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Assessment Techniques in an Online Astronomy Course

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Margaret Mazzolini
Margaret Mazzolini*
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, BSEE, Mail Box 31, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 214, Hawthorn, Vic. 3122, Australia; mmazzolini@swin.edu.au
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Abstract

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Teaching an astronomy course online involves many challenges. One major challenge is the design of appropriate, practical and challenging forms of assessment which focus both on the astronomy content of the course and on the particular astronomy interests of the enrollees. This paper will discuss the assessment approaches we have chosen for our introductory-level subjects, the outcomes obtained and the reactions of the course participants. In particular, some of the wide variety of project work undertaken by the participants will be described.

Keywords

astronomy education
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , 2000 , pp. 141 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2000

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