Search Results - "Galano, Silvia"

Endorsement of Gender Stereotypes Affects High School Students' Science Identity by Galano, Silvia, Liccardo, Antonella, Amodeo, Anna Lisa, Crispino, Marianna, Tarallo, Oreste, Testa, Italo

“…We investigated how the endorsement of gender stereotypes affects disciplinary identity across three different science-technology-engineering-mathematics…”
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Development and Validation of a Learning Progression for Change of Seasons, Solar and Lunar Eclipses, and Moon Phases by Testa, Italo, Galano, Silvia, Leccia, Silvio, Puddu, Emanuella

“…In this paper, we report about the development and validation of a learning progression about the Celestial Motion big idea. Existing curricula, research…”
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Developing the Use of Visual Representations to Explain Basic Astronomy Phenomena by Galano, Silvia, Colantonio, Arturo, Leccia, Silvio, Marzoli, Irene, Puddu, Emanuella, Testa, Italo

“…[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] Several decades of research have contributed to our understanding of students'…”
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Design and Development of a Learning Progression about Stellar Structure and Evolution by Colantonio, Arturo, Galano, Silvia, Leccia, Silvio, Puddu, Emanuella, Testa, Italo

“…[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] In this paper we discuss the design and development of a learning progression…”
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Design and Validation of a Two-Tier Questionnaire on Basic Aspects in Quantum Mechanics by Scotti di Uccio, Umberto, Colantonio, Arturo, Galano, Silvia, Marzoli, Irene, Trani, Fabio, Testa, Italo

“…We present the design, statistical analysis, and validation of a questionnaire to assess students' knowledge about basic aspects of quantum mechanics (QM). The…”
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Effects of Instruction on Students' Overconfidence in Introductory Quantum Mechanics by Testa, Italo, Colantonio, Arturo, Galano, Silvia, Marzoli, Irene, Trani, Fabio, di Uccio, Umberto Scotti

“…Students' ability to assess their own knowledge is an important skill in science education. However, students often overestimate their actual performances. In…”
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Describing Astronomy Identity of Upper Primary and Middle School Students through Structural Equation Modeling by Colantonio, Arturo, Marzoli, Irene, Puddu, Emanuella, Bardelli, Sandro, Fulco, Maria Teresa, Galano, Silvia, Terranegra, Luciano, Testa, Italo

“…We describe how young students situate themselves with respect to astronomy through an identity framework that features four dimensions: interest, utility…”
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Development of a Construct Map to Describe Students' Reasoning about Introductory Quantum Mechanics by Scotti di Uccio, Umberto, Colantonio, Arturo, Galano, Silvia, Marzoli, Irene, Trani, Fabio, Testa, Italo

“…We present the development and validation of a construct map addressing introductory quantum mechanics topics at the high school level, as a subset of a larger…”
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A teaching-learning module on stellar structure and evolution by Galano, Silvia, Colantonio, Arturo, Leccia, Silvio, Puddu, Emanuella, Marzoli, Irene, Testa, Italo

“…We present a teaching module focused on stellar structure, functioning and evolution. Drawing from literature in astronomy education, we identified three key…”
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The Relationships between Freshmen's Accuracy of Self-Evaluation and the Likelihood of Succeeding in Chemistry and Physics Exams in Two STEM Undergraduate Courses by Testa, Italo, Galano, Silvia, Tarallo, Oreste

“…In this longitudinal study, we investigate how demographic, cognitive and meta-cognitive variables affect students' success in chemistry and physics exams in…”
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Use of a Semiotic-Cultural Perspective for Identifying Patterns in Students' Drawings about Seasonal Changes by Testa, Italo, De Luca Picione, Raffaele, Galano, Silvia

“…In this study, we propose to analyse students' drawings using the Semiotic Cultural Psychological Theory (SCPT), a socio-cultural psychological model that…”
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Validation of two test anxiety scales for physics undergraduate courses through confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis by Cioffi, Agostino, Galano, Silvia, Passeggia, Raffaella, Testa, Italo

“…The assessment of test anxiety has received increasing attention in educational research due to the potential negative effects of anxiety on student…”
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Development and use of an instrument to measure pseudoscientific beliefs in quantum mechanics: the PSEUDO-QM scale by Bondani, Maria, Galano, Silvia, Malgieri, Massimiliano, Onorato, Pasquale, Sciarretta, Walter, Testa, Italo

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Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Students' Engagement and Participation in Science Activities through Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis by Testa, Italo, Costanzo, Giovanni, Crispino, Marianna, Galano, Silvia, Parlati, Alessio, Tarallo, Oreste, Tricò, Francesca, Scotti di Uccio, Umberto

“…In this study, we present a new instrument, the Participation and Engagement Scale (PES), for the evaluation of the students' involvement in STEM-oriented…”
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A Teaching Module about Stellar Structure and Evolution by Colantonio, Arturo, Galano, Silvia, Leccia, Silvio, Puddu, Emanuella, Testa, Italo

“…In this paper, we present a teaching module about stellar structure, functioning and evolution. Drawing from literature in astronomy education, we designed the…”
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Teaching about Mechanical Waves and Sound with a Tuning Fork and the Sun by Leccia, Silvio, Colantonio, Arturo, Puddu, Emanuella, Galano, Silvia, Testa, Italo

“…Literature in "Physics Education" has shown that students encounter many difficulties in understanding wave propagation. Such difficulties lead to…”
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Quantitative Experiments to Explain the Change of Seasons by Testa, Italo, Busarello, Gianni, Puddu, Emanuella, Leccia, Silvio, Merluzzi, Paola, Colantonio, Arturo, Moretti, Maria Ida, Galano, Silvia, Zappia, Alessandro

“…The science education literature shows that students have difficulty understanding what causes the seasons. Incorrect explanations are often due to a lack of…”
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