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Getting Started with Discipline-Based Education Research

Discipline-based education research (DBER) is the scientific study of teaching and learning via a combination of disciplinary expertise and social sciences methodology. Use this guide for help getting started with DBER. Some resources also cite the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).

Updated: June 2024

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Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies / Teaching Professor at the Colorado School of Mines

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