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Marlene Scardamalia

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ProfessorDepartment of Curriculum, Teaching and LearningUniversity of Toronto

Marlene Scardamalia

Professor

Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 SSHRC), most recently in 2014.

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Latest funding

Academic emotion, student engagement and online knowledge building
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$129,075
Digitally-mediated group knowledge processes to enhance individual achievement in literacy and numeracy
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$468,530
Ways of contributing to dialogue in elementary school science and history
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$152,144

All 12 grants and awards

Academic emotion, student engagement and online knowledge building

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Woodruff, Earl E.

Keywords: facial expression recognition; online learning; learner engagement; knowledge building; self-regulated learning; collaborative online discourse; deep understanding

$129,075

Digitally-mediated group knowledge processes to enhance individual achievement in literacy and numeracy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Scardamalia, Marlene

Keywords: digitally-mediated group knowledge processes; individual and group assessment; formative feedback; knowledge building; digital pathways

$468,530

Ways of contributing to dialogue in elementary school science and history

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Scardamalia, Marlene

Keywords: science; history; assessment; knowledge building; dialogue; collaboration; explanatory coherence; 21st century skills

$152,144

Can schools operate as knowledge-creating communities: a multi-nation investigation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009International Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Scardamalia, Marlene

Keywords: knowledge creation; knowledge building; collaboration; 21st century skills; knowledge forum; analytic tools

$59,922

CIHR Strategic Training Program in Work Disability Prevention

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Loisel, Patrick

Keywords: Advanced Training Program; Community Of Practice; International Program; Return To Work; Transdisciplinarity; Work Disability Prevention

$1,945,000

Decision-makers forum series

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005INE Outreach Grants

Principal investigators: Scardamalia, Marlene

Keywords: decision-makers; virtual forum; knowledge building; leadership; educational change; educational policy; knowledge mobilization; video conferencing

$49,709

Beyond best practice: research-based innovation in learning and knowledge work

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002INE Collaborative Research Initiative Grants

Principal investigators: Scardamalia, Marlene

Keywords: knowledge building; literacy; professional development; team learning; assessment; learning sciences; information and communication technology; knowledge management; activity theory; cross-sector benchmarking; digital divide

$2,995,834

Teaching for understanding: an innovative approach for teacher professional development

Co-investigatorSSHRC2001INE Outreach Grants

Principal investigators: Laferriere, Therese

Keywords: teacher education; understanding; communication technologies; knowledge building

$49,800

Beyond best practice: research-based innovation in learning and knowledge work

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001INE Collaborative Research Initiative Grants

Principal investigators: Scardamalia, Marlene

$30,000

Virtual visitation and symmetric knowledge advancement: two strategies for supporting school-based knowledge building

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: van Aalst, Jan

Keywords: knowledge building, science, parent, community, collaborative learning, discourse

$117,000

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

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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