Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Closed

September 15 - 16, 2010

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Alan Lesgold
Karen Cook
Aydin Durgunoglu
Arthur Graesser
Steve Graham
Noel Gregg
Joyce Harris
Glynda Hull
Maureen Lovett
Daryl Mellard
Elizabeth Moje
Kenneth Pugh
Chris Schatschneider
Mark Seidenberg (via teleconference)
Elizabeth Stine-Morrow

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the draft report during the meeting. The first day of the meeting they discussed the chapter on literacy instruction for adults; the executive summary; the conclusions and recommendations; and the chapter summaries. The second day they held an in-depth discussion of each chapter; reviewed the conclusions and recommendations; and reviewed the executive summary.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 27, 2010

Contact

Mary Ann Kasper

202-334-1816
mkasper@nas.edu

Location

J. Erik Jonsson Woods Hole Center

314 Quissett Avenue

Woods Hole MA 02543, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy

May 17 - 18, 2010

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Alan Lesgold
Aydin Durgunoglu
Arthur Graesser
Steve Graham
Noel Gregg
Joyce Harris
Glynda Hull
Maureen Lovett
Daryl Mellard
Elizabeth Moje
Kenneth Pugh
Chris Schatschneider
Mark Seidenberg
Elizabeth Stine-Morrow

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee: reviewed the study timeline and the National Research Council report review process; discussed the draft report outline; reviewed draft sections of the report; discussed commissioned papers relating to adult literacy instruction for diverse groups of adults; deliberated about coverage of assessment and technologies for learning; discussed major findings in each section of the report, identified conclusions, and began discussion of possible recommendations; planned next stage of drafting, and reviewed the work plan and due dates.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 25, 2010

Contact

Mary Ann Kasper

202-334-1816
mkasper@nas.edu

Location

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy Way

Irvine CA 92617, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy

December 10 - 11, 2009

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Alan Lesgold
Karen Cook
Aydin Durgunoglu
Arthur Graesser
Steve Graham
Noel Gregg
Joyce Harris
Glynda Hull
Maureen Lovett
Daryl Mellard
Elizabeth Moje
Kenneth Pugh
Chris Schatschneider
Mark Seidenberg (via teleconference)
Elizabeth Stine-Morrow

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

During the closed sessions the committee: discussed the study timeline and work plan; discussed evidence obtained from open-session presentations on persistence, motivation and engagement with learning; assessments of literacy practices and longitudinal methods; and English language learners. Workgroups also discussed research gathered from literatures on neuroscience and cognition, socio-cultural learning practices, reading and writing instruction across the lifespan, adult cognition and learning, principles of learning with implications for adult instruction, assessment (diagnostic, formative, and outcomes), and technology. The committee discussed a working outline for the report, progress on writing assignments, information to gather, and plans for meeting 4.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 22, 2009

Contact

Mary Ann Kasper

202-334-1816
mkasper@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy

September 10 - 11, 2009

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Alan Lesgold (chair)
Karen Cook
Aydin Durgunoglu
Arthur Graesser
Steve Graham
Noel Gregg
Joyce Harris
Maureen Lovett
Daryl Mellard
Elizabeth Moje
Kenneth Pugh
Francisco Rivera-Batiz (by teleconference)
Chris Schatschneider
Mark Seidenberg
Elizabeth Stine-Morrow

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

During the closed sessions the committee: discussed the study timeline and work plan; discussed evidence obtained from open-session presentations on cognition, neuroscience, and assessment; and discussed literature being reviewed in neuroscience and cognition, socio-cultural practices, reading and writing instruction, cognitive and psychosocial development across the life-span, principles of learning with implications for adult instruction, assessment (diagnostic, formative, and outcomes), and technology. The committee discussed a working outline for the report, writing assignments, and other information to gather through commissioned papers and presentations at the next meeting.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 24, 2009

Contact

Mary Ann Kasper

202-334-1816
mkasper@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy

May 21 - 22, 2009

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Alan M. Lesgold (Chair)
Karen Cook
Aydin Y. Durgunoglu
Steve Graham
Noel Gregg
Joyce L. Harris
Glynda Hull
Maureen Lovett
Daryl F. Mellard
Elizabeth B. Moje
Kenneth Pugh
Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz
Chris Schatschneider
Mark S. Seidenberg
Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow

Art Graesser attended portions of the closed meeting via teleconference.

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Members discussed the charge, including boundaries for the study scope; recent data on adult literacy learners and the areas in which adults most urgently need to develop skills through literacy instruction; the range of factors (e.g., cognitive, neurobiological, social, cultural, motivational, systemic) that affect literacy development, instruction, and progress. They also discussed: major topics to cover in the research review, committee expertise and additional expertise needed in the form of commissioned papers and presentations to the committee; standards of evidence for making claims from research and drawing conclusions from the bodies of literature to be reviewed. In discussing the charge, the committee agreed that systemic issues relating to the delivery of programs though part of the instructional context of the adult learner will receive less emphasis.

The committee identified next steps for information gathering, including topics for possible presentations at subsequent meetings and commissioned papers both to summarize the state of knowledge in central topic areas and to explore innovative concepts and methods in learning research with greatest potential for the adult literacy field. Members also participated in an NRC-required conflict and bias and bias discussion.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Power points, presentation summaries, and publications related to meeting presentations; background readings identified by NRC staff and the study chair, and other materials for background reading and to support discussions, prepared by NRC staff, the study chair and consultants.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 02, 2009

Contact

Mary Ann Kasper

202-334-1816
mkasper@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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