TY - JOUR
T1 - The Determination of Children's Knowledge of Global Lunar Patterns from Online Essays Using Text Mining Analysis
AU - Cheon, Jongpil
AU - Lee, Sangno
AU - Smith, Walter
AU - Song, Jaeki
AU - Kim, Yongjin
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was also partially supported by the Sogang University Research Grant of 2011.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgment This study was supported by a grant from Sogang Business School’s University Project (R31-20002) funded by the Korea Research Foundation.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - The purpose of this study was to use text mining analysis of early adolescents' online essays to determine their knowledge of global lunar patterns. Australian and American students in grades five to seven wrote about global lunar patterns they had discovered by sharing observations with each other via the Internet. These essays were analyzed for the students' inclusion of words associated with the shape (i. e., phase), orientation and location of the Moon along with words about similarities and differences. Almost all students wrote about shape but fewer wrote about orientation or location. Students infrequently included words about similarities or differences in the same sentence with shape, orientation or location. Similar to studies about children's and adults' lunar misconceptions, it was found that male and female early adolescents also lacked a robust understanding of global lunar patterns.
AB - The purpose of this study was to use text mining analysis of early adolescents' online essays to determine their knowledge of global lunar patterns. Australian and American students in grades five to seven wrote about global lunar patterns they had discovered by sharing observations with each other via the Internet. These essays were analyzed for the students' inclusion of words associated with the shape (i. e., phase), orientation and location of the Moon along with words about similarities and differences. Almost all students wrote about shape but fewer wrote about orientation or location. Students infrequently included words about similarities or differences in the same sentence with shape, orientation or location. Similar to studies about children's and adults' lunar misconceptions, it was found that male and female early adolescents also lacked a robust understanding of global lunar patterns.
KW - Global lunar patterns
KW - Lunar phases
KW - Moon
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875498071&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11165-012-9282-5
DO - 10.1007/s11165-012-9282-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875498071
SN - 0157-244X
VL - 43
SP - 667
EP - 686
JO - Research in Science Education
JF - Research in Science Education
IS - 2
ER -