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Meeting Strategic Army Client Requirements at Aberdeen Proving Ground
SRI engages strategic partners within the U.S. Army and the small business community to offer a new operational approach to moving information systems into sustainment. Our cost-effective, iterative, and seamless approach involves subject matter experts from across SRI’s multidisciplinary technology R&D focus areas. To expand our capabilities for Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) clients, SRI’s Information…
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Saving Energy, Building Skills: The Industrial Assessment Center Program
The Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) program from the Department of Energy provides energy efficiency assessments to small and medium‐sized manufacturers across the U.S. These assessments are in-depth evaluations of an industrial facility’s major energy-consuming systems, led by engineering faculty from 24 participating universities with the extensive involvement of graduate and undergraduate students. Since 1981 more…
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Turning Autism Research into Support for Learning
34 percent of people who have autism and attend college end up being Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) majors, which is significantly higher than any other disability group and much higher than the general population, which is closer to about 20 percent.
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Developing an Early Mathematics Assessment to Evaluate School Readiness for Young Learners
Preschool mathematics curriculum programs have been shown to have a positive impact on young children’s early mathematics learning.
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Science and Engineering Indicators Give Policy Makers Better Information for Data-Based Decisions
The National Science Board recently released Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) 2016, the premier source of quantitative information on the state of U.S. and international science, engineering, technology, and education. The report provides high-quality, objective data on a range of S&E indicators that help inform data-driven policy making. SRI managed the compilation of data for over 100 indicators…
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Assessing the Value of Social Capital for Youth Across Multiple Learning Environments
Over the last several years, an area of focus in the education field has been to create pathways for youth to connect their learning experiences with their interests and future career opportunities–the idea being that students will be more engaged and invested in their education if it is relevant to them. Many of these pathways…
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Measuring Student Learning about Computing
President Obama’s recent initiative, Computer Science for All (CS4All), emphasizes the need to teach computer science (CS) as part of the regular K-12 curriculum. An important part of teaching is measuring learning. For example, teachers need to measure learning so that they can better help students learn. Likewise, students and parents want schools to document what students…
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Identity: The Critical Security Factor
There are many factors that impact the effectiveness of security programs, ranging from camera selection and placement, to the password strength policy and even the reliability of power systems. But, perhaps the single most critical factor for security is one that cuts across many aspects of its implementation: the concept of identity. Many aspects of…
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Balancing Widespread Use and Positive Learning Impacts of Educational Technology
Today, technology developers can get their innovations into the hands of many users quickly, giving them the opportunity to gather user feedback they can use for product improvement. Educational technology product design is no exception, as illustrated by the Khan Academy, which grew from a few YouTube videos to a million users in less than…
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Teacher Professional Development Can Make a Positive Impact on Students’ Writing Skills
Effective communication skills are crucial for students as they prepare for college, careers and civic engagement. Acknowledging the importance of writing, states across the nation have adopted new standards to advance students’ writing skills; however, most students are not experiencing instruction that aligns with those standards. Because the new standards require a new way of…
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High-Impact Innovation in Government is Within Reach
For decades, governments have been concerned with the capacity of their residents and institutions to pursue science- and technology-based innovation widely accepted as the foundation of sustainable economic growth. Only recently have public entities begun to focus on the importance of innovation in how they carry out their own public missions. Recognizing the need to…
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Access to International Baccalaureate Programs in the United States Increases for Low-Income Students
Since it was established in 1968 to provide high schools students with qualifications that are recognized by universities around the world, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme has developed a reputation for rigorous academic standards. Students who score well enough on individual IB exams can earn college credit for their high school IB coursework. In…