About
My research interests include language testing and assessment, teaching/learning, teacher training, materials design and evaluation, differentiated instruction, multilingual and distance education, and learning difficulties. I am the editor and author of several volumes, journal papers, and book chapters and the coordinator of the Classroom-based Language Assessment SIG – EALTA and Evaluation and Assessment FoU at OsloMet. I am currently coordinating and participating in research projects on second language assessment literacy (TALE at www.taleproject.eu), identifying linguistic parameters accounting for progress in proficiency in high-stakes tests and authentic language acquisition in multilingual contexts (ENRICH and PALM at www.enrichproject.eu and www.palm-edu.eu/en/) and others e.g. DINGLE/DAAD, TRIBES/COST, etc
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Applied linguistics Linguistics
Countries
Research groups
Research projects
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Beyond access: improving quality of early years reading instructions in Ethiopia
The objective of the project is to improve the quality of education for primary grades in Ethiopian schools.
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Critical thinking in primary education
KriT is an interdisciplinary project aiming at developing educational models for critical thinking in primary education using children’s literature and news.
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English as a Lingua Franca For Inclusive Multilingual Classrooms (ENRICH)
ENRICH aims at developing a high-quality Continuous Professional Development infrastructure.
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Key Inclusive Development Strategies for Life-Long Learning (KIDS4ALLL)
KIDS4ALLL aims to pilot an innovative action that will experiment a learning method and learning environment in formal, non-formal and informal educational contexts to address the integration challenges of migrant children.
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Supporting Content and Language Learning Across Diversity (SCALED)
The aim of the SCALED project is to develop a new online course: interactive and self-study mode that can be adapted to onsite use.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Tsagari, Dina; Reed, Kirstin; Lopriore, Lucilla (2023). Teacher beliefs and practices of language assessment in the context of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) – insights from a CPD course. Languages . Vol. 8.
Maaoui, Asma; Tsagari, Dina; Dammak, Hanen (2023). The Relationship between Language Educators’ Perceptions and Assessment Practices during the COVID-19 Crisis. Languages . Vol. 8.
Tsagari, Dina; Liontou, Trisevgeni; Giannikas, Christina-Nicole (2023). EFL educators in the COVID-19 era: Examining the case of Greece. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning . Vol. 13.
Tsiplakou, Stavroula; Tsagari, Dina (2023). Language ideologies and washback effects in a high-stakes Greek language examination. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning . Vol. 13.
Sifakis, Nicos; Bayyurt, Yasemin; Cavalheiro, Lili; Fountana, Maria; Lopriore, Lucilla; Tsagari, Dina; Kordia, Stefania (2022). Developing English language teachers' and learners' ELF awareness: The background, design and impact of the ENRICH project's continuous professional development programme. Journal of English as a Lingua Franca . Vol. 11.
Tsagari, Dina (2022). Inclusive and Accessible Assessment. Tsagari, Dina; Nijakowska, Joanna; Guz, Ewa (Ed.). Good practices in inclusive language education and foreign language teacher training - universal design in education and increasing accessibility, especially for marginalized groups. 14. p. 185-202. ©SCALED project (funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein...
Flaten, Christopher Jarsve; Tsagari, Dina (2022). Dyslexia and English as a Foreign Language in Norwegian Primary Education: A Mixed Methods Intervention Study. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal – CEPS Journal . Vol. 12.
Bøhn, Henrik; Tsagari, Dina
(2022).
Language Assessment Literacy: Understanding the construct from Norwegian EFL teachers.
Studies in Language Assessment (SiLA)
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Vol. 11.
https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file...
Vogt, Karin; Tsagari, Dina
(2022).
Language assessment literacy and test validation: Highlighting the role of language teachers.
Studies in Language Assessment (SiLA)
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Vol. 11.
https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file...
Rousoulioti, Thomais; Tsagari, Dina; Giannikas, Christina Nicole (2022). Parents’ New Role and Needs During the COVID-19 Educational Emergency. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education . Vol. 53.
