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

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.