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    Hazardous Waste Site Management: Water Quality Issues

    Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council

    Addresses several methods used in the regulatory process with respect to water quality cleanup levels. Information and perspectives on the adequacy of these methods are provided by representatives from water…

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    The Assessment of Science Meets the Science of Assessment: Summary of a Workshop

    Board on Testing and Assessment,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    To explore the connections between new approaches to science education and new developments in assessment, the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) sponsored a…

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    Investigating the Influence of Standards: A Framework for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

    Committee on Understanding the Influence of Standards in K-12 Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education

    Examine the ways in which components of the educational system have been influenced by the standards. This work provides a framework to guide the design, conduct, and interpretation of research…

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    Studying Classroom Teaching as a Medium for Professional Development: Proceedings of a U.S.-Japan Workshop

    U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction,Board on International Scientific Organizations

    In August 2000, following the Ninth International Congress on Mathematics Education in Makuhari, Japan, MSEB and USNCMI capitalized on the presence of mathematics educators in attendance from the US and…

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    What is the Influence of the National Science Education Standards?: Reviewing the Evidence, A Workshop Summary

    Steering Committee on Taking Stock of the National Science Education Standards: The Research,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    In 2001, with support from National Science Foundation, the National Research Council began a review of the evidence concerning whether or not the National Science Education Standards have had an…

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    Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning

    Committee on the Development of an Addendum to the National Science Education Standards on Scientific Inquiry,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A guide to teaching inquiry and teaching through inquiry, as recommended by the National Science Education Standards. This book explores the dimensions of teaching and learning science as inquiry for…

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    Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education: A Nation Advancing?

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Board on Science Education,Committee on the Evaluation Framework for Successful K-12 STEM Education

    Following a 2011 report by the National Research Council (NRC) on successful K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), Congress asked the National Science Foundation to identify methods…

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    Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on Guidance on Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards

    A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is catalyzing improvements in science classrooms across the…

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    Renewing U.S. Mathematics: A Plan for the 1990’s

    Committee on the Mathematical Sciences: Status and Future Directions,Board on Mathematical Sciences,National Research Council,Arthur Steen Lynn,National Academy of Sciences

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    Helping Children Learn Mathematics

    Mathematics Learning Study Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Results from national and international assessments indicate that school children in the United States are not learning mathematics well enough. This book provides information to improve school mathematics from pre-kindergarten…

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    How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School

    Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning with additional material from the Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Scientific evidence has added to our understanding of what it means to know, from the neural processes that occur, to the influence of culture on what we see and absorb…

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    Ready, Set, Science!: Putting Research to Work in the K-8 Science Classroom

    Sarah Michaels,Andrew W. Shouse,Heidi A. Schweingruber,Steve Olson,National Research Council

    Provides an account of the synthesis of research into teaching and learning science in kindergarten through eighth grade. This book summarizes various findings from the learning sciences and builds cases…

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    Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning

    More and more young people are learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a wide variety of afterschool, summer, and informal programs. At the same time, there has…

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    Human Factors Research and Nuclear Safety

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors,National Academy of Sciences

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    Defense Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis: Meeting the Challenge

    Committee on Modeling and Simulation for Defense Transformation,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    Modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) is a crucial tool for military affairs. This report presents topics such as identification of high-level opportunities for MS&A research to address the expanded mission…

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    Research Needs for Human Factors

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors

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    Assessment of Corrosion Education

    Committee on Assessing Corrosion Education,National Research Council

    The threat from the degradation of materials in the engineered products that drive our economy, keep our citizenry healthy, and keep us safe from terrorism and belligerent threats has been…

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    New Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk: A Report on a Conference Cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the National Academy of Sciences

    National Research Council

    The stability of the financial system and the potential for systemic events to alter its function have long been critical issues for central bankers and researchers. Recent events suggest that…

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    Transforming Combustion Research Through Cyberinfrastructure

    Committee on Building Cyberinfrastructure for Combustion Research,National Research Council

    Combustion has provided society with most of its energy needs for millennia, from igniting the fires of cave dwellers to propelling the rockets that traveled to the Moon. Even in…

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    Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive: Systems Integration

    Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Systems integration offers an opportunity for US firms to capitalize on their strengths. This book discusses what systems integration is, its importance and prospects for growth, why it is expected…

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    Integrating Federal Statistics on Children: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on National Statistics and Board on Children and Families,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the adequacy of federal statistics on children and families. This volume includes papers on the relevant aspects of health care reform, family and community resources, interpersonal violence, the transition…

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    Developing a Digital National Library for Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education: Report of a Workshop

    Steering Committee for Developing a Digital National Library for Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The National Research Council steering committee commissioned a series of papers and convened a workshop to consider issues associated with establishing a digital national library. This resulting book delineates the…

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    Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research

    Committee on Earth Studies,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS), and potentially other NASA programs, were included in the converged program to provide new remote sensing and spacecraft technologies that could improve the operational capabilities…

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    Federal Funding of Astronomical Research

    Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

    The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA), at its meeting on September 8, 1997, was briefed on the legislative report accompanying the bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998…

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    Agriculture’s Role in K-12 Education: Proceedings of a Forum on the National Science Education Standards

