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    The document discusses the use of immersive virtual environments (IVEs) for astronomy education. It describes how digital planetariums and fulldome theaters have been used since 1999 to display pre-rendered and real-time astronomy videos. The benefits of IVEs for education are highlighted, including increased student engagement and motivation. It also explains the difficulties students face in learning astronomy, such as not being able to directly experience astronomical phenomena and developing misconceptions when constructing mental models. Common student misconceptions about topics like the shape of the Earth, lunar phases, and seasons are outlined.

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    Astronomy Learning in Immersive Virtual

    Environments

    Ka Chun Yu
    Curator of Space Science
    Denver Museum of Nature & Science

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 1/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Digital “Fulldome” Planetariums

    Video projection
    1999–present
    Pre-rendered movies
    Real-time software

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 2/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Digital “Fulldome” Planetariums

    Video projection
    1999–present
    Pre-rendered movies
    Real-time software

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 2/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Digital “Fulldome” Planetariums

    Video projection
    1999–present
    Pre-rendered movies
    Real-time software

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 2/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Digital “Fulldome” Planetariums

    Video projection
    1999–present
    Pre-rendered movies
    Real-time software

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 2/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Virtual Reality’s Recent Past

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 3/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Virtual Reality’s Recent Past

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 3/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Virtual Reality’s Recent Past

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 3/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Virtual Reality’s Recent Past

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 3/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Virtual Reality’s Recent Past

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 3/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Fulldome Theaters

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 4/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Fulldome Theaters

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 4/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Fulldome Theaters

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 4/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Fulldome Theaters

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 4/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Fulldome Theaters

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 4/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Fulldome Theaters

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 4/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Fulldome Theaters

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 4/1


    Digital Fulldome Theaters

    Fulldome Theaters

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 4/1


    Benefits of Immersive VE

    Visual Immersion Benefits

    Virtual environments in education:


    (Dede et al. 1996, Salzman et al. 1998, Dede et al. 1999)
    Increases student engagement
    Multiple frames of reference
    Increased student motivation
    Immersive vs. non-immersive:
    Better task performance (Bowman & Raja 2004, Raja et al. 2004)
    Building cognitive mental maps (Pausch et al. 1997)

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 5/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Physical systems cannot be experienced


    directly

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 6/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Physical systems cannot be experienced


    directly
    Mental model construction

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 6/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Physical systems cannot be experienced


    directly
    Mental model construction
    Erroneous mental models are hard to
    change (constructivist theory)

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 6/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Shape of the Earth (K–3)


    From Baxter 1989, Vosniadou 1991, Sneider et al. 1998

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 7/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Shape of the Earth (K–3)


    From Baxter 1989, Vosniadou 1991, Sneider et al. 1998

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 7/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Shape of the Earth (K–3)


    From Baxter 1989, Vosniadou 1991, Sneider et al. 1998

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 7/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Shape of the Earth (K–3)


    From Baxter 1989, Vosniadou 1991, Sneider et al. 1998

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 7/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Shape of the Earth (K–3)


    From Baxter 1989, Vosniadou 1991, Sneider et al. 1998

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 7/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Shape of the Earth (K–3)


    From Baxter 1989, Vosniadou 1991, Sneider et al. 1998

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 7/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Lunar Phases (K–16+)


    From Trundle et al. 2002

    Shadowing by the Earth


    Clouds covering Moon
    Shadowing by other planets
    Eclipse by the Sun

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 8/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Lunar Phases (K–16+)


    From Trundle et al. 2002

    Shadowing by the Earth


    Clouds covering Moon
    Shadowing by other planets
    Eclipse by the Sun

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 8/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Lunar Phases (K–16+)


    From Trundle et al. 2002

    Shadowing by the Earth


    Clouds covering Moon
    Shadowing by other planets
    Eclipse by the Sun

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 8/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Lunar Phases (K–16+)


    From Trundle et al. 2002

    Shadowing by the Earth


    Clouds covering Moon
    Shadowing by other planets
    Eclipse by the Sun

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 8/1


    Difficulty of Learning Astronomy

    Astronomical Misconceptions

    Some classes of misconceptions:


    Lunar phases (Kuethe 1963, Ault 1984, Jones et al. 1987,
    Treagust 1988, Baster 1989, Vosniadou 1991, Sadler 1998)

    Seasons (Duit 2002, Bailey & Slater 2003)


    Orbits (Dunlop 2000, Sadler 1992)
    Scale of the Solar System (Sadler 1992)
    The Big Bang (Prather et al. 2002)

    (DMNS) May 11, 2007 9/1

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