Whose chemistry education research group can you join at Miami University?
Ellen Yezierski
conceptual understanding of chemistry with a focus on the dynamics of teaching chemistry and teacher change.
Stacey Lowery Bretz
Please note: As of June 20, 2023,
Stacey will become the
Dean of the Getty College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio Northern University
Stacey can be reached
at s-bretz@onu.edu
Miami CER degree requirements.pdf
What graduate courses
in CER are offered
at Miami?
in CER are offered
at Miami?
CHM 511, Learning Theories in Chemistry Education
CHM 515, Chemistry Misconceptions & Conceptual Change
CHM 730, Seminar in Chemistry Education
(topic varies each semester, e.g., visualization research, quantitative methods in CER, who's who in CER? gen chem reform, etc.)
What distinguishes
the Miami CER
grad program from others?
the Miami CER
grad program from others?
CER courses taught within the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry by CER faculty
Cognate research projects focused on improving laboratory instruction
Certificate in College Teaching (optional)
Certificate in Applied Statistics (optional)
What types of
research skills
will you learn?
research skills
will you learn?
survey design and assessment development
descriptive and inferential statistics
classical test theory and item response theory
semi-structured interviews and observation protocols
qualitative data analyses
human subjects protocols
software tools including SPSS, NVivo, Livescribe, Qualtrics, and R