Research Grants

  • 2019–2024
    Univenture: A Partnership to Address Heavy Drinking and Other Substance Misuse on Canadian University Campuses
    Principal Investigators: S.Stewart
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $2,500,000
  • 2019–2020
    Instrumentation for Gauging Computational Thinking in Elementary Grades
    MITACS annd Classtop, Inc., $15,000
  • 2019–2023
    Coaching Discovery Competencies with Context-Sensitive Questioning
    Principal Investigators: J.C. Nesbit
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $287,225
  • 2018–2020
    Fostering Student Computational Thinking in Data Analysis through Self-Regulated Learning Prompts and Analytics
    Principal Investigator: E. Peters-Burton, George Mason University [subgrant]
    U.S. National Science Foundation, $516,068
  • 2018–2019
    Uncovering Students' Enrollment Patterns Leading to Dropping Out vs. Success from the Engineering Program
    Principal Investigators: M. Hatala
    Simon Fraser University Big Data Center, $25,000
  • 2016–2018
    Online Learning Ecosystem
    MITACS Accelerate Program, $90,000
  • 2016–2020
    Building Information Problem Solving Skills in Post-Secondary Education
    Co-Investigators: J.C. Nesbit, F.P. Popowich
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $308,314
  • 2015
    Boosting Information Problem Solving and Writing in Post-Secondary Education
    SFU Vice-President Research, $9,947
  • 2014–2015
    Design Guidelines for Learning Analytics Reports about Studying
    SSHRC-SFU Institutional Grant, $6,370
  • 2014
    MOOCalytics Phase 0:
Synthesizing Productive Feedback about Learning
    GRAND National Centers of Excellence, $9,376
  • 2014–2019
    Fostering Epistemic Belief Change: The Role of Epistemic Emotions and Self–Regulated Learning
    Principal Investigator: K. Muis
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $497,286
  • 2013–2018
    Tools and Methods to Help Learners Self-Regulate Learning and Increase Learning Success
    Principal Investigator: D. Gasevic
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $475,120
  • 2012–2014
    Individually Tailored Just-In-Time Prompts to Support Learning Online
    Co-Investigators: J. C. Nesbit, F. P. Popowich
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $74,897
  • 2012–2017
    Promoting Adaptive Regulation for 21st Century Success (PAR–21)
    Principal Investigator: A. F. Hadwin
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $348,264
  • 2012–2017
    Self-Regulated Learning in an Online Environment for Argumentative Writing
    Principal Investigator: J. C. Nesbit
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $378,800
  • 2011–2014
    Process Feedback, Self–Regulated Learning and the Evolution of Learning Skills
    Co-investigator: J. C. Nesbit
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $172,412
  • 2010
    Software to Support Research on Learning to Write and Writing to Learn
    Co-investigator: J. C. Nesbit
    SSHRC–SFU Institutional Grant, $12,320
  • 2009–2014
    nStudy: Software Tools for Research in the Learning Sciences and eLearning
    Canada Foundation for Innovation, $75,000
  • 2008–2011
    Researching Self-Regulation, Co-Regulation and Socially Shared Regulation of Learning
    Principal Investigator: A. F. Hadwin
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $157,034
  • 2007–2008
    Educational Psychology: Learning and Performance in Educational Settings. A Review
    SSHRC-SFU Institutional Grant and Faculty of Education Research Opportunities Grant, $11,150
  • 2007–2010
    Tactics, Metacognition, and Self-Regulated Learning When Learners Restudy
    Co-investigator: T. Leacock
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $142,064
  • 2007–2010
    Epistemic Beliefs: Their Development, and Relations to Self-Regulated Learning, Motivation, and Achievement
    Principal Investigator: K Muis
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $150,650
  • 2007–2010
    Self–Regulation of Revision in Writing
    , Principal Investigator: T. Leacock
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $116,935
  • 2007–2009
    gStudy: Software Tools for Research in the Learning Sciences and eLearning
    Canada Foundation for Innovation, $250,000
  • 2007–2009
    gStudy: Software Tools for Research in the Learning Sciences and eLearning
    British Columbia Knowledge Development Foundation, $250,000
  • 2006–2007
    Metacognitive Tools for Developing and Evaluating Portfolios
    Principal Investigator: P. H. Winne; Co-investigators: J. C. Nesbit and A. F. Hadwin
    Canadian Council on Learning, $70,000
  • 2006–2007
    Supporting Science Students’ Problem Solving in Organic Chemistry
    Principal Investigator: J. Stewart; Co-investigators: D. Butler, K. Ercikan, F. Gagnon, E. Grant, P. Lau, A. Prudhomme-Généreux, P. Winne
    University of British Columbia Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund, $50,583
  • 2003–2008
    The Learning Kit: Theory and Cognitive Tools to Enhance Learning Skills and Support Life-Long Learning
    Principal Investigator: P. H. Winne; Co-investigators: R. Azevedo, A. Hadwin, V. Kumar, S. Lajoie, J. Nesbit, N. Perry
