Measuring the effect of an astrobiology course on student optimism regarding extraterrestrial life

被引：2
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作者：
Morgan, David L. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Ross Sch, East Hampton, NY 11937 USA
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASTROBIOLOGY | 2017年 / 16卷 / 03期
关键词：
teaching; curriculum; students; Drake;
D O I：
10.1017/S1473550416000239
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
Students in an introductory undergraduate Astrobiology course were given a pre/post-test based on the Drake Equation in an attempt to measure changes in their perceptions regarding the prevalence of life in the Galaxy after taking the course. The results indicated that, after taking the course, the students were considerably more optimistic, by a 2 to 1 margin or more, about the prospect of habitable planets, the origin of life, and the evolution of intelligence in other planetary systems. The results suggest that, while it may not be the explicit goal of an astrobiology course to change student beliefs about the abundance or rarity of extraterrestrial life, such changes in opinion can and do occur.
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页码：293 / 295
页数：3
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