2006-11-012024-05-16https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/669676摘要：中央大學墾丁天文台在教育部追求卓越計畫及國科會科教處專案計畫 補助下，於2000 年5 月在墾丁海洋生物博物館成立，主旨在於發展遠距天 文觀測、推動高等天文科學教育，以及進行天文科普活動。至今五年之間， 除了高等教學之專業觀測之外，每年寒暑假期間舉辦針對大學及高中生的 天文觀測研習班，平時的週末舉辦針對高中生的「週末天文學家計畫」，對 國內研究生、大學生，及高中生提供了一個接觸尖端科學教育的環境，此 外並對國內各級學校和社會團體開放，進行科普活動，至今（2005 年10 月） 已經舉辦過一百二十五場活動，影響人數超過三千兩百人，科教效果宏大。 五年來所累積的科學學習數據，以及對參加活動的學生長期追蹤所做的初 步研究，已經顯示墾丁天文台的科教計畫確實對國內的天文教育環境產生 深遠影響，我們因此希望進一步提升墾丁教學環境，擴大這種良性影響。 除此之外，我們也同時以墾丁天文台做為台灣的遠距天文觀測基地，與美 國及中國大陸等地的大型天文台進行跨國合作，提供國內學生一個透過網 際網路，進行跨國遠距觀測的機會，以開拓國內學生的國際視野。為了充 分利用墾丁天文台已長期累積的學生學習數據，據以改進基礎科學教學方 法，同時將基礎科學的學習擴展到國際層次，我們希望申請國科會的補助， 在往後三年內，能夠進一步提升墾丁天文台的教學環境，針對不同年齡層 的國內各級學校學生，進行天文科學教育，並邀請認知科學及科學學習方 面專家加入研究團隊<br> Abstract: The NCU Ken-Ting Observatory (KTO) was established under the support of MOE and NSC special projects, at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in Ken-Ting National Park area, in May, 2005. The purposes of this observatory are to develop remote astronomical observation technology, to carry out high level astronomical education, and to promote popular astronomical activities. In the 5 years since its establishment, there have been summer and winter training sessions for college and high school students. There are also the “Weekend Astronomer Program” for high school students during the weekends of normal semester days. The Observatory has also been opened to the general public for education and promotion activities. Up until now, there have been 125 activities held by KTO, and more than 3,200 people have been involved in these activities. The effect on science education has been profound. Through the data of student learning and subsequent tracing, we find that the students that have been trained in KTO sessions have mostly gone on the routes of physical and astronomical science studies, which is an encouraging evidence that KTO activities do influence the students on the positive direction. We thus hope to further improve the learning environment of KTO for better teaching programs. We are also collaborating with the major observatories in the US and in Mainland China in terms of “remote astronomical observation”. We will place small educational telescopes in these remote areas and controlled the telescopes from within Taiwan. This remote observing process will bring to the students the international prospect, and create naturally an English speaking environment. We hope in the next 3 years, through the support of NSC in this project, the KTO facilities can be improved and renovated. We will bring in the experts in cognitive science and science learning, to observe and guide the students during the training sessions, to understand the difference in the learning attitude of students at different ages, and to find the best teaching methodology and technology for students of various ages. In the meantime, we plan to gradually expand the effort on remote observing and to establish the “Global Observing Network”.墾丁天文台及遠距天文觀測計畫(2/3)