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| Paper: |
WWT Ambassadors: WorldWide Telescope for Interactive Learning |
| Volume: |
457, Connecting People to Science |
| Page: |
149 |
| Authors: |
Udomprasert, P. S.; Goodman, A. A.; Wong, C. |
| Abstract: |
In our presentation, we demonstrated some key features of the WorldWide Telescope (WWT).
Here we describe the results of a WWT Ambassadors (WWTA) Pilot Study where volunteer
Ambassadors helped sixth-graders use WWT during a six-week astronomy unit.
The results of the study compare learning outcomes for 80 students who
participated in WWTA and 70 students at the same school and grade who only
used traditional learning materials. After the six-week unit, twice as
many “WWT” as “non-WWT” students understood complex three dimensional
orbital relationships; tremendous gains were seen in student performance
in science overall, astronomy in particular, and even in using “real”
telescopes. We describe plans for expansion of the WWTA program. |
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