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.
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