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Education
Studies in education at the National Academies address questions such as:
- How can education policy and practice be more firmly grounded in scientific research?
- How can test scores be interpreted and used correctly and fairly to make important decisions about students and schools?
- How can the growing body of knowledge about how people learn be applied more effectively in classrooms?
- How can reading difficulties be prevented?
- How can schools help motivate high school students to learn?
- What are the most effective ways to prepare and develop teachers?
These studies promote evidence-based policy analysis to improve education for all and bring together national, state, and local leaders from education, academia, business, and government to address critical issues in education research, policy, and practice. These studies, reports, workshops, websites, and other activities inform many important issues facing education today, including standards, testing, teaching, and the improvement of education research.
Featured Activities
The Board on Science Education focuses on science education from early childhood through adulthood, both in school and in informal learning settings, such as museums. It investigates how science is learned and taught and assesses undergraduate and graduate science education, public understanding of science, and the underrepresentation of women and minorities in science-related careers.
The Board on Testing and Assessment provides scientific expertise on critical measurement and assessment issues in education and the workplace. Its purview includes test policy, accountability, techniques and technology for assessment, and human resources planning.
The Teacher Advisory Council, in addition to recognizing exemplary teaching, brings to the Center’s studies the wisdom of practice by some of the nation’s most accomplished classroom teachers.
Featured Reports
Other National Academies’ activities:
The Board on Higher Education and Workforce (PGA) monitors critical national issues in the education and training of, and labor market for, the nation’s science and engineering workforce. It seeks to focus the expertise of scientists, engineers, educators, and economists on the formulation of national and institutional policies affecting our nation’s human resources in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
The Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (NAE) is dedicated to achieving excellence in engineering education, education that is effective, engaged, and efficient. As a reflection of our on-going research and implementation activities, these pages will be dynamic and frequently updated. |
