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Astronomy and Computing in Spanish (Aragon) High Schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Antonio Elipe ,
Joaquín Ezpeleta  and
Víctor Lanchares
Antonio Elipe
Affiliation:
Dpto. Astronomía, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Joaquín Ezpeleta
Affiliation:
Dpto. de Informatica, Escuela de Magisterio, E-Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Víctor Lanchares
Affiliation:
Dpto. Astronomía, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain

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Astronomy is an optional subject available at some schools, but is generally underfunded. A recent government campaign aims to increase the knowledge of computing and astronomy has been fruitfully linked with this. Details of three specific areas were given: computer-based training; modelling and simulation; and guided programming, where the pupil has to master both astronomical and computational problems.

Type
Part IV Popularization
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 98: Stargazers: The Contribution of Amateurs to Astronomy , 1988 , pp. 218
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1988