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The QUALE project looks at teachers' use of inquiry-based teaching in literature education.

The importance of setting goals for students is often highlighted in teacher education, but how do teachers actually do this in practice?

Discover how quality preschool education can catalyze children's future success. Listen now to learn more.

CREATE-Centre for Research on Equality in Education was officially launched on the 4^th of September 2024 at the University of Oslo. CREATE is the first research centre within the field of education in Norway to receive status and 10-years funding as a Centre of Excellence from the Research Council of Norway. The centre aims to generate groundbreaking knowledge to promote equality in Education.

The Nordic research centre Quality in Nordic Teaching (QUINT) has had major impact on academia, school policy, and the teaching sector. How did they achieve this?

The fifth annual QUINT conference, "Analyzing Teaching Quality – instruments, improvements and implications. What have we learned?", brought together world leading scholars with a keen interest in discussing the many aspects of measuring teaching quality.

Have you ever wondered how teachers or policy-makers can stay up-to-date on the best ways to help students learn? 

─ It's not always easy to sift through all the educational research out there, says Diego G. Campos, who recently defended his thesis "Approaches to Integrating Large Data into Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in Education".

So said one of last year’s participants. Mark your calendars for yet another remarkable Week 42, from October 14-18, where research ethics, rhetoric and public opinion, impact, AI, and data visualization are among the ingredients.

Esther Ulitzsch has been awarded the Jason Millman Promising Measurement Scholar Award by the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).

Minecraft and Lego blocks, pinecones and Super Mario stars. Maybe it’s just us grown-ups making a false distinction between screen play and other kinds of play?

Congratulations to our adjunct professor, Eric Dearing, on being awarded an honorary doctoral degree (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the University of Oslo.

The title of the dissertation is "Teaching a Utopia? On the Conditions for Deliberative Discussion in Social Science Education." 

Sharing and re-using the types of data often collected in the social sciences and humanities is difficult. These data are usually contextual – here-and-now specific – and often identify individuals.  This raises a number of legal and ethical constraints, and creates barriers to openness in qualitative research.

How can professional development programs be designed for the best chance of success? A new study provides insights.

Five promising researchers at the University of Oslo have been awarded ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council. The projects showcase the breadth of UiO's disciplines, ranging from sustainability and marginalization to plasma accelerators and sleep.

About the text: We are testing different ways of bringing qualitative research to life. The short story aims to show what a Norwegian language adult education class could look and smell like.  

Researchers are working closely with teachers to test and evaluate an approach to literature education that they hope will increase students’ engagement with texts.

QUINT Director Kirsti Klette presented findings from the Norwegian and Nordic classrooms at the largest political gathering in Norway.

The treatment of second languages and mother tongues in schools is one test of how well Nordic values of social justice, equity, and inclusion are communicated in policy documents.

Leading international researchers share their thoughts on a fast developing field.

Social science education in lower secondary schools is an integral part of the Danish and Norwegian national policies for fostering democratically engaged citizens, but the actual work involved in this task is complex and not well enough understood.

Nordic classrooms today are rich with digital technology, but we still know too little about its significance for the quality of teaching, says QUINT researcher Marie Nilsberth.

QUINT researchers presented their findings on innovative forms of teacher education at a conference in Oslo on Tuesday.  

QUINT Director Kirsti Klette will discuss the Centre's extensive work on data sharing across countries at the symposium in Chicago.