Perspectives on the PISA Test Results from the Board on Science Education
The performance of U.S. students in science has been in the news this week, as we ranked 23rd in an international standardized assessment given to 15 year-olds in schools. We asked Martin Storksdieck, the director of the National Research Council Board on Science Education, for his perspective. On December 7th the results of the largest [...]
7 New Books In Education, Hydrology, Climate Change & Hybrid Vehicles
Our featured publication of the new books this week is in the topic of education and has already found a good deal of popularity thanks to this article in Education Week. There’s six more books (five with free PDFs) new to nap.edu this week, dealing with subjects such as water and hydrology, testing, and conflict [...]
