Problem Sequences in Municipal-Round Problem Sets of the Russian National Astronomy Olympiad

Authors

  • Filipp Belov Saratov State University
  • Irina Kozlova Saratov State University

Keywords:

olympiad problems, problem design methodology, thematic problem sequences, differentiation by difficulty level

Abstract

The article briefly analyzes shortcomings in the work of a regional subject-methodological committee and proposes a way to address the shortage of creative ideas when developing a problem set for the municipal round of the Russian National Astronomy Olympiad. The approach is based on using differentiated sequences of problems sharing a common context and is illustrated with the 2025 municipal round of the Russian National Astronomy Olympiad in Saratov Oblast.

Author Biographies

Filipp Belov, Saratov State University

Associate Professor, Department of Olympiad and Project Training in Physics, Saratov State University; Teacher of Physics and Astronomy, Lyceum of Applied Sciences named after D. I. Trubetskov; Chair, Regional Methodological Commission for Astronomy, and Member of the Jury of the Regional Stage in Physics and Astronomy of the All-Russian Olympiad for School Students; Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences (PhD)

Irina Kozlova, Saratov State University

Senior Lecturer, Department of Olympiad and Project Training in Physics, Saratov State University; Teacher of Physics and Astronomy, Lyceum of Applied Sciences named after D. I. Trubetskov; Member, Regional Methodological Commission for Astronomy, and Member of the Jury of the Regional Stage in Physics and Astronomy of the All-Russian Olympiad for School Students

References

Белов Ф. А., Козлова И. С. Муниципальный этап ВсОШ по астрономии в Саратовской области : Задания, решения, критерии оценивания. Саратов : Саратовский источник, 2025. 40 с. EDN: LXQHUL.

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Published

2026-08-12

How to Cite

[1]
Belov, F. and Kozlova, I. 2026. Problem Sequences in Municipal-Round Problem Sets of the Russian National Astronomy Olympiad. Astronomy Education. 1, 2 (Aug. 2026), 50–53.

Issue

No. 2 (2026)

Section

Astronomy Olympiads

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