PhD defence by Oriel Caro Miya Marshall

Translating Contemporary Astronomy Research into Educational Materials

Assessment Committee:
Associate Professor Adrienne Lorelei Traxler, Department of Science education, University of Copenhagen (Chairperson)
Senior Lecturer Jesper Haglund, Karlstads University
Professor Urban Eriksson, University of Uppsala

Supervisor(s):
Associate Professor Jesper Bruun

Department:
Department of Science Education

Place:
The defence is conducted as a hybrid defence.

To attend the defence in person:
Aula, Room: C.S.002, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium

To attend the defence online:
Please follow the link to attend the defence online: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/2196e4e6cdb24660909f58d5629f6c5d 

Email address to gain access to the thesis: oriel.marshall@ind.ku.dk 
You will either receive a copy of the thesis or be informed where you can read a physical copy.

Short description of the thesis:

Exoplanet science (the study of planets outside of our solar system) is a growing field of astronomical research. The atmospheres of many of these planets are covered by clouds, and lightning is predicted on some. These two phenomena are at the cutting edge of exoplanet science, and this PhD brings them into the classroom through hands-on experiments and inquiry-based science education lessons. Using a combination of network analysis and conceptual blending analysis, this thesis describes how this didactic transposition from research knowledge to taught (and subsequently, learnt) knowledge can occur, and how the resultant lessons from this development were received and understood by students.