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Cosmology on the Internet: Distance Education for the Gifted and Talented

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

David H. McKinnon  and
C. J. Patrick Nolan
David H. McKinnon
Affiliation:
School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia; dmckinnon@csu.edu.au
C. J. Patrick Nolan
Affiliation:
Massey University College of Education, Palmerston North, New Zealand; P.Nolan@massey.ac.nz
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Abstract

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In 1994, the New South Wales Board of Studies, Australia, introduced three high level Distinction Courses for gifted and talented students: Comparative Literature, Cosmology, and Philosophy. All are offered by distance education but the cosmology course employs an interactive design model and an extensive communication system that differentiates it from the other two. This paper explains the model and the way it is used in practice to organise, sequence and deliver the course. A discussion addresses ways in which the model might be used to design a wider range of courses in science for gifted and talented students.

Keywords

astronomy educationcosmology education
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , 2000 , pp. 133 - 140
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2000

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