Modern Learning is a Reflex, Not a Process

whitePaper | May 30, 2022

Project-based learning (PBL) is an inquiry-based approach that aims to engage students in challenging, active, and meaningful experiences connected to the world outside the classroom (Baines et al., 2021a). Project-based learning can improve student performance on traditional measures of academic achievement, build social and emotional learning skills, and engage students in deeper learning. This means focusing on higher-order think-ing and skills that will help students succeed in college, their future careers, and their lives as active members of their communities. The alignment of PBL and deeper learning is supported by a growing body of evidence that PBL has a significant positive impact on student learning and other outcomes of deeper learning (Duke et al., 2021; Deutscher et al., 2021; Krajcik et al., 2021; Saavedra et al., 2021). This paper will provide guidance for those who are designing curricula1 to achieve similar goals through project-based learning.

whitePaper | January 14, 2020

As in previous editions, Education Pays 2019: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society documents differences in the earnings and employment patterns of U.S. adults with different levels of education. It also compares health-related behaviors, reliance on public assistance programs, civic participation, and indicators of the well-being of the next generation. In addition to reporting median earnings by education level, this year’s report presents data on variation in earnings by different characteristics such as gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, college major, and sector.

whitePaper | January 22, 2020

This report has been prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (Australia) Pty Ltd (“PwC”) for Queensland Museum Foundation Trust (QMF) in accordance with and for the purpose of understanding the impact of World Science Festival Brisbane 2019 on STEM engagement and learning. The information, statements, statistics and commentary contained in this report (together the “Information”) have been prepared by PwC based on information received from QMF and surveys conducted at and/or shortly after WSBF 2019.

whitePaper | February 24, 2021

Research confirms that rigorous projectbased learning has a positive impact on students, leading to increased achievement and higher levels of motivation.

whitePaper | January 31, 2023

The pandemic has had a dramatic effect on student enrollment. Based on a survey of K-12 and postsecondary administrators, this whitepaper focuses on experiences and predictions regarding demographic shifts.

whitePaper | March 28, 2021

This paper reviews the work of the Enabling Conditions Collaboratory (ECC), a team of researchers that looked across research projects to study the conditions that support the success of project-based learning.