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Astronomy Literacy Goals
Erik Arends Universe Awareness, Leiden Observatory
September 9th 2014 Cascais, Portugal
Astronomy Literacy Goals
• Benchmark for advancement of astronomy education
• Framework for educators around the globe as starting point
• Based on AAAS goals for 2061
• Idea: Literate public sees Halley
Why Literacy?
• Science literacy
▫ Wide-spread science capital
▫ Understanding of technology
▫ Science/Technical jobs
▫ Democracy
▫ Scientific reasoning
Why Literacy?
• Astronomy literacy
▫ Part of science literacy
Catalyst for other subjects
▫ Global citizenship
▫ Cultural heritage
General method other
literacy documents
• Draft document • Meetings with community • Revision • Online public review • Revision • Expert review • Launch • Updates
Method: Start
• Starting point: AAAS Project 2061 - Benchmarks for Science Literacy (1993)
▫ Section: The Physical Setting
• Subtract astronomy parts
• For global use: age groups
• Add learning goals from Universe in a Box
Method: New Goals
• Add evolved subjects
▫ Exoplanets
▫ Cosmology
▫ Climate Change
• Add UNAWE goals
▫ Perspective on pale blue dot
▫ Astronomy culture
Method: Literature Review
• Division into age groups: literature research
▫ Look for lower age limit of understanding
▫ Difference: with or without instruction
Without: current status of education
With: capability of understanding
▫ Not fully researched area
▫ Establish per topic a lower age limit
Method: Survey
• Initial feedback
▫ 1 astronomer
▫ 2 secondary school teachers (specialist)
▫ 2 primary school teachers (specialist)
• Future: Large survey
▫ Secondary school teachers
▫ Primary school teachers