The chemistry education literature consists of both Chemistry Education Research (CER) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).
For a detailed description of what makes each field distinct, I recommend watching: Detangling Chemistry Ed Research, Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, and Science Ed. Below are characteristics outlined in the video.
Chemistry Education Research (CER) characteristics:
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) characteristics:
Finding this literature is complicated because it is spread out over different sources. It is a little messy and definitely different from searching the chemistry literature. Keeping track of what works and what doesn't will help a lot.
Find out more from the Chemistry library guide.
More databases can be found on the Education library guide.
Grey literature is not controlled by commercial publishers so it can be trickier to find. It includes social media and blog posts, reports, and government documents. Start with your favourite search engine.
Chemistry journals that publish articles related to teaching and learning:
There are a number of education and SoTL journals where articles on the teaching and learning of chemistry are published.
Neuroeducation is a growing field of literature with neuroscience-informed strategies for teaching and learning
Visit the Teaching Journals Directory from Kennesaw State University for a listing.
Explore the list of journals covered by the ERIC database, organized by subject.
The literature of teaching and learning in chemistry includes both education research and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Explore the literature through this Mural:
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