Cognition and Student Learning

IES is currently accepting applications for this research program. For your convenience, you may download the full FY 2009 Education Research RFA below.

Download the full 84.305A Education Research RFA
Download, view, & print as a PDF (586 KB)

Note: FY 2009 applicants that include subawards for work conducted at collaborating institutions should use this template to provide subaward budget information.
Download, view & print the form as an Excel file (164 KB).

Description of Research Program

The purpose of the Cognition and Student Learning (Cognition) research program is to improve student learning by applying recent advances in cognitive science to education practice. The objectives of the Cognition research program are to (1) identify underlying processes involved in reading, writing, mathematics, or science that are predictive of student achievement in the relevant domain; (2) develop interventions—instructional approaches, practices, and curriculum—for improving student learning; (3) establish the efficacy of existing interventions and approaches for improving student learning with efficacy or replication trials; and (4) develop measurement tools that can be used to improve student learning and achievement. The long-term outcome of this program will be an array of tools and strategies (e.g., instructional approaches, computer tutors) that are based on principles of learning and information processing gained from cognitive science and that have been documented to be efficacious for improving learning in education delivery settings.

View information about previous Cognition and Student Learning awards.

To receive information in the future about upcoming funding opportunities, please subscribe to IES Newsflash.