Issue 4, 2014

Chemistry education research trends: 2004–2013

Abstract

This paper presents findings from a content analysis of 650 empirical chemistry education research papers published in two top-tiered chemistry education journals Chemistry Education Research and Practice and Journal of Chemical Education, and four top-tiered science education journals International Journal of Science Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Research in Science Teaching and Science Education from 2004–2013. We found that empirical chemistry education research (CER) papers accounted for 7.7 percent of the publications in the four science education journals. The most highly published area of research was in conceptions and conceptual change and most studies adopted mixed methods. The majority of the studies were conducted in higher education contexts and in the United States. Researchers who publish prolifically in the field included Vicente Talanquer, Derek Cheung, Michael Sanger, Keith Taber, Melanie Cooper and Marcy Towns. Current research trends and gaps are illuminated and possible future work in CER is discussed in the paper.

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 May 2014
Accepted
13 Jun 2014
First published
13 Jun 2014

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2014,15, 470-487

Author version available

Chemistry education research trends: 2004–2013

T. W. Teo, M. T. Goh and L. W. Yeo, Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2014, 15, 470 DOI: 10.1039/C4RP00104D

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