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    Uncommon Measures: Equivalence and Linkage Among Educational Tests

    Presents a picture of the diversity of state testing programs. This book also looks at the characteristics of the National Assessment of Educational Progress. It provides an answer to the…

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    Global Perspectives for Local Action: Using TIMSS to Improve U.S. Mathematics and Science Education

    Committee on Science Education K-12 and Mathematical Sciences Education Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) raised the alarm about US mathematics and science education. This book presents an analysis of the TIMSS study. It features reports on…

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    Intelligence Analysis: Behavioral and Social Scientific Foundations

    National Research Council,Committee on Behavioral and Social Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security

    The U.S. intelligence community (IC) is a complex human enterprise whose success depends on how well the people in it perform their work. Although often aided by sophisticated technologies, these…

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    Preventing Teen Motor Crashes: Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Workshop Report

    National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families

    From a public health perspective, motor vehicle crashes are among the most serious problems facing teenagers. Even after more than six months of being licensed to drive alone, teens are…

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    Early Childhood Assessment: Why, What, and How

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children

    Well-planned and effective assessment can inform teaching and program improvement, and contribute to better outcomes for children. This book addresses these issues by identifying the important outcomes for children from…

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    Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Measuring Higher Education Productivity: Conceptual Framework and Data Needs

    Committee on National Statistics, Board on Testing and Assessment, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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    Keeping Score for All: The Effects of Inclusion and Accommodation Policies on Large-Scale Educational Assessment

    Committee on Participation of English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities in NAEP and Other Large-Scale Assessments,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    US public schools are responsible for educating large numbers of English language learners and students with disabilities. This book considers policies for including students with disabilities and English language learners…

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    Measuring Literacy: Performance Levels for Adults

    Committee on Performance Levels for Adult Literacy

    The National Assessment of Adult Literacy is a household survey that evaluates the literacy skills of a sample of adults in the United Stages ages 16 and older. Through a…

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    Youth Development and Neighborhood Influences: Challenges and Opportunities

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families

    On January 25, 1996, the Committee on Youth Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened a workshop to examine the implications of research on social settings for…

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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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    Global Perspectives for Local Action: Using TIMSS to Improve U.S. Mathematics and Science Education, Professional Development Guide

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Mathematical Sciences Education Board,Continuing to Learn from TIMSS Committee

    The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a rich source of information that can be used by a broad range of stakeholders to promote discussions and actions to…

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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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    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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    Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary

    National Research Council

    An emerging body of research suggests that a set of broad 21st century skills –such as adaptability, complex communication skills, and the ability to solve non-routine problems–are valuable across a…

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    New Findings on Poverty and Child Health and Nutrition: Summary of a Research Briefing

    Board on Children, Youth, and Families,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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    National Science Education Standards

    National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment,National Research Council

    Aiming to offer a coherent vision of what it means to be scientifically literate, this book describes what all students should understand and be able to do at different grade…

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    Climate Change Education: Goals, Audiences, and Strategies: A Workshop Summary

    National Research Council

    This workshop summary is based on discussions at a workshop convened by the Board on Science Education (BOSE), in collaboration with the Committee on [the] Human Dimensions of Global Change…

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    Risks and Risk Governance in Shale Gas Development: Summary of Two Workshops

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society

    Natural gas in deep shale formations, which can be developed by hydraulic fracturing and associated technologies (often collectively referred to as fracking ) is dramatically increasing production of natural gas…

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    Mental Models in Human-Computer Interaction: Research Issues About What the User of Software Knows

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

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    Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook

    Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    What impact does teaching style have? How do I plan a course curriculum? This handbook provides productive approaches to these and several other questions. It provides undergraduate science educators with…

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    Methods for Designing Software to Fit Human Needs and Capabilities: Proceedings of the Workshop on Software 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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    Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology

    Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses pre-college preparation for students in SME&T and the joint roles and responsibilities of faculty and administrators in arts and sciences and in schools of education to better educate teachers…

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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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    Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging: Workshop Summary

    Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with families, friends, and…

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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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    Health and Incarceration: A Workshop Summary

    Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration,Committee on Law and Justice,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Board on the Health of Select Populations

    Presents the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations…

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    Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments

    Marilyn Fenichel,Heidi A. Schweingruber,National Research Council

    Based on the National Research Council report, Learning science in informal environments: people, places and pursuits.

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    Sleep Needs, Patterns and Difficulties of Adolescents: Summary of a Workshop

    Forum on Adolescence,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    Sleep is not only a biological necessity but also a physiological drive. In today’s fast-paced world, though, a good night’s sleep is often the first thing to go. The effects…

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    Making Climate Forecasts Matter

    Panel on the Human Dimensions of Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Variability,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    Deals with climate forecasting and identifies research directions in this regard. This book explores: vulnerability of human activities to climate; state of the science of climate forecasting; how societies coevolved…

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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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    Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule: Perspectives of Social and Behavioral Scientists: Workshop Summary

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

    On July 26, 2011, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) with the purpose of soliciting comments on how regulations for…

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    Human Behavior in Military Contexts

    Committee on Opportunities in Basic Research,National Research Council

    Human behavior forms the nucleus of military effectiveness. Humans operating in the complex military system must possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, aptitudes, and temperament to perform their roles effectively in…

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    Statistics, Testing and Defense Acquisition: New Approaches and Methodological Improvements

    Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems,Committee on National Statistics

    In the milestone process used by US Department of Defense to answer the basic acquisition question, one component near the end of the process is operational testing. This book examines…

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    After-School Programs to Promote Child and Adolescent Development: Summary of a Workshop

    Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth,Institute of Medicine,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to Promote Child and Adolescent Development During the After-School Hours, convened on October 21, 1999. The workshop was…

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    Distributed Decision Making: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Human Factors,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Outlines the process and problems involved in dispersed decision making and draws on academic and case history information. This book highlights the need for better theories, improved research methods, and…

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    Adolescent Decision Making: Implications for Prevention Programs: Summary of a Workshop

    Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

    Interest in the role that decision making plays in adolescents’ involvement in high-risk behaviors led the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of…

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    Ergonomic Models of Anthropometry, Human Biomechanics and Operator-Equipment Interfaces: Proceedings of a Workshop

    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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    Human Factors in Automated and Robotic Space Systems: Proceedings of a Symposium

    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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    Learning from TIMSS: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Summary of a Symposium

    Committee on Science Education K-12,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education

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    Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation

    Committee on Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS). This book reviews the duties of employees…

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    Getting to Positive Outcomes for Children in Child Care: A Summary of Two Workshops

    Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    As a result of the heightened public and political attention and the movement toward standards and accountability, performance measurement has emerged as an important concern in the early childhood care…

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    Introducing the National Science Education Standards, Booklet

    Center for Science, Mathematics & Engineering Education,Board on Science Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    Introducing the National Science Education Standards is a booklet that provides an overview and background of the vision and principles of the National Science Education Standards . Each of the…

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    Protecting Participants and Facilitating Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

    Panel on Institutional Review Boards, Surveys, and Social Science Research,National Research Council

    Examines three key issues related to human participation in social, behavioral, and economic sciences research. This report is suitable for policy makers, research administrators, research sponsors, IRB members, and investigators.

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    On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness: Judging the Quality of K-12 Mathematics Evaluations

    Committee for a Review of the Evaluation Data on the Effectiveness of NSF-Supported and Commercially Generated Mathematics Curriculum Materials,National Research Council

    This book reviews the evaluation research literature that has accumulated around 19 K-12 mathematics curricula and breaks new ground in framing an ambitious and rigorous approach to curriculum evaluation that…

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    The Case For Human Factors in Industry and Government: Report of a Workshop

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

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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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    Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Mine Safety: Essential Components of Self-Escape

    Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines (2013)

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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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