UiO Faculty of Educational Sciences QUINT – Quality in Nordic Teaching

QUINT Conference 2019: Programme

Day 1: Tuesday 18 June

Day 2: Wednesday 19 June

Day 3: Thursday 20 June

Day 1: Tuesday 18 June

10.00-11.00	Registration and coffee Place: University Library, Georg Sverdups hus, Moltke Moes vei 39
11.00-12.30	Opening session Keynote presentation \| What do we measure when measuring teaching? – teachers or classrooms, process or impact, behavior or perceptions, practices or quality, constructs or indicators, dimensions or features? Professor Eckhard Klieme, Director of the Department of Educational Quality and Evaluation (BiQua) at Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education (DIPF). Place: University Library, Georg Sverdups hus, Moltke Moes vei 39, Aud 1
12.30-13.30	Lunch Place: Blindern, Frederikke spiseri, Frederikkebygningen, Problemveien 11
13.30-15.00	Parallel sessions Paper session 1\| Measuring Teaching Quality through Methodological Approaches Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Aud 2 Chair: Roar Bakken Stovner, PhD Fellow, University of Oslo Papers: Statistically based model to determine the reliability of teaching performance student surveys in higher education Sara Gonzalez-Villafranca, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Laura Campeny Carrasco, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Analysing subject-specific aspects of instructional quality via rational task analysis - The development of a framework for the openness of mathematical tasks Ann-Kristin Adleff, PhD Fellow, University of Hamburg Co-author: Natalie Ross, Researcher, University of Hamburg An application of generalizability theory to analyzing instructional quality observer ratings for mode effect Armin Jentsch, PhD Fellow, University of Hamburg Measuring the quality of vocational education and training: A Norwegian pilot of the COMET assessment instrument Leif C. Lahn, Professor, Department of Education, University of Oslo Paper session 2a \| Analysing Teaching Quality Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, room LINKEN, 2nd floor Chair: Jennifer M. Luoto, PhD Fellow, University of Oslo Papers: Standardization in fluid contexts. Methodological constraints in large-scale video studies of teaching quality Michael Tengberg, Professor, Karlstad University Marie Tanner, Associate Professor, Karlstad University Jorryt van Bommel, Associate Professor, Karlstad University Michael Walkert, Lecturer, Karlstad University Mixed-Methods approaches and their application in studies of teaching quality - an illustration Sigrun Ertesvåg, Professor, University of Stavanger The day reconstruction method: A new tool for measuring teachers’ work, work contexts and affect Nathan Jones, Associate Professor, Boston University Being fieldworkers in the classroom - two researchers and cameras in the same classroom Tina Høegh, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark Vibeke Christensen, Assistant Professor, University of Southern Denmark
15.00-15.30	Coffee break
15.30-17.00	QUINT Symposium \| Quality in Nordic Teaching Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Aud 2 Chair: Marte Blikstad-Balas, Professor, University of Oslo Discussants: Anna Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Professor, University of Iceland Torben Spanget Christensen, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark Presentations: LISA Nordic Study: Analyzing teaching quality by combining observational and survey data Overall research design and analyses of video data Analyses of survey data Astrid Roe, Kirsti Klette, Marte Blikstad-Balas, University of Oslo Michael Tengberg, Karlstad University Connected Classrooms Nordic Study. Creating common rooms for professional development in an digitized school Marie Tanner, Karlstad University and QUINT Anna Slotte, University of Helsinki and QUINT Quality Literature Education (QUALE): The basics about the QUINT sub-project’s research design Nikolaj Elf & Ane Qvortrup, University of Southern Denmark and QUINT Thomas Illum Hansen, UCL University College Denmark and QUINT
17.30-20.00	Reception (tapas and music) Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Stort Møterom, 2nd floor

