Improving Student Learning in Mathematics and Science

Being prepared in China, says one researcher, can mean 'the difference between a headache and a p...

With the growing number, complexity, and importance of environmental problems come demands to inc...

Today's undergraduate students -- future leaders, policymakers, teachers, and citizens, as well a...

This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the Uni...

'The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), at the U.S. National Foundat...

Effective science teaching requires creativity, imagination, and innovation. In light of concerns...

What students learn about the science disciplines, technology, engineering, and mathematics durin...

The connection between classroom activities and learning behavior is explored in depth through th...

All U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or 'mine' personal data -- such as ...

'The past half-century has witnessed a dramatic increase in the scale and complexity of scientifi...

'Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused by human activities, and poses significant ri...

Climate change poses challenges as well as opportunities for businesses and, broadly speaking for...

'Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region are ret...

Biosocial Surveys analyzes the latest research on the increasing number of multipurpose household...

An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States

Improving Teacher Preparation and Credentialing Consistent with the National Science Education St...

Following a 2011 report by the National Research Council (NRC) on successful K-12 education in sc...

With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most...

Examines the landscape of K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education...

This report examines the portfolio of research and development (R&D) expenditure surveys at the N...

'This workshop summary is based on discussions at a workshop convened by the Board on Science Edu...

'Board on Testing and Assessment, and Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Soci...

In 1996, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released a report about ways to improve undergradu...

Advances in the life sciences - from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine a...

'Emerging Cognitive Neuroscience and Related Technologies,' from the National Research Council, i...

'Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy encourages scientists to think differently about the ...

The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) raised the alarm about U.S. mathema...

Participants in this workshop were asked to explore three related questions: (1) how to create me...

For many household surveys in the United States, responses rates have been steadily declining for...

In response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), Systems for State Science Assessment ...

Based on the National Research Council report Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Sci...

'The new Framework and the NGSS are designed to guide educators in significantly altering the way...

'Standards' offers a vision of scientific literacy, describing what all students should understan...

Learning from Timss: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of...

'The forested land in the United States is an asset that is owned and managed not only by federal...

With the publication of the National Science Education Standards and the National Council of Teac...

What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing o...

Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key ...

Laboratory experiences as a part of most U.S. high school science curricula have been taken for g...

The book reviews a draft strategic plan from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, a program f...

Practitioners in informal science settings--museums, after-school programs, science and technolog...

Expectations for early learning are very different than they were even as recently as a decade ag...

The National Research Council (NRC) has undertaken a three-phase project to explore the possibili...

Since 1989, with the publication of Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for Mathematics by the Na...

Institutional review boards (IRBs) are the linchpins of the protection systems that govern human ...

'Two surveys of the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) ...

The intelligence community (IC) plays an essential role in the national security of the United St...