Nuts and bolts of chemical education research / Diane M. Bunce, editor, Renèe S. Cole, editor ; sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Education, Inc.

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, 2008.Description: viii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780841269514 (cased) :
9780841269583 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

Chemistry -- Study and teaching -- Research

DDC classification:

540.71 BUN

Contents:

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.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	540.71 BUN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39002100740910

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Nuts and Bolts of Chemical Education Research is a book that would be useful for the chemist who is writing the educational outreach or evaluation component of a grant or planning his own chemical education research project. This book brings to the surface the key elements that are common to both. These key elements include establishing clear goals and research questions for your efforts: placing your outreach or research on a firm theoretical foundation so that the results of your work expand the current state of knowledge; developing an outreach or research design that address the goals and questions asked; locating, developing and testing the validity-reliability of the tools used in the study; selecting appropriate data analyses from quantitative, qualitative or mixed design disciplines to address the questions asked; writing conclusions based upon the data presented; and describing the implications of the outreach or research effort for chemistry practitioners. This book will address these key issues from a pragmatic point of view in an effort to assist those who are engaged or considering becoming engaged in this type of scholarly activity.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 Using This Book to Find Answers to Chemicaleducation Research Questions?
2 Questions to Chemical Educators From the Chemistry Community
3 Fundingchemical Education Research
4 Constructing Good and Reliable Questions
5 Importance of Theoretical Framework for Research
6 An Example of How Theory-Based Research Can Impact Thefield
7 Qualitative Research Designs in Chemistry Educationresearch
8 Using Inferential Statistics to Answer Quantitative Chemical Educationresearch Questions
9 Mixed Methods Designs in Chemical Education Research
10 Designing and Utlizing Tests Andsurveys for Chemistry Education Research Efforts
Developing Tests and Surveys
Which Yield Quantitative Data
11 Drawing Meaningful Conclusions
12 Assessment Ofstudent Learning
Guidance for Instructors
13 Collaborative Projects
Being the Chemical Education
Resource
14 Building A Fruitful Relationship Between the Chemistryand Chemical Education Communities Within A Department of Chemistry

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Diane M. Bunce is a Professor Chemistry at The Catholic University of America. Renee S. Cole is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Missouri.