– Theory relatedness
– Quality of research questions
– Methods
– Ethics
– Interpretation and presentation of
results
– Implications for practice
– Competency in chemistry
Notes on Quality
Criteria
Research
needs to be robust, rigorous, valid, reliable and recognised for peer review to
attain an acceptable standard
–Theory
relatedness
· We
need to first consult literature to determine what is known (just like
synthetic projects) to determine
· What can be added to the field?
–Quality
of research questions
· Then we can develop research questions that
are likely to be useful to the wider community and provide us directions for
investigation
–Methods
· Research methods, either quantitative or
qualitative if it’s more appropriate, need to provide sufficient data to answer
research questions
–Ethics
· Chem. Ed research also needs to take
ethical considerations into account and ethics approval needs to be obtained
before commencing any data collection
–
Interpretation and Presentation of results
· Needs to be understood by others
–Implications
for practice
· Research
should have a direct or indirect impact on teach and learning
· Findings from chem ed can also have an
immediate impact as anything found to benefit students can be implemented
straight away
–Competency
in chemistry
· Not only is it important to have competence
in chemistry, it is also important to be competent in education
Chemistry education can be a lot more unpredictable than synthetic
projects because it deals with people. If something doesn’t work you can’t just
increase the temperature and pressure, like in a synthetic project to improve
yield or outcomes.
Contact Alex Yeung for more information on Quality Criteria in chemistry.
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