Michael Holden, University of Winnipeg

Research

classroom assessment equity fairness assessment for learning progressive assessment teacher professional learning educational change

Latest funding

Instructors' assessment innovations in the era of AI: A case study across higher education contexts
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$72,091
Leading Assessment Change: Summer Institute
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$45,000

All 2 grants and awards

Instructors' assessment innovations in the era of AI: A case study across higher education contexts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Delanoy, Nadia

$72,091

Leading Assessment Change: Summer Institute

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Holden, Michael

Keywords: classroom assessment; equity; fairness; assessment for learning; progressive assessment; teacher professional learning; educational change

$45,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: classroom assessment Dear Professor Holden, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on classroom assessment connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Leading Assessment Change: Summer Institute" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]