Research - Evanston, Illinois, United States
The Institute for the Learning Sciences (ILS) Corporate Scholar Program was a partnership between Accenture and Northwestern University to research and commercialize new Computer Based Education (CBE) approaches that could be used across K-12 education, College, and Commercial Training applications. The Mission of ILS is to improve all human learning and development — from birth to old age, from classrooms to workplaces, in families and communities. The faculty's cutting-edge research is developing new understandings and new approaches to learning that suit the realities of the 21st century. For example, major research projects are underway to investigate how to prevent dropout, how to engage students in science and how computer models can deepen learning.