Embedding gravitational-wave science across a year-long astronomy curriculum gave coherence to previously disconnected units and motivated students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2012 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Explicitly connecting existing curriculum topics to gravitational-wave science whenever possible gave coherency to units that before may have seemed disconnected, and students' fascination with the topic produced significant self-motivation. → Farr 2012

Evidence¶

Farr 2012¶

Farr, Schelbert, & Trouille. (2012). Gravitational-wave science in the high school classroom. https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.3720 doi:10.48550/arxiv.1109.3720

q1 · i? · design · r2

The authors' interpretive report (type e) from their year-long implementation in 8 classes of about 25 students each, with no prerequisites and mixed math proficiency. They also report students were fascinated by gravitational waves and colliding black holes, resulting in significant self-motivation; no measures or tests are reported.

"By explicitly connecting existing topics in the curriculum to gravitational-wave science whenever possible, these lessons ga ve coherency to units that before may have seemed disconnected."

Discussion¶

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