Lin Ding, PhD

Lin Ding is a Professor of Science Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. 

Dr. Ding’s scholarly work focuses on discipline-based science education. His research topics include student conceptual learning of science, problem solving, scientific reasoning, epistemological growth, and curriculum and assessment development. His work embraces both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and extends to other disciplinary areas, such as cognitive psychology and statistics.

Prior to joining the Education and Human Ecology faculty, Dr. Ding was a research associate and lecturer in the Department of Physics. While his past effort has been uniquely focused on college-level physics teaching and learning, he now is seeking to expand his work to lower grade levels (K-12) and other science disciplines.