Search results for ‘Center for Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences’

Filter & Refine

    Cover image for Science for All Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your School District
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Science for All Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your School District

    National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides guidelines for planning and implementing an enquiry-based science programme in schools by: presenting the rationale behind enquiry-based technique; highlighting five building blocks of elementary school science programmes; and evaluating…

    $135.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium

    Committee on Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Synthesizes what we know about the quality of math and science teaching, drawing conclusions about why teacher preparation needs reform, and then outlining recommendations for accomplishing several important goals before…

    $152.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology: A Workshop Summary
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology: A Workshop Summary

    Center for Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Reports on a meeting of scientists, policy makers, and researchers convened to discuss various approaches to undergraduate science, mathematics, and technology education. The goal of the workshop was to inform…

    $152.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for The Nature and Role of Algebra in the K-14 Curriculum: Proceedings of a National Symposium
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    The Nature and Role of Algebra in the K-14 Curriculum: Proceedings of a National Symposium

    National Research Council,National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences Education Board,Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education,National Academy of Sciences

    With the 1989 release of Everybody Counts by the Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) of the National Research Council and the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics by the…

    $169.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Keeping Score
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Keeping Score

    National Research Council,Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education,Mathematical Sciences Education Board,Ann Shannon,National Academy of Sciences

    Curriculum reform, performance assessment, standards, portfolios, and high stakes testing-what’s next? What does this all mean for me in my classroom? Many teachers have asked such questions since mathematics led…

    $114.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Implementing Randomized Field Trials in Education: Report of a Workshop
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Implementing Randomized Field Trials in Education: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Research in Education,Center for Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The central idea of evidence-based education-that education policy and practice ought to be fashioned based on what is known from rigorous research-offers a compelling way to approach reform efforts. Recent…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Scientific Research in Education
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Scientific Research in Education

    Committee on Scientific Principles for Education Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Researchers, historians, and philosophers of science have debated the nature of scientific research in education for more than 100 years. This book describes the similarities and differences between scientific inquiry…

    $114.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Knowing and Learning Mathematics for Teaching: Proceedings of a Workshop
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Knowing and Learning Mathematics for Teaching: Proceedings of a Workshop

    Mathematics Teacher Preparation Content Workshop Program Steering Committee,Center for Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Mathematics Teacher Preparation Content Workshop activities focused on using actual acts of teaching such as examining student work, designing tasks, or posing questions, as a medium for teacher learning…

    $152.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    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…

    $86.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Strengthening Peer Review in Federal Agencies That Support Education Research
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Strengthening Peer Review in Federal Agencies That Support Education Research

    Committee on Research in Education,Center for Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Peer review is a method used to inform decision-making by engaging experts in a critical evaluation of the merits of a product or proposal. It is most commonly known as…

    $131.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards

    Committee on Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards,Center for Education

    An accompanying volume to the National Science Education Standards. Focusing on the teacher as the primary player in assessment, this book offers assessment guidelines and explores how they can be…

    $135.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Helping Children Learn Mathematics
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    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…

    $60.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Ready, Set, Science!: Putting Research to Work in the K-8 Science Classroom
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    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…

    $75.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Science, Evidence, and Inference in Education: Report of a Workshop
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Science, Evidence, and Inference in Education: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Scientific Principles in Education Research,Center for Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    What are the principles of scientific quality in education research?, How can research-based knowledge in education cumulate?, and How can a federal research agency promote and protect scientific quality in…

    $70.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Measuring Access to Learning Opportunities
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Measuring Access to Learning Opportunities

    Committee on Improving Measures of Access to Equal Educational Opportunity,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Concludes that the E&S survey plays an essential role in providing information that is useful both in guiding efforts to protect students’ civil rights and for informing educational policy and…

    $135.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Developing an Agenda for Population Aging and Social Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population

    In September 2023, the Committee on Population at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop, Developing an Agenda for Population Aging and Social Research in Low-…

    $84.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Potential Uses of Information Technology, Report of a Workshop
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Potential Uses of Information Technology, Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers,National Academies Teacher Advisory Council,National Research Council