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $2,998,983
  • 2003
    The Learning Kit: Grant Development
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $12,000
  • 2002–2006
    Self-Regulating Learning in Study Tasks
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $139,000
  • 2002–2008
    Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Technologies
    Canada Research Chair, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $1,400,000
  • 2002–2008
    Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Technologies
    Simon Fraser University, $175,000
  • 2001
    Experiments Investigating Studying III
    Simon Fraser University/Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Block Grant, $4990
  • 2001–2005
    Mild Head Injury in Youth Hockey
    Principal Investigator: D. Goodman
    Community Alliance for Health Research Program, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, $1,352,959
  • 2000
    Experiments Investigating Studying II
    Simon Fraser University/Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Block Grant, $4990
  • 1999–2001
    Using Television to Foster Young Children’s Literacy Development
    Principal Investigator: N. E. Perry
    The Hampton Fund, $79,743
  • 1999
    Experiments Investigating Studying I
    Simon Fraser University/Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Block Grant, $4985
  • 1999
    Uses of Computing Technologies in a Post–Secondary Settings
    Simon Fraser University/Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Block Grant, $5000
  • 1998–2001
    Studying: Theory, Research, Methodology and Educational Technology
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $125,000
  • 1997–1998
    Exploratory Studies of Indexing and Studying
    Simon Fraser University/Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Block Grant, $5000
  • 1996–1997
    Enhanced Instructional and Authoring Tools in Study
    Simon Fraser University Innovation Fund, $28,000
  • 1995–1996
    Adapting Graph Theoretic Statistics to Quantify Concept Maps
    Simon Fraser University/Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Block Grant, $4980
  • 1995–1996
    Studytools for Solo and Collaborative Learning
    National Centres of Excellence TeleLearning Research Network, $40,000
  • 1995–1998
    Dynamic Models of Self-Regulated Learning in Adaptive Learning Environments
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $200,000
  • 1992–1995
    Dynamic Models of Learning in Instruction
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $155,000
  • 1992–1993
    Models and Tools for Adaptive Learning Environments
    Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada, $9000
  • 1990–1992
    Models for Intelligent Tutoring Systems
    Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada, $35,792
  • 1990–1992
    Feedback, Learning, Motivation, and Instruction
    Principal Investigator: P. H. Winne and J. Walsh
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $103,630
  • 1990
    Syntheses of Instructional Science and Computing Science for Effective Instructional Computing Systems
    NATO Advanced Study Institute Program, $85,250
  • 1988–1990
    Project Tutor: Computer-Based Instruction in Cognitive Skills and Learning Strategies
    Simon Fraser University Special Projects Fund, $10,000
  • 1987
    Project Docent: Courseware for Teachers
    Sun Microsystems of Canada, $18,000
  • 1987
    Project Docent: Courseware for Teachers
    Dean’s Research Fund, $42,000
  • 1987–1989
    Project Docent: Courseware for Teachers
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $479,586
  • 1986
    Designing Artificially Intelligent Tools for Teachers
    Simon Fraser University Research Professor’s Grant, $12,600
  • 1985
    Expert Teacher and Tutor Systems
    Co-investigator: A. J. Dawson
    Simon Fraser University President’s Research Fund, $7,000
  • 1984–1985
    Retrieval Tasks in Instructional Research, School Curricula, and Teaching
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $37,930
  • 1984–1985
    Macrotreatment Design and Development
    Simon Fraser University Programs of Distinction, $22,200
  • 1983
    Leave Fellowship Grant
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $2500
  • 1982
    Research on Teaching Conference
    Principal Applicant: L. McLean
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $2000
  • 1981–1982
    Cognitive Style and Students’ Perceptions of Instruction
    Co-investigator: R. W. Marx
    Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, $9547
  • 1979–1982
    Matching Students’ Cognition and Teaching Skills to Enhance Learning
    Co-investigator: R. W. Marx
    U.S. National Institute of Education, $101,348
  • 1978–1979
    Improving Learning Disabled Students’ Comprehension
    Co-investigator: B. Y. L. Wong
    Educational Research Institute of British Columbia, $7500
  • 1978–1979
    Equating Nominal and Effective Stimuli in Instructional Research
    Simon Fraser University President’s Research Fund, $1200
  • 1975–1976
    Validating Self Concept Instruments
    Co-investigator: R. W. Marx
    Educational Research Institute of British Columbia, $500
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