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| author | Maji, Moupiya More, Surhud Sule, Aniket Balasubramanya, Vishaak Bhandari, Ankit Chand, Hum Chavan, Kshitij Dasgupta, Avik De, Anindya Gangopadhyay, Jayant Gulati, Mamta Hasan, Priya Ishtiyaq, Syed Madani, Meraj Misra, Kuntal N, Amoghavarsha Oberoi, Divya Pattnaik, Subhendu Patwardhan, Mayuri Ramanujam, Niruj Mohan Ranadive, Pritesh Sawant, Disha Sharma, Paryag Sharma, Twinkle Shetye, Sai Singhal, Akshat Srivastava, Ajit M. Sudan, Madhu Syed, Mumtaz Vikranth, Pulamathi Yadav, Virendra |
| author_facet | Maji, Moupiya More, Surhud Sule, Aniket Balasubramanya, Vishaak Bhandari, Ankit Chand, Hum Chavan, Kshitij Dasgupta, Avik De, Anindya Gangopadhyay, Jayant Gulati, Mamta Hasan, Priya Ishtiyaq, Syed Madani, Meraj Misra, Kuntal N, Amoghavarsha Oberoi, Divya Pattnaik, Subhendu Patwardhan, Mayuri Ramanujam, Niruj Mohan Ranadive, Pritesh Sawant, Disha Sharma, Paryag Sharma, Twinkle Shetye, Sai Singhal, Akshat Srivastava, Ajit M. Sudan, Madhu Syed, Mumtaz Vikranth, Pulamathi Yadav, Virendra |
| contents | We present the results of a nation-wide baseline survey, conducted by us, for the status of Astronomy education among secondary school students in India. The survey was administered in 10 different languages to over 2000 students from diverse backgrounds, and it explored multiple facets of their perspectives on astronomy. The topics included students' views on the incorporation of astronomy in curricula, their grasp of fundamental astronomical concepts, access to educational resources, cultural connections to astronomy, and their levels of interest and aspirations in the subject. We find notable deficiencies in students' knowledge of basic astronomical principles, with only a minority demonstrating proficiency in key areas such as celestial sizes, distances, and lunar phases. Furthermore, access to resources such as telescopes and planetariums remain limited across the country. Despite these challenges, a significant majority of students expressed a keen interest in astronomy. We further analyze the data along socioeconomic and gender lines. Particularly striking were the socioeconomic disparities, with students from resource-poor backgrounds often having lower levels of access and proficiency. Some differences were observed between genders, although not very pronounced. The insights gleaned from this study hold valuable implications for the development of a more robust astronomy curriculum and the design of effective teacher training programs in the future. |
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| spellingShingle | Status of Astronomy Education in India: A Baseline Survey Maji, Moupiya More, Surhud Sule, Aniket Balasubramanya, Vishaak Bhandari, Ankit Chand, Hum Chavan, Kshitij Dasgupta, Avik De, Anindya Gangopadhyay, Jayant Gulati, Mamta Hasan, Priya Ishtiyaq, Syed Madani, Meraj Misra, Kuntal N, Amoghavarsha Oberoi, Divya Pattnaik, Subhendu Patwardhan, Mayuri Ramanujam, Niruj Mohan Ranadive, Pritesh Sawant, Disha Sharma, Paryag Sharma, Twinkle Shetye, Sai Singhal, Akshat Srivastava, Ajit M. Sudan, Madhu Syed, Mumtaz Vikranth, Pulamathi Yadav, Virendra Physics Education We present the results of a nation-wide baseline survey, conducted by us, for the status of Astronomy education among secondary school students in India. The survey was administered in 10 different languages to over 2000 students from diverse backgrounds, and it explored multiple facets of their perspectives on astronomy. The topics included students' views on the incorporation of astronomy in curricula, their grasp of fundamental astronomical concepts, access to educational resources, cultural connections to astronomy, and their levels of interest and aspirations in the subject. We find notable deficiencies in students' knowledge of basic astronomical principles, with only a minority demonstrating proficiency in key areas such as celestial sizes, distances, and lunar phases. Furthermore, access to resources such as telescopes and planetariums remain limited across the country. Despite these challenges, a significant majority of students expressed a keen interest in astronomy. We further analyze the data along socioeconomic and gender lines. Particularly striking were the socioeconomic disparities, with students from resource-poor backgrounds often having lower levels of access and proficiency. Some differences were observed between genders, although not very pronounced. The insights gleaned from this study hold valuable implications for the development of a more robust astronomy curriculum and the design of effective teacher training programs in the future. |
| title | Status of Astronomy Education in India: A Baseline Survey |
| topic | Physics Education |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.12308 |