The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $2,999,814 Project Grant titled "CENTER FOR ADVANCING ELEMENTARY SCIENCE THROUGH ASSESSMENT, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (CAESART)" to Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) on September 1, 2024. The grant, awarded under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination Program (CFDA 84.305), supports EDC's research activities to develop and evaluate educational interventions, conduct systematic research on teaching and learning, and generate evidence-based strategies to enhance student achievement in K-2 science education. Key activities include designing and executing measurement studies, developing game-based performance tasks for physical sciences, and evaluating the scalability of the intervention approaches to support dissemination. EDC is partnering with the University of California, Los Angeles and University of Miami as sub-grantees to leverage their expertise in assessment, educational technology, and early childhood science learning.
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