All Outputs (17)

Styles of Scientific Reasoning: A Cultural Rationale for Science Education? (2016)
Journal Article

In this paper, we contend that what to teach about scientific reasoning has been bedeviled by a lack of clarity about the construct. Drawing on the insights emerging from a cognitive history of science, we argue for a conception of scientific reasoni... Read More about Styles of Scientific Reasoning: A Cultural Rationale for Science Education?.

The Tools of Teacher Evaluation: What Should Be Used in Teacher Evaluation from the Teachers’ Perspective (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a study that was conducted to investigate the tools of teacher evaluation. The focus is on what teachers state about such tools in terms of what should be used when they are evaluated. Teachers were asked by questionnaire about th... Read More about The Tools of Teacher Evaluation: What Should Be Used in Teacher Evaluation from the Teachers’ Perspective.

Conceptualizing the Science Curriculum: 40 Years of Developing Assessment Frameworks in Three Large-Scale Assessments (2013)
Journal Article

The paper analyzes conceptualizations in the science frameworks in three large-scale assessments, Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and National Assessment of Educational Progress... Read More about Conceptualizing the Science Curriculum: 40 Years of Developing Assessment Frameworks in Three Large-Scale Assessments.

Establishing Assessment Scales Using a Novel Disciplinary Rationale for Scientific Reasoning (2013)
Journal Article

The article argues that science assessment should change from an item-driven to a construct-driven practice and pay more attention to disciplinary scientific reasoning. It investigates assessment scales developed from a novel theoretical rationale, d... Read More about Establishing Assessment Scales Using a Novel Disciplinary Rationale for Scientific Reasoning.

Beginning to teach chemistry: How personal and academic characteristics of pre-service science teachers compare with their understandings of basic chemical ideas (2011)
Journal Article

Around 150 pre-service science teachers (PSTs) participated in a study comparing academic and personal characteristics with their misconceptions about basic chemical ideas taught to 11–16-year-olds, such as particle theory, change of state, conservat... Read More about Beginning to teach chemistry: How personal and academic characteristics of pre-service science teachers compare with their understandings of basic chemical ideas.

Peer Argumentation in the School Science Laboratory - Exploring effects of task features (2011)
Journal Article

Argumentation is believed to be a significant component of scientific inquiry: introducing these skills into laboratory work may be regarded as a goal for developing practical work in school science. This study explored the impact on the quality of a... Read More about Peer Argumentation in the School Science Laboratory - Exploring effects of task features.

Defending attitude scales (2011)
Book Chapter

Peer argumentation in the school laboratory - exploring the effects of task features. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Qualified to teach? How personal and academic characteristics of pre-service science teachers compare with their understandings of basic chemical ideas. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Implementation of empirical-mathematical modelling in upper secondary physics: Teachers’ interpretations and considerations (2008)
Journal Article

This paper reports on the implementation of an upper secondary physics curriculum with an empirical-mathematical modelling approach. In project PHYS 21, we used the notion of multiple representations of physical phenomena as a framework for developin... Read More about Implementation of empirical-mathematical modelling in upper secondary physics: Teachers’ interpretations and considerations.

Teaching Secondary How Science Works. (2008)
Book

An empirical-mathematical modelling approach to upper secondary physics. (2008)
Journal Article

Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science (2007)
Journal Article

This study, carried out in England, examined the variation of attitudes towards science over the first three years of secondary schooling and with gender. The study in question was part of an evaluation of the "Lab in a Lorry" project, and involved 9... Read More about Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science.

Developing attitudes towards science measures (2007)
Journal Article

In this study, we describe the development of measures used to examine pupils' attitudes towards science. In particular, separate measures for attitudes towards the following areas were developed: learning science in school, practical work in science... Read More about Developing attitudes towards science measures.

Historiske, kulturelle of filosofiske sider ved naturvitenskapen : Hvilken plass skal de ha i naturfagundervisningen ? Historical, cultural and philosophical issues : what role should they play in science education ? (2004)
Book Chapter

Praktisk arbeid og naturvitenskapelig allmenndannelse = Practical work for scientific literacy (2003)
Book Chapter

TIMSS put England first on scientific enquiry, but does pride come before a fall? (2003)
Journal Article

England, more than most other countries, has been through several stages of development of ‘process-oriented’ and ‘investigative’ school science and has put considerable effort into developing this approach both in teaching and assessment. In the 199... Read More about TIMSS put England first on scientific enquiry, but does pride come before a fall?.