This Review of Chemistry Education Research (CER) provides an overview of the
development of research in chemistry education from the early days, when ideas about how …

Individuals' conceptual knowledge of contemporary biological issues influences ethical
attitudes and life decisions around health, as evidenced by the recent worldwide debate on …

The fundamental structure of a typical mainstream two-semester organic chemistry course,
populated mostly by life science majors and taught at universities throughout the United …

Reports of the results of research within the emerging field of biochemistry education are
appearing at an ever-increasing rate. Capturing an image of the landscape of Biochemistry …

Teachers use multiple representations to communicate the concepts of bonding, including
Lewis structures, formulas, space-filling models, and 3D manipulatives. As students learn to …

Most organic chemistry reactions occur by a mechanism that includes acid–base chemistry,
so it is important that students develop and learn to use correct conceptions of acids and …

Research on predictors of achievement in science is often targeted on more traditional
content-based assessments and single student characteristics. At the same time, the …

This article describes the development of the Redox Concept Inventory (ROXCI) as a
measure of students' understandings and confidence of both the symbolic and particulate …

Assessments represent an important component of undergraduate courses because they
affect how students interact with course content and gauge student achievement of course …

Resonance is a foundational organic chemistry concept, but it is consistently misunderstood
by undergraduate students. The development of a concept inventory─ a multiple-choice …