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An astronomical survey conducted in Belgium
Nazé, Yaël; Fontaine, Sébastien
2014In Physics Education, 49, p. 151-163
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Abstract :
[en] This article presents the results of the first survey conducted in Belgium about the interest and knowledge in astronomy. Two samples were studied, the public at large (667 questionnaires) and students (2589 questionnaires), but the results are generally similar in both samples. We evaluated people’s interest, main information source, and attitudes towards astronomy, as well as their supposed and actual knowledge of the subject. The main conclusion is that, despite a poor self-confidence, people do know the basic astronomical concepts. However, that knowledge is not deeply rooted, as reasoning questions show well-spread misconceptions and/or misunderstandings.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Nazé, Yaël  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > GAPHE : Astrophysique observationnelle (sol et espace)
Fontaine, Sébastien ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Institut des sciences humaines et sociales > Institut des sciences humaines et sociales
Language :
English
Title :
An astronomical survey conducted in Belgium
Publication date :
March 2014
Journal title :
Physics Education
ISSN :
0031-9120
Publisher :
Institute of Physics
Volume :
49
Pages :
151-163
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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