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6th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, Heidelberg, Germany, 12 - 15 November 2024, pp.100-101, (Full Text)
This research aims to determine the misconceptions of secondary
school students about astronomy topics. A total of 119 students
from private and public schools participated in this study while an
astronomy achievement test was applied to 12th grade students.
According to the analyses, misconceptions were found in some
questions. The 12th grade students’ level of understanding of
basic astronomical concepts appears to be low. No statistically
significant difference was found between male and female students
in terms of the level of understanding astronomy concepts. The
private school was observed as the institution with a low rate of
success. These results show the difficulties in students’ ability to
understand and apply certain concepts related to astronomy in
science education.