Following the example of physics education research ( PER ) , CER tends to take the theories and methods developed in pre-college science education research , which generally takes place in Schools of Education , and applies them to understanding comparable problems in post-secondary settings ( in addition to pre-college settings ) .
Following the example of physics education research ( PER ) , CER tends to take the theories and methods developed in pre-college science education research and applies them to understanding comparable problems in post-secondary settings .