Day 2: Wednesday 19 June

09.00-10.30	Parallel sessions Paper session 2 b \| Analysing Teaching Quality Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Undervisningsrom 1, 3rd floor Chair: Birna Svanbjörnsdóttir, University of Akureyri Papers: Modelling quality in social science teaching in Nordic classrooms Torben Spanget Christensen, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark/QUINT Michael Walkert, Lecturer, Karlstad University/QUINT Anders Stig Christensen, Assistant Professor, UCL University College Denmark/QUINT Co-authors: Pia Mikander, Lecturer, University of Helsinki/QUINT Martin Kristiansson, Associate Professor, Karlstad University/QUINT Quality teaching and the tradition of didactics Ane Qvortrup, Professor, University of Southern Denmark Paper session 2 c \| Analysing Teaching Quality Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrup, Undervisningsrom 2, 3rd floor Chair: Anna Slotte, Associate Professor, University of Helsinki Papers: Teachers on the "Math and Science Trails" (MAST) to become reflective practitioners Majken Korsager, Associate Professor, Norwegian Centre for Science Education Co-authors: Berit Reitan, Norwegian Centre for Science Education Maria Gaare Dahl, Norwegian Centre for Science Education Action(re)call: a method researching knowing-in-action Pernilla Ahlstrand, Lecturer, University of Gothenburg Teenagers evaluation of teaching quality in Icelandic compulsory schools Kristin Jonsdottir, Assistant Professor, University of Iceland Paper session 3 \| Observation Protocols as Frameworks for Understanding Teaching Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Aud 2 Chair: Marie Tanner, Associate Professor, Karlstad University Papers: Using general observation tools in the evaluation of special education teachers Nathan Jones, Associate Professor, Boston University Exploring the use of mathematics observation tools across the contexts of the United States, Norway, and Finland: How do these tools shape our understanding of instructional quality when applied in different school settings? Jelena Radišić, Researcher University of Oslo Roar Bakken Stovner, PhD Fellow, University of Oslo Co-authors: Christie Martin, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina Marte Blikstad-Balas, Professor, University of Oslo/QUINT Kirsti Klette, Professor, University of Oslo/QUINT Exploring the quality of inquiry-based science - developing a framework for video analysis Marianne Ødegaard, Professor, University of Oslo Using observation instruments to understand change in teaching quality over time Mark White, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Co-authors: Bridget Maher, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Brian Rowan, Research Professor,University of Michigan
10.30-11.00	Coffee break
11.00-12.00	Keynote presentation \| How to study quality in teaching: Comparing designs and implicit assumptions in three QUINT subprojects Professor Nikolaj Elf, Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and Nordic Centre of Excellence Quality in Nordic Teaching - QUINT Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Aud 1
12.00-13.00	Lunch Place: Blindern, Frederikke spiseri, Frederikkebygningen, Problemveien 11
13.00-14.30	Invited symposium \| Nordic Policies for Teaching Quality Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Aud 1 The panel focuses on the existing procedures and measures to improve teaching quality in the Nordic countries. Representatives from each Nordic country present national actions from their respective countries.
14.30-15.00	Coffee break
15.00-16.30	Parallel sessions Paper session 4 \| Classroom Practices in Mathematics and Science Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Undervisningsrom 2, 3rd floor Chair: Berglind Gísladóttir, Assistant Professor, University of Iceland Papers: Evaluating inquiry based learning in Mathematics Christina Misailidou, Lecturer, University of Athens What shapes classroom discourse in the mathematics classrooms? A study of instructional practices, meta-rules and teacher perspectives Jennifer M. Luoto, PhD Fellow, University of Oslo Designing data and statistics co-explorations for students and teachers Amanda Riske, PhD Fellow, Arizona State University Using video data to research teachers’ feedback practices – a matched comparison approach Roar Bakken Stovner, PhD Fellow, University of Oslo Guri Nortdvedt, Associate Professor, University of Oslo Paper session 5 \| Reading Practices in the Nordic L1 (Language Arts) Subjects Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Undervisningsrom 3, 3rd floor Chair: Anna Slotte, Associate Professor, University of Helsinki Papers: Quality in Language Arts/L1 teaching: A phenomenological inquiry-based approach to literature education Thomas Illum Hansen, Docent, Head of Research, UCL University College Denmark/QUINT Stig Toke Gissel, PhD Fellow, UCL University College Denmark/QUINT Literature instruction – A study of instructional practices and the role of literary texts in 46 lower secondary Language Arts classrooms Ida Lodding Gabrielsen, PhD Fellow, University of Oslo One teacher's reading comprehension instruction in one classroom in grade 8, 9 and 10 Camilla Gudmundsdatter Magnusson, PhD Fellow, University of Oslo Reading as a starting point for extended writing opportunities in lower secondary English classrooms Lisbeth M. Brevik, Associate Professor, University of Oslo Co-author: Annie K. Olafsrud, University of Oslo
17.30-18.30	Guided tour, Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo Photo Tour (limited to PhD Fellows) Meeting point: main entrance Vigeland Sculpture Park
18.30	Group photography (PhD Fellows)
19.30	PhD Dinner (by invitation) Place: Restaurant Park29, Parkveien 29

Day 3: Thursday 20 June

09.00-10.00	Keynote presentation \| What we see depends on how we look: The assessment of teaching in socio-cultural context Courtney Bell, Principal Research Scientist in ETS’s Global Assessment Center Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrup, Aud 2
10.00-10.15	Coffee break
10.15-12.15	Parallel sessions PhD Paper session (QUINT PhD Fellows) Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Undervisningsrom 1, 3rd floor Chair/commentators: Nikolaj Elf, Professor, University of Southern Denmark Marte Blikstad-Balas, Professor, University of Oslo Torben Spanget Christensen, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark Jorryt van Bommel, Associate Professor, Karlstad University Papers: Instruments for measuring teaching quality in Mathematics - example approaches in Icelandic research Jóhann Örn Sigurjónsson, QUINT PhD Fellow, University of Iceland Co-author: Berglind Gísladóttir, Assistant Professor, University of Iceland Cognitive activation potential of tasks in economy and society at commercial vocational schools in German-speaking Switzerland Eva Wenger, PhD Fellow, University of Zurich Fiction, reading and reading comprehension Anna Nissen, QUINT PhD Fellow, Karlstad University Phd Paper session \| Student Perceptions Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Undervisningsrom 2, 3rd floor Chair/commentators: Michael Tengberg, Professor, Karlstad University Astrid Roe, Professor, University of Oslo Papers: Are student perceptions of teaching quality reliable measures for evaluating teaching quality? Hannah Bijlsma, PhD Fellow, University of Twente Co-authors: Cees A. W. Glas, Professor, University of Twente Adrie J. Visscher, Professor, University of Twente Student Voice: a key to school improvement? Mari-Ana Jones, PhD Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Assessment and feedback practices in Finnish upper secondary schools Toni Mäkipää, PhD Fellow, University of Helsinki Examining the role of student profiles in perception of teachers’ learning support Merle Ruelmann, PhD Fellow, University of Zurich and University of Teacher Education Lucerne Co-authors: Loredana Torchetti, Research Associate, University of Teacher Education Lucerne Anna-Katharina Praetorius, Associated Researcher, University of Zurich Alois Buholzer, Professor, University of Teacher Education Lucerne PhD Paper session \| Teaching Quality and Teaching Practices Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Undervisningsrom 3 , 3rd floor Chair/commentator: Leif C. Lahn, Professor, University of Oslo Papers: Scaffolding language learners in secondary science classroom – An observation study Pål Kristian Berntzen Bjartan, PhD Fellow, Nord University How teacher educators perceive their approaches to teaching? A comparison between teacher educators from Finland and China Yanling Cao, PhD Fellow, University of Helsinki Initiative to support teacher’s professional development in classroom interaction Ella Bjerga Pettersen, PhD Fellow, University of Stavanger What happens when we do not teach? - The case of parental involvement Rony Ramot, PhD Fellow, Tel Aviv University PhD Paper session \| Multilingual Education Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Aud. 2 Chair/commentators: Joke DeWilde, Associate Professor, University of Oslo Tina Høegh, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark Papers: Quality from participant perspectives: A case of inclusion in multilingual classrooms Ingrid Rodrick Beiler, PhD Fellow, University of Oslo Exploring Language teachers’ cognition in the implementation of a newly English education policy: Perspective, potential and pitfalls Azyan Shafee, PhD Fellow, Liverpool John Moores University Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Student Diversity Bhupendra Kumar KC, PhD Fellow, University of Stavanger Translanguaging - teachers’ classroom practice and ideological beliefs: Linguistic ethnography at Japanese as a heritage language (JHL) schools in England Nahoko Mulvey, PhD Fellow, University of Stirling
12.15-13.00	Lunch Place: Blindern, Frederikke spiseri, Frederikkebygningen, Problemveien 11
13.00-15.00	Invited symposium \| Conceptualising Teaching Quality Chair: Kirsti Klette, Professor, Centre Director, QUINT and Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo Discussant: Courtney Bell, Principal Research Scientist, ETS’s Global Assessment Center Presentations: Teaching quality and teacher quality – conceptualisation and empirical relation Sigrid Blömeke, Centre Director, Centre for Educational Measurement, University of Oslo Conceptualisations of instructional quality in the longitudinal project TESO, and previous findings from TIMSS Trude Nilsen, Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo Conceptualization and level of analyses matter: Using the PLATO manual when analyzing teaching quality Kirsti Klette, Professor, Centre Director, Nordic Centre of Excellence - QUINT, University of Oslo Astrid Roe, Research Professor, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo Place: University Library building, Georg Sverdrups hus, Aud 2
15.15	Closing remarks

Updated 17 June 2019

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