Author: Board on Science Education

Advances in the life sciences - from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine and sustainable communities - have profound implica...

An emerging body of research suggests that a set of broad 21st century skillssuch as adaptability, complex communication skills, and the ability to...

Undergraduate research has a rich history, and many practicing researchers point to undergraduate research experiences (UREs) as crucial to their o...

Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observa...

The term service-learning generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taug...

Established in December 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Data Science Postsecondary Education wa...

There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important...

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to the nation's K-12 education system. The rush to slow the spread of the virus led to...

The COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in widespread and ongoing changes to how the K-12 education system functions, including disruptions to science t...

The Board on Science Education and the Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicin...

In the last twenty years, citizen science has blossomed as a way to engage a broad range of individuals in doing science. Citizen science projects ...

Engineering education is emerging as an important component of US K-12 education. Across the country, students in classrooms and after- and out-of-...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is one of the United States' leading federal science, technology, engineering, and mathema...

Data science is emerging as a field that is revolutionizing science and industries alike. Work across nearly all domains is becoming more data driv...

On October 14 and 15, and December 8, 2021, the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a ...

Fostering diverse and inclusive teams that are highly skilled, innovative, and productive is critical for maintaining U.S. leadership in space expl...

Scientific thinking and understanding are essential for all people navigating the world, not just for scientists and other science, technology, eng...

Teachers play a critical role in the success of their students, both academically and in regard to long term outcomes such as higher education part...

Does the public trust science? Scientists? Scientific organizations? What roles do trust and the lack of trust play in public debates about how sci...

Chemistry plays a critical role in daily life, impacting areas such as medicine and health, consumer products, energy production, the ecosystem, an...

Instructional materials are a key means to achieving the goals of science educationan enterprise that yields unique and worthwhile benefits to indi...

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and technological innovations tha...

Computing in some form touches nearly every aspect of day to day life and is reflected in the ubiquitous use of cell phones, the expansion of autom...

Starting in early childhood, children are capable of learning sophisticated science and engineering concepts and engage in disciplinary practices. ...