PEER INSTRUCTION FOR ASTRONOMY

		Paul J. Green 
		Prentice Hall 2001
		Draft Table of Contents


1. INTRODUCTION
	Revelation vs. Regurgitation

2. PEER INSTRUCTION
	Gauging the Class Level
	Engaging the Ego
	Unearthing Misconceptions

3. RECIPES FOR THE CLASSROOM
	Reading Assignments & Quizzes	
	Lectures
	Exams
	Integration with standard lecture format

4. EVALUATION	
	The Astronomy Diagnostic Test
	ConcepTest Feedback
	PIA Feedback

5. CONCEPTESTS
      Creating ConcepTests
      The Night Sky, and the Celestial Sphere
      Time and Seasons
      Magnitudes & Distances 
      Telescopes 
      History 
      Motion and Force 
      The Elements 
      Radiation, The Electromagnetic Spectrum 
      The Earth & Moon 
      Planets, Asteroids, and Comets 
      The Sun 
      Stellar Properties 
      Star Formation 
      Energy Generation in Stars & Stellar Evolution 
      Binary Star Systems 
      Stellar Motions and Kinematics
      Our Galaxy: Structure, Formation & Evolution 
      Normal Galaxies 
      Active Galaxies and Quasars 
      Cosmology & the Hubble Expansion 
      Origin of Life Here and Elsewhere 

7. READINGS AND RESOURCES
	Collaborative Learning
	Peer Instruction in Physics
	Astronomy Education
	Peer Instruction in Astronomy
	An Instructor's Community Project

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX: DISK AND WWW INSTRUCTIONS