RAND Research Topic: Education Curriculum

Nine Lessons on How to Teach 21st Century Skills and Knowledge

Oct 24, 2012

Despite widespread agreement among parents, educators, employers and policymakers worldwide that students need skills like critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and creativity, these skills are stubbornly difficult to teach and learn, write Anna R. Saavedra and V. Darleen Opfer.

RAND Receives $6 Million Grant to Evaluate Math Curriculum of Carnegie Learning

Apr 5, 2007

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the RAND Corporation a $6 million grant to conduct a five-year study of the effectiveness of a technology-based mathematics curriculum created by Carnegie Learning, Inc., of Pittsburgh.

RAND Study Finds Qatar Successfully Implements Redesign of Education System

Apr 12, 2007

April 12, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds Qatar Successfully Implements Redesign of Education System.

Partners in Pittsburgh Public Schools' Excellence for All Initiative: Findings from the First Year of Implementation

Oct 25, 2007

The Pittsburgh Public School District leadership developed Excellence for All (EFA) with the aim of increasing kindergarten through high school student achievement across the district. EFA proposes to improve classroom instruction across the district. This documented briefing provides feedback on the first year’s implementation (2006-2007) of EFA to district staff, the board, and other stakeholders.

Pittsburgh Public Schools' Excellence for All: Year 2 Evaluation

Jun 8, 2009

In 2007, the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) requested that the RAND Corporation monitor implementation of year 2 (2007–2008) of the district's Excellence for All (EFA) initiative and provide feedback to district staff, the PPS board, and other stakeholders. The second year's broader focus on effective implementation of EFA's instructional change is evident here.

Learning by Radio in Afghanistan: Distance Learning as an Option for Societies in Crisis

Jan 1, 2001

This draft paper examines whether radio can be used to facilitate basic education in Afghanistan, and includes a sample curriculum. The author notes possible problems with and probable limits to attempts to use radio as a learning tool.

The 1992 Agenda for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education

Mar 1, 1992

This document presents the 1992 research and service agendas for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE).

The 1994 Agenda for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education

May 1, 1994

This agenda begins with the mission statement of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) which envisions NRCVE as serving the role of an agent for change.

The 1995 Agenda for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education

Jul 1, 1995

This document outlines the National Center for Research Vocational Education's 1995 agenda.

The Effect of a Medical School's Admission and Curriculum Policies on Increasing the Number of Physicians in Primary Care Specialties

Jan 1, 1996

The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, affiliated with the UCLA School of Medicine, has a mission to increase the number of physicians pursuing careers in primary care and/or providing care to the underserved. The authors sought to determine whether Drew's initial classes are pursuing career paths consistent with the institution's mission. The results raise questions regarding possible early influences on career choice.

The 1996 Agenda for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education

May 1, 1996

This paper outlines the mission and projected projects for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for 1996.

A Comparative Study of Chiropractic and Medical Education

Jan 1, 1998

Chiropractic and allopathic medicine differ the greatest in clinical practice, which in medical school far exceeds that in chiropractic school. The therapies that chiropractic and medical students learn are distinct from one another, and the settings in which students receive clinical training are different and isolated from one another.

The Collaborative Advantage

Jan 1, 2008

An Experiment to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cognitive Tutor Geometry

Jan 1, 2010

This randomized, controlled field trial estimated the causal impact of a technology-based geometry curriculum on students' geometry achievement, as well as their attitudes toward mathematics and technology.

Knowing and Doing: What Teachers Learn from Formative Assessment and How They Use Information

Jul 1, 2011

This study analyzed three different middle school mathematics formative assessment programs, examining how features of each program were associated with the information they provided to teachers and the manner in which teachers used the information.

Where You Come from or Where You Go? Distinguishing Between School Quality and the Effectiveness of Teacher Preparation Program Graduates

Jan 1, 2012

The authors consider the challenges and implications of controlling for school contextual bias when modeling teacher preparation program effects.

The Nuclear and Science Policy Paradigm of Pakistan and Regional Stability

Jan 1, 2009

There is an intricate connection between what Pakistan needs and what the US needs.

Learning 21st-Century Skills Requires 21st-Century Teaching

Oct 1, 2012

The authors summarize nine lessons from the science of learning telling how students learn 21st-century skills and how pedagogy can address their needs.

Teaching and Learning 21st Century Skills: Lessons from the Learning Sciences

Apr 1, 2012

This paper focuses on explaining how 21st century skills should be taught, given what we know about how students learn.

Dry to Dynamic Civic Education Curricula

Jan 1, 2012

Without a strong combination of district, state, federal government, or community-based organization commitment, more engaging versions of civic education will not flourish.