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Science educational research began with the realization that many students were failing science courses not because they lacked the ability to understand the courses but because the courses were not meeting their needs. After discussing the beginnings of science educational research, we look at research questions. No book can hope to cover all of science educational research. This book attempts to explore some major questions relating to basic issues that impede student learning.
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Kalman, C.S. (2018). Introduction. In: Successful Science and Engineering Teaching. Innovation and Change in Professional Education, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66140-7_1
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