Nuts and Bolts of Chemical Education Research By Diane M. Bunce and Renée S. Cole (Eds.)
2008 | 243 Pages | ISBN: 0841269580 | PDF | 21 MB
2008 | 243 Pages | ISBN: 0841269580 | PDF | 21 MB
Content: Using this book to find answers to chemical education questions -- Questions to chemical educators from the chemistry community -- Funding chemical education research -- Constructing good and researchable questions -- Importance of a theoretical framework for research -- The particulate nature of matter: an example of how theory-based research can impact the field -- Qualitative research designs in chemistry education research -- Using inferential statistics to answer quantitative chemical education research questions -- Mixed methods designs in chemical education research -- Designing tests and surveys for chemical education research -- Drawing meaningful conclusions from education experiments -- Assessment of student learning -- collaborative projects: being the chemical education resource -- Building a fruitful relationship between the chemistry and chemical education communities within a department of chemistry.