In order to guide future investments of time and resources in geoscience education research (GER), the community has developed a framework of grand challenges across ten major themes in GER. These grand challenges can provide direction to current and future researchers about where the community thinks effort should be made to answer some fundamental questions about undergraduate geoscience teaching and learning. This Community Framework for GER is comprised of ten theme chapters, as well as chapters on the development of the framework project, a synthesis of the findings and potential synergies, and on communication strategies for the transformation of geoscience teaching practice.

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Chapters

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Framework Development, Kristen St. John

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Research on Students' Conceptual Understanding of Geology/Solid Earth Science Content, Eric J. Pyle, Andy Darling, Zo Kreager, and Susan Howes Conrad

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Research on Students' Conceptual Understanding of Environmental, Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Climate Science Content, Cinzia Cervato, Donna Charlevoix, Anne Gold, and Hari Kandel

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Research on Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Earth and Space Sciences Teacher Education, Heather L. Petcovic, Jason Cervenec, Kim Cheek, Robyn Dahl, and Nancy Price

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Research on Teaching about Earth in the Context of Societal Problems, Rachel Teasdale, Hannah Scherer, Lauren Holder, Rebecca Boger, and Cory Forbes

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Research on Access and Success of Under-Represented Groups in the Geosciences, Eric M. Riggs, Caitlin Callahan, and Jim Brey

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Research on Cognitive Domain in Geoscience Learning: Temporal and Spatial Reasoning, Katherine Ryker, Allison J. Jaeger, Scott Brande, Mariana Guereque, Julia Libarkin, and Thomas F. Shipley

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Research on Cognitive Domain in Geoscience Learning: Quantitative Reasoning, Problem Solving, and Use of Models, Kim A. Kastens, Ashlee Dere, Deana Pennington, and Vic Ricchezza

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Research on Instructional Strategies to Improve Geoscience Learning in Different Settings and with Different Technologies, Steven Semken, Juk Bhattacharyya, Don Duggan-Haas, Amy Pallant, and Jennifer Wiggen

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Research on Geoscience Students' Self-Regulated Learning, Metacognition, and Affect, Karen S. McNeal, Kaatje Van der Hoeven Kraft, Elizabeth Nagy-Shadman, Mary Beck, and Jason Jones

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Research on Institutional Change and Professional Development, Kelsey Bitting, Leilani Arthurs, LeeAnna Chapman, Heather Macdonald, and Cathy Manduca

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Synthesis: Discussion and Implications, Kristen St. John, Kelsey Bitting, Cinzia Cervato, Kim A. Kastens, Heather Macdonald, John R. McDaris, Karen S. McNeal, Heather L. Petcovic, Eric J. Pyle, Eric M. Riggs, Katherine Ryker, Steven Semken, and Rachel Teasdale

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Closing the Loop: Communication for Transformation of Geoscience Teaching Practice, Eric J. Pyle, Steven Semken, Andy Darling, Juk Bhattacharyya, Don Duggan-Haas, Amy Pallant, Jennifer Wiggen, and Kristen St. John

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Correlation Matrix of Cross-Theme Research Synergies, Kristen St. John

Reports

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Community Framework for Geoscience Education Research