This figure illustrates the connections between Discovery, Innovation, and Application and positions the programs of the Division in that cycle.
Figure 1. DRL Cycle of Innovation and Learning
DRL Cycle of Discovery, Innovation and Application
ITEST,DR-K12,ISE,REESE - implement innovations; study why interventions have the impacts they have, with particular groups
REESE, DR-K12, ISE, ITEST - scale up and study effectiveness
REESE, DR-K12, ISE, ITEST - synthesize lines of work; identify new insights and questions to inform new research and development; set research and development agendas
REESE, DR-K12, ISE, ITEST - study and clarify phenomena of interest; frame issues; operationalize goals and constructs; develop and propose theory teaching and learning; basic research on learning
DRK12, ISE, ITEST, REESE - design develop, test, validate, and refine materials, measurement tools, and methods, in specific contexts
This figure appears in NSF 09-506, Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)