Education Research
The Education Research Program enhances learning by employing proven education research methods and best practices to iteratively design and construct highly effective instructional materials.
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Curriculum development for Intro MSE course (Flores, Heckler, Windl)
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Robust learning gains documented via controlled experiments.
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Over 1500 students (and growing) impacted.
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7 peer-reviewed publications, 3 papers in preparation, and 10 national conference presentations.
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1 PhD granted (in tenure-track position), another slated for 2015.
- Week-long ASM materials science camp for teachers held at OSU for teachers seeking to teach a materials science elective course at their school.
- 40 teachers/yr. (Over 100 teachers to date)
- Focus on developing/improving High School Materials Science course.
- Year-long Ohio Dept. Ed. funded Math Science Partnership program to increase 9th grade teachers’use of Materials related activities in their physical science courses.
- Heckler Co-PI
- Enhance/adapt ASM Materials Camp for Teachers
- 120 hr year long program
- impacting >25 teachers in multiple year professional development
- >10 teachers lead presentations at the annual Science Education Council of Ohio (SECO) meeting.