    Teachers, like other professionals, need to stay informed about new knowledge and technologies. Yet many express dissatisfaction with the professional development opportunities made available to them in schools and insist…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Developing and Assessing Ideas for Social and Behavioral Research to Speed Efficient and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Developing and Assessing Ideas for Social and Behavioral Research to Speed Efficient and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society

    Interest in decarbonizing various sectors of the U.S. economy has produced a rich body of scholarly research, policy studies, and practitioner reports on technology pathways and scenarios, with a particular…

    $74.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for International Education and Foreign Languages: Keys to Securing America's Future
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    International Education and Foreign Languages: Keys to Securing America’s Future

    Committee to Review the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays International Education Programs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Reviews the Department of Education’s Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs, which provide higher education funding for international education and foreign language programs. This book also examines the federal government’s proposal…

    $230.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Performance Assessments for Adult Education, Exploring the Measurement Issues: Report of a Workshop
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Performance Assessments for Adult Education, Exploring the Measurement Issues: Report of a Workshop

    Committee for the Workshop on Alternatives for Assessing Adult Education and Literacy Programs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    In the United States, the nomenclature of adult education includes adult literacy, adult secondary education, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) services provided to undereducated and limited English…

    $152.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Discouraging Terrorism: Some Implications of 9/11
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Discouraging Terrorism: Some Implications of 9/11

    Panel on Understanding Terrorists in Order to Deter Terrorism,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This report addresses the question of what terrorists hold in value. This question is posed in order to assess some means and strategies for deterring, deflecting, or preventing terrorist activities…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Analyzing the U.S. Content of Imports and the Foreign Content of Exports
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Analyzing the U.S. Content of Imports and the Foreign Content of Exports

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies,Committee on Analyzing the U.S. Content of Imports and the Foreign Content of Exports,National Academy of Sciences

    In the current situation, Congress mandated a study by the National Research Council, which was undertaken by the Committee on Analyzing the US Content of Imports and the Foreign Content…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Understanding Dropouts: Statistics, Strategies, and High-Stakes Testing
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Understanding Dropouts: Statistics, Strategies, and High-Stakes Testing

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

    The role played by testing in the nation’s public school system has been increasing steadily-and growing more complicated-for more than 20 years. The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8

    Committee on Science Learning, Kindergarten through Eighth Grade,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers a picture of what we know about teaching and learning science from kindergarten through eighth grade. By looking at a range of questions, this book provides a basic foundation…

    $236.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools

    Committee on Programs for Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in American High Schools,National Research Council,Center for Education,National Academy of Sciences

    Looking at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, this book focuses on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate programs. It examines what could…

    $206.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Planning for Two Transformations in Education and Learning Technology: Report of a Workshop
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Planning for Two Transformations in Education and Learning Technology: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Improving Learning with Information Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,Center for Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences

    In response to concerns about the continued unrealized potential of IT in K-12 education, the National Research CouncilaEURO ™s Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education…

    $162.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates: Better Data, Better Measures, Better Decisions
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates: Better Data, Better Measures, Better Decisions

    Committee for Improved Measurement of High School Dropout and Completion Rates: Expert Guidance on Next Steps for Research and Policy Workshop,National Research Council,National Academy of Education

    High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may…

    $152.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom

    Committee on How People Learn,A Targeted Report for Teachers,Center for Studies on Behavior and Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    With the pressure mounting, teachers are searching for the right tools to ensure that their students learn. Is the answer better curriculum? Perhaps smaller class sizes? This text looks at…

    $287.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Getting Value Out of Value-Added: Report of a Workshop
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Getting Value Out of Value-Added: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Value-Added Methodology for Instructional Improvement, Program Evaluation, and Accountability,National Research Council

    Value-added methods refer to efforts to estimate the relative contributions of specific teachers, schools, or programs to student test performance. In recent years, these methods have attracted considerable attention because…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Measuring What Counts: A Policy Brief
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Measuring What Counts: A Policy Brief

    Mathematical Sciences Education Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides highlights of the main volume in the context of implications for educational policy.