    Board on Agriculture,Professional Scientific Societies Related To Agriculture Food, And The Environment,National Research Council,Steering Committee on Agriculture's Role in K-12 Education

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    Taking Stock: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Academy of Sciences

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    Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences: Report of a Workshop

    Chemical Sciences Roundtable,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,National Research Council

    Captures messages from a workshop that brought together research managers from government, industry, and academia to review and discuss the mechanisms that have been proposed or used to assess the…

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    Engineering Education: Designing an Adaptive System

    Board on Engineering Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses the development of long-term strategies for an engineering education system that aims to reflect the needs and realities of the US and the world in the 21st century. This…

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    Improving Indicators of the Quality of Science and Mathematics Education in Grades K-12

    Committee on Indicators of Precollege Science and Mathematics Education,National Research Council,Richard J. Murnane,Senta A. Raizen

    Presents a monitoring system to track the progress of mathematics and science education. This book describes a series of indicators to assess student learning, curriculum quality, teaching effectiveness, student behavior…

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    Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Education

    Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Teaching,National Research Council,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel,Policy and Global Affairs

    The National Research Council conducted a study to identify incentives that state governments and local school districts can use to attract PhD scientists and mathematicians to secondary school teaching positions…

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    Technical Capabilities Necessary for Systemic Risk Regulation: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council

    The financial reform plans currently under discussion in the United States recognize the need for monitoring and regulating systemic risk in the financial sector. To inform those discussions, the National…

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    Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics

    As the availability of high-throughput data-collection technologies, such as information-sensing mobile devices, remote sensing, internet log records, and wireless sensor networks has grown, science, engineering, and business have rapidly transitioned…

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    Robust Methods for the Analysis of Images and Videos for Fisheries Stock Assessment: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for the stewardship of the nation’s living marine resources and their habitat. As part of this charge, NMFS conducts stock assessments of…

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    Strategic Education Research Partnership

    Committee on a Strategic Education Research Partnership,National Research Council

    Envision a cadre of leading scientists and practitioners working collaboratively on a highly focused program of education research that is tightly coupled with practice. Much of the research is carried…

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    An Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs in the United States: Mathematical and Physical Sciences

    Committee on an Assessment of Quality Related Characteristics of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States,American Council of Learned Sciences,American Council on Education,National Research Council,Social Science Research Council

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    Threatening Communications and Behavior: Perspectives on the Pursuit of Public Figures

    National Research Council

    Three papers that review the behavioral and social sciences research on the likelihood that someone who engages in abnormal and/or threatening communications will actually then try to do harm –P…

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    Evaluation of Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress

    Committee on Evaluation of National and State Assessments of Educational Progress,Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

    Committee on Highly Successful Schools or Programs in K-12 STEM Education,National Research Council

    Examines the landscape of K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education by considering different school models, highlighting research on effective STEM education practices, and identifying some conditions that promote…

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    Spatial Statistics and Digital Image Analysis

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Board on Mathematical Sciences,Panel on Spatial Statistics and Image Processing

    Written to be accessible to the nonspecialist, this volume surveys the applications of spatial statistics to a range of areas, including image analysis, geosciences, physical chemistry, and ecology. It describes…

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    A Survey of Attitudes and Actions on Dual Use Research in the Life Sciences: A Collaborative Effort of the National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Committee on Assessing Fundamental Attitudes of Life Scientists as a Basis for Biosecurity Education,National Research Council

    The same technologies that fuel scientific advances also pose potential risks–that the knowledge, tools, and techniques gained through legitimate biotechnology research could be misused to create biological weapons or for…

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    Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers recommendations for research to improve understanding of how changes in human populations affect the natural environment by means of changes in land use, such as deforestation, urban development, and…

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    Methodological Advances in Cross-national Surveys of Educational Achievement

    Board on International Comparative Studies in Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    In November 2000, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) held a symposium to evaluate improvement in the quality of the methodologies used in international studies, and to…

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    Reporting Test Results for Students with Disabilities and English-Language Learners: Summary of a Workshop

    Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Board on Testing and Assessment, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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    A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas

    Committee on Conceptual Framework for the New K-12 Science Education Standards,National Research Council

    Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity’s most pressing current and future challenges. The United States’ position…

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    NOAA’s Education Program: Review and Critique

    Committee for the Review of the NOAA Education Program,National Research Council

    There is a national need to educate the public about the ocean, coastal resources, atmosphere and climate. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agency responsible for understanding and…

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    ICT Fluency and High Schools: A Workshop Summary

    Planning Committee on ICT Fluency and High School Graduation Outcomes,Board on Science Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    ICT Fluency and High Schools: A Workshop Summary

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    Bio2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists

    Committee on Undergraduate Biology Education to Prepare Research Scientists for the 21st Century,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Biological sciences have been revolutionized, not only in the way research is conducted but also in how research findings are communicated among professionals and to the public. This book includes…

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    Post-Cold War Conflict Deterrence

    Naval Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the meaning of deterrence and identifies key elements of a post-Cold War deterrence strategy and the critical issues in devising such a strategy. This book identifies the quantitative and…

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