Astronomical Misconceptions is a conceptual construct in astronomy education that identifies and characterizes systematically erroneous understandings of celestial phenomena held by learners, distinguishing it from general learning errors by its domain-specificity and persistence despite formal instruction.
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F. D. Drake · Physics Today · 1961 · 182 citations
Expelling Misconceptions: Astrologers At Rome
Pauline Ripat · Classical Philology · 2011 · 124 citations · Full text
Science and Controversy: A Biography of Sir Norman Lockyer
Loyd S. Swenson, A. J. Meadows · The History Teacher · 1973 · 116 citations
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Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
Cambridge, United States
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322 citations
Kristianstad University
Kristianstad, Sweden
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155 citations
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
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University of Cape Town
Rondebosch, South Africa
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Western Sydney University
Richmond, Australia
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University of Plymouth
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, United States
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AER · 14 publications · 401 citations
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CRO · 4 publications · 62 citations
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- International Journal of Science Education
IJSE · 3 publications · 222 citations
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