of Leiden in collaboration with the Amsterdam University of Applied Science (AUAS) and the DBHC.
