Education Research
APS has long supported education research, as cognitive development, child behavior, and neuroscience are all of great importance to APS members. There has been a flurry of activity in this field in recent years, and psychologists have been heavily involved. Both NIH and NSF have been right in the middle of this activity, which is gaining wide support from all three branches of the federal government.
Education Research
Education Research: A New Approach by the Federal Government
Summary: The Office of Educational Research and Improvement is a branch
of the U.S. Department of Education, which provides national leadership for educational
research and statistics. OERI's mission is to promote excellence in education by conducting
research and demonstration projects funded through grants to help improve education.
Science of Learning Centers at NSF
Summary: How people think, learn and remember is a core area of interest
at the National Science Foundation. The NSF currently supports six Science of Learning centers.
Child Development and Behavior at NICHD
Summary: The Child Development and Behavior branch at the National Institute
on Child Health and Human Development recently established a new program that will examine
child cognition and learning in mathematics and science.