An astronomical survey conducted in Belgium
peer reviewed ; 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 root... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
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Institute of Physics
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Schlagwörter: | Social & behavioral sciences / psychology / Education & instruction / Physical / chemical / mathematical & earth Sciences / Space science / astronomy & astrophysics / Sciences sociales & comportementales / psychologie / Education & enseignement / Physique / chimie / mathématiques & sciences de la terre / Aérospatiale / astronomie & astrophysique |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27371257 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/154493 |