Findings from Nordic education research presented in the US

This April QUINT Director Kirsti Kettle and Associate Professor Inga Staal Jenset held a two-day seminar at the University of California Irvine. The seminar – titled 'The Use of Video for Teacher Learning' – gave a comprehensive overview of QUINT's research ambition, its use of comparative classroom videos as a means of achieving this ambition, as well as and overview of the Learning to Notice in Teacher Education project. Klette and Jenset were introduced to other similar projects at UC Irvine.

"The seminar participants were impressed with QUINT’s use of videos for multiple purposes" says Klette, "and with our design of a comprehensive research program with studies for multiple uses and users." The seminar is the first collaboration between QUINT and UC Irvine.

In addition, a number of QUINT affiliates were involved in sessions at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting 2022, titled “Cultivating Equitable Education Systems for the 21^st Century.” AERA’s annual meeting is the world's largest gathering of education researchers. QUINT was well represented this year, with 14 papers presented across 10 sessions by QUINT-affiliated researchers.

Below is a short list of the QUINT sessions, click the links to view the program information on the AREA website.

Two sessions on observation manuals (Mark White & Kirsti Klette):

• Does Including Standards-Based Observation Scores Improve the Quality of Teacher Evaluation Systems?
• Bringing the Theory and Measurement Into Alignment: Classroom Observation Systems.

Two sessions on using videos in teacher education (Learning to Notice project) (Inga Staal Jenset and Gøril Brataas):

• From Coursework Intervention to Fieldwork: Using Video to Support Teacher Candidates' Enactment of Scaffolding Techniques.
• Video as Instructional Tool: Facilitation Moves to Support Teacher Candidates' Ability to Notice and Reason.

One Session on Scaffolding in Language Arts education (Camilla Gudmundsdatter Magnusson and Marte Blikstad-Balas):

• Instructional Coaching in Professional Development: Challenges to Implementation of Scaffolding Elements in Secondary Literacy Instruction.

Measuring Teaching Quality: Multiple measures required - Virtual session with five QUINT papers (all Nordic Countries) presented:

• Research on Teaching Quality With Different Conceptual Approaches and Instruments: Taking a Nordic Perspective.

Two sessions on education research during COVID-19 presented by Marte Blikstad-Balas and Cecilie Pedersen Dalland respectively:

• Individualized Digital Remote Teaching in Norway During the Pandemic: Challenges and Possibilities Regarding Equity.