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This presentation was given by three Cisco representatives for the National Research Council Board on Testing and Assessment’s Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, Irvine, California, January 12-13, 2011. In it, the presenters discuss their background and present some examples of intrusive...

This downloadable publication from the National Academies Press includes a report on U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. This report describes risks to America's future economic prosperity and security amidst  global competition. The report cites numerous statistics that describe areas in...

This 9-page paper, written by Thomas Gralinski and Janis P. Terpenny, describes the collaboration of Amherst Regional High School with two colleges to address engineering and technology curricula. Plans to recruit and retain female students in this area are described, including projects with an...

This is a short article on the philosophy and strategies of active learning with particular relevance for engineering courses.

This newsletter, from the National University of Singapore, contains an article discussing whether men and women learn differently. The author surveyed students on how they felt about goals that "drive one to master a topic and learn it well," encourage them to get good grades, and motivate one to...

This page, from the The Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning (CIRCL), offers information on the learning sciences, a relatively new field with "influences which include cognitive science, computer science, information processing psychology, child development, anthropology, and...

This book, edited by Diana G. Oblinger. Space, discusses whether physical or virtual, can have a significant impact on learning. The book includes a table of contents and 43 chapters. Chapters include Space as a Change Agent, Challenging Traditional Assumptions and Rethinking Learning Spaces,...

This paper, by Phillip A. Reed, Resource Teacher for the Industrial and Technology Education Programs in Prevard County, Florida, explores middle school laboratory instruction in technology education. A literature review is presented, as well as the purpose of the study, as well as procedures, and...

This 6-page paper, written by Alice M. Agogino and Sherry Hsi, describes the use of multimedia courseware to help student learning and accommodate learning style differences. The courseware was originally aimed at improving the retention of underrepresented minority engineers but has been further...

This paper from Alice M. Agogino and Sherry Hsi "describes the use of integrative multimedia courseware designed to scaffold student learning and accommodate learning style differences." The Synthesis Coalition's retention programs are discussed, as well as gender differences in spatial reasoning...