These results are similar to previously studies indicating that teachers
may have misconceptions or alternative conceptions about some astronomy
concepts (Bailey & Slater, 2004; Kanli, 2014; Summers & Mant, 1995).
Hashweh (1987) reports that teachers sometimes have the same
misconceptions that their students hold (as cited in Arslan, Cigdemoglu &
Moseley, 2012). Besides, teachers play an important role in removing the
misconceptions of students. Since teachers have positive effects on
remedying their students’ misconceptions, special attention must be paid to
the astronomy education of pre-service and in-service teachers.