Join us this Spring for our seminar series on discipline-based education research (DBER) in STEM! Each session will highlight current research on evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning, with practical ideas to strengthen the classroom experience across our departments. Faculty, lab instructors, lecturers, and staff from all STEM disciplines are welcome.

Topic: Highlights of a variety of recent education research projects in Physics at OSU.
Speaker:  Andrew Heckler, Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Administration

Department of Physics

The Ohio State University

Dr. Heckler will present a series of recent education research projects from introductory physics courses, highlighting key questions about student learning and performance. His work explores patterns in student behavior—such as when assignments are completed, how problem-solving speed relates to success, and whether the quality of written work reflects understanding. He also examines how psychological stress evolves over a semester and investigates potential biases in exam outcomes. The session will include opportunities for discussion on how these findings can inform teaching and education research practices.

About our speaker: Andrew Heckler is a professor of Physics at Ohio State University who specializes in Physics Education Research. He works with other discipline-based education researchers, social psychologists and education psychologists to study student learning, performance and the student experience as well as instructional practices and policies that can help or hinder student success. He has also developed STEM Fluency, an online learning tool to help students achieve fluency in skills critical for STEM classroom success.  To find out more about his work, please visit: stemfluency.org