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From Research to Reward: The Series
Scientific research is vital. It can bring remarkable results that save and improve lives. "From Research to Reward," a new series of articles and videos from the National Academy of Sciences, focuses on concrete examples from the social and behavioral sciences that show why scientific research is valuable.
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| | | Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda
January 10, 2017 (11:00 am - 1:30 pm EST) Keck Center, Room 100 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC
Members of the authoring committee will present the reports's key findings and conclusions. This event will be webcast.
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Send questions for the committee to answer during this event to: communicating_science@nas.edu
| Valuing Climate Damages: Updating Estimation of the Social Cost of Carbon Dioxide
January 11, 2016 (Time TBD) Keck Center, Room 100 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC
Members of the authoring committee will present the report's key findings and conclusions. This event will be webcast.
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| Communicating Science Effectively:
This report from DBASSE offers a research agenda that can inform efforts to communicate about science effectively, particularly when issues are contentious. The report points to cross-cutting themes for scientists and science communicators to consider in their work, as well as major challenges that should be studied to make science communication more effective. This research agenda should be pursued not only by researchers in academic settings but by researchers and practitioners embedded in various organizations that communicate science.
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A briefing about this report will be held on January 10, 2017; the briefing will be webcast.
| Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences
This publication from BOSE summarizes a workshop held in April 2016 that explored the current and potential role of service-learning in undergraduate geosciences education. “Service-learning” generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the course to address real needs in their communities. This kind of learning experience, which allows students to focus on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility, has become an increasingly popular component of undergraduate science education.
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| Evaluation of the Achievement Level for Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
This new report from the Board on Testing and Assessment evaluates the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) student achievement levels in reading and mathematics in grades 4, 8, and 12 to determine whether the achievement levels are reasonable reliable, valid, and informative to the public, and recommends ways that the setting and use of achievement levels can be improved.
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