    $50.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Measuring What Counts: A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Measuring What Counts: A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment

    Mathematical Sciences Education Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    To achieve national goals for education, we must measure the things that really count. This book aims to establish research-based connections between standards and assessment. Arguing for a better balance…

    $135.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for An Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    An Assessment of the National Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Centers Program

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine,Engineering and Public Policy,Committee on Science,Institute of Medicine

    The National Science Foundation requested that the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of the NAS, the NAE, and the IOM form a panel to evaluate the accomplishments of…

    $46.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Rehabilitation Engineering
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Rehabilitation Engineering

    Originally published in 1978, this groundbreaking report from the National Academy of Sciences outlines a comprehensive plan for advancing the field of rehabilitation engineering. Drawing on the latest research and…

    $53.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development

    Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Indonesian Academy of Sciences,National Research Council,Science Council of Japan

    Authoring committees: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indonesian Academy of Sciences, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Science Council of Japan.

    $70.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Infrastructure for the 21st Century: Framework for a Research Agenda
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Infrastructure for the 21st Century: Framework for a Research Agenda

    National Research Council,Committee on Infrastructure Innovation,National Academy of Sciences

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for The Outlook for Science and Technology
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    The Outlook for Science and Technology

    Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    $135.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World

    Committee for the Second Forum on Biodiversity,National Academy of Sciences,National Research Council

    From earliest times, human beings have noticed patterns in nature: night and day, tides and lunar cycles, the changing seasons, plant succession, and animal migration. This book features findings, insights…

    $287.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Frameworks for Higher Education in Homeland Security
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Frameworks for Higher Education in Homeland Security

    Committee on Educational Paradigms for Homeland Security,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Explores whether there are core pedagogical and skill-based homeland security program needs. This report examines education programs focusing on various aspects of homeland security. It comments on the possible parallels…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy

    Mathematical Sciences Education Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A vision of mathematics expressed in essays on change, dimension, quantity, shape, and uncertainty, each of which illustrate fundamental strands for mathematics. These essays allow us to realize the importance…

    $75.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for New Directions for Biosciences Research in Agriculture: High-reward Opportunities
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    New Directions for Biosciences Research in Agriculture: High-reward Opportunities

    Committee on Biosciences,Research in Agriculture,Board on Agriculture,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presented by an integrated committee of plant and animal scientists, this volume provides a review of molecular genetic techniques and traditional research methods. It discusses biosciences research in genetic engineering…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Star 21: Strategic Technologies for the Army of the Twenty-First Century
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Star 21: Strategic Technologies for the Army of the Twenty-First Century

    Board on Army Science and Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides an analysis of how the Army can prepare itself for the battlefield. This book summarizes developments in robotics, brilliant munitions, medical support, laser sensors, biotechnolgy, novel materials, and other…

    $219.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for A New Vision for Center-Based Engineering Research
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    A New Vision for Center-Based Engineering Research

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on a Vision for the Future of Center-Based Multidisciplinary Engineering Research

    The future security, economic growth, and competitiveness of the United States depend on its capacity to innovate. Major sources of innovative capacity are the new knowledge and trained students generated…

    $155.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service: A Workshop Summary
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service: A Workshop Summary

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA/ERS) maintains four highly related but distinct geographic classification systems to designate areas by the degree to which they are rural. The…

    $162.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Agricultural Biotechnology: Strategies for National Competitiveness
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Agricultural Biotechnology: Strategies for National Competitiveness

    National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Committee on a National Strategy for Biotechnology in Agriculture,National Academy of Sciences

    Biotechnology offers tremendous potential for improving crop production, animal agriculture, and bioprocessing. This book explores the United States’ ability to solve important agricultural problems, use funds and institutional structures to…

    $141.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8: Building a Village in California: Summary of a Convocation
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8: Building a Village in California: Summary of a Convocation

    National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

    K-8 science education in California (as in many other parts of the country) is in a state of crisis. K-8 students in California spend too little time studying science, many…

    $169.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Investing in Research Infrastructure in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Investing in Research Infrastructure in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

    Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    $114.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Urban Change and Poverty
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Urban Change and Poverty

    Committee on National Urban Policy,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A review of issues confronting cities and individuals, this work examines the policy implications of the problems that affect the future of urban America. It covers such topics as the…

    $338.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Monitoring International Labor Standards: National Legal Frameworks, Summary of a Workshop
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Monitoring International Labor Standards: National Legal Frameworks, Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Academy of Sciences

    The National Research Council has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor standards. The committee has undertaken a…

    $97.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order