Welcome to AERA Division C: Learning & Instruction, a community of scholars who care deeply about understanding how people learn and how teaching and assessment can better support that learning. Division C brings together researchers who study learning processes across disciplines, contexts, and populations, from classrooms to informal environments. Whether your work focuses on cognition, motivation, disciplinary learning, technology, or assessment, you are joining colleagues committed to rigorous inquiry and meaningful educational impact.

As graduate students in Division C, you are part of a vibrant network that values scholarly inquiry, collaboration, and professional growth. Through division-sponsored events, mentoring opportunities, and the Annual Meeting, we aim to support your development as an academic contributor to the field.

We encourage you to engage actively in division activities, connect with peers across content areas, share your work, and explore emerging methodologies. Division C seeks to foster an inclusive and dynamic space where graduate student voices contribute to substantive dialogue and the advancement of educational research.

We are delighted to have you with us and look forward to your contributions to the future of learning and instruction research.