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Resources for Chemical Education Research

CER Committee | Sun, 03/18/2018 - 12:54

Books:

Bunce, D. M., & Cole, R. S. (2008). Nuts and bolts of chemical education research (Vol. 976): Oxford University Press, USA.

Welcome

Welcome to the Chemistry Education Research (CER) Committee webpage. This site is intended to be a collection of information and resources for chemistry education research. This is intended to a resource for the community, and as such, we encourage your comments, suggestions, and contributions to continually update and improve this site.

Overview of Chemical Education Research (CER)

CER Committee | Sun, 03/18/2018 - 12:36

As identified by the NRC Report on Discipline-Based Education Research (NRC, 2012), “the goals of DBER are to:

  • understand how people learn the concepts, practices, and ways of thinking of science and engineering;
  • understand the nature and development of expertise in a discipline;
  • help identify and measure appropriate learning objectives and instructional approaches that advance students toward those objectives;
  • contribute to the knowledge base in a way that can guide the translation of DBER findings to classroom practice; and

YCES Events at ACS NOLA

Rayford Harrison | Thu, 03/15/2018 - 18:23

The Younger Chemistry Education Scholars (YCES) committee has a few events that will probably be of interest to many graduate students at ACS in a few days. Please click on the CER link to access the flier for more information and we hope to see you at these events!

Sincerely,

Younger Chemistry Education Scholars

Postdoctoral position in CER at UNL

Alena Moon | Wed, 02/28/2018 - 10:38

The Department of Chemistry at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is searching for a full-time postdoctoral position in chemistry education research with Dr. Alena Moon. The postdoctoral fellow will assist in constructing a learning progression for a core concept in physical chemistry. The successful applicant will design and conduct qualitative interviews with a range of participants—from introductory undergraduate students to graduate students.