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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2021)
This dissertation provides a thorough discussion of the results from three different empirical studies on inequalities in educational outcomes and equity policy in Ethiopia. Specifically, the studies focus on gender and ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
In this chapter, we explore how pre-service early childhood teachers' mathematics pedagogical content knowledge, their skill in perceiving math-related situations and the skill in planning math-related actions within such ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background:
Measurement advances are needed to enable the study of dyadic-level processes impacting couples coping with cancer. This study sought to develop and empirically examine a Dyadic Efficacy Scale for Cancer ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Despite the sensitivity of fit indices to various model and data characteristics in structural equation modeling, these fit indices are used in a rigid binary fashion as a mere rule of thumb threshold value in a search for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Abstract Poor metaphor comprehension was considered a hallmark of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but recent research has questioned the extent and the sources of these difficulties. In this cross-sectional study, we ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Computer coding—an activity that involves the creation, modification, and implementation of computer code and exposes students to computational thinking—is an integral part of today's education in science, technology, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
In diagnostic classification models (DCMs), the Q matrix encodes in which attributes are required for each item. The Q matrix is usually predetermined by the researcher but may in practice be misspecified which yields ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Compositional items – a form of forced-choice items – require respondents to allocate a fixed total number of points to a set of statements. To describe the responses to these items, the Thurstonian item