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Six projects funded in 2015 round

Date published: 10 December 2015

Six projects have been funded in the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) 2015 funding round. They were announced by the Minister of Education Hekia Parata here.

The projects selected for funding are:

TLRI newsletter out

Date published: 18 November 2015

The latest Partnership newsletter from the TLRI is now out with the latest events, dates and publications. You can read it here. You can subscribe to receive future issues via email here.

Overview of literacy research

Date published: 8 September 2015

What can we learn from TLRI research on literacy and where to next?

In the latest TLRI Project Plus series, NZCER senior researcher Sue McDowall looks across 18 literacy-related projects in the early childhood education and school sectors, carried out between 2003 and 2014. The report delves into the issues and problems that have been explored in the projects and the approaches taken. It considers to what extent the literacy-related projects have expanded our knowledge about literacy, literacy pedagogies and literacy practices.

Digital learning symposium

Date published: 15 July 2015

The TLRI and the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research at the University of Waikato hosted a symposium on digital learning in June, attended by about 40 researchers and some teachers.

2015 Funding round opens

Date published: 10 March 2015

Information about submitting an Expression of Interest can be found on the Applying for Funding page. Expressions of Interest must be in by 5pm Thursday 7 May.

Eight education research projects receive TLRI funding

Date published: 1 December 2014

Eight projects worth $1.7million have been selected for funding in the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) 2014 funding round. The TLRI aims to build knowledge about teaching and learning that will lead to significantly improved outcomes for learners. Expressions of interest for the 2014 funding round closed in May and shortlisted applicants then submitted a full proposal. The fund is open to the early childhood, school and post-school sectors.

Doing research that matters

Date published: 14 August 2014

We have published the first report in a new initiative called TLRI Project Plus. The idea of the series is to synthesise findings and draw some lessons from across a number of TLRI projects. The first in the series is called Doing research that matters: A success story from statistics education and was written by NZCER chief researcher Rosemary Hipkins. It explores two projects with a common focus on aspects of students' statistical thinking capabilities.

TLRI Kaupapa Māori RFP project announced

Date published: 13 March 2014

TLRI has announced funding for a research project based around an innovative kaupapa Māori early childhood centre. The project was successful in the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued in 2013. The RFP sought kaupapa Māori research projects designed to support educational outcomes for Māori learners across learning environments.

2013 Funding decisions announced

Date published: 5 March 2014

The Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) has allocated funding to eight projects in its 2013 funding round. More details on these projects are now available.

Strong 2013 funding round

Date published: 27 November 2013

Proposals in this year’s funding round were very strong and as a result, some high-quality proposals were not able to be funded.

The 2013 funding round has been completed, with announcements due before the end of the year. In handing their recommendations to the TLRI Advisory Board for the final decision, the selectors noted that the quality of the proposals continues to improve, in terms of addressing the strategic, research, and practice criteria of the fund. 

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