- Affect (positive student attitudes towards astronomy and science);
- Cognitive competence (students' self-assessment of their astronomy/science knowledge and skills);
- Difficulty (reverse-coded such that high-difficulty corresponds to a rating of 1, low-difficulty assessment of astronomy/science corresponds to a rating of 5);
- Value (students' assessment of the usefulness, relevance, and worth of astronomy/science in personal and professional life).
Cuesta CollegeLittle or no difference from pre- to post-instruction, and also comparable to previous semesters' results.
Astronomy 210 Fall Semester 2009 sections 70160, 70158
(N = 82, matched pairs only,
excluding negative informed consent form responses)
Affect Cogn. Comp. Difficulty Value
Initial 3.8 +/- 0.5 3.6 +/- 0.5 3.8 +/- 0.6 2.7 +/- 0.4
Final 3.8 +/- 0.7 3.6 +/- 0.7 3.6 +/- 0.6 2.9 +/- 0.6
References, and more detailed discussion on previous semesters' results:
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