Literature review of students’ alternative conceptions on stellar evolution


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Published: Oct 2, 2023
Keywords:
Astrophysics, Stellar Evolution, Alternative Conceptions
Maria Ioannidou
Anastasios Molohidis
Abstract

Nowadays, students come across with various Astrophysics terms through mass and social media, often resulting in the formation of alternative conceptions for the relevant scientific topics. Therefore, numerous studies have been focused on investigating students’ alternative conceptions related to various Astrophysics topics and, especially, to stellar evolution. In this work, a literature review of these studies is carried out, as well as a qualitative analysis of their findings. More specifically, apart from identifying the variety of students’ alternative conceptions on star evolution, this study also focuses on recording how common these conceptions are, as well as on creating clusters of these ideas. Additionally, information related to participants’ age is highlighted.

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  • 2. PERCEPTIONS AND REFLECTIONS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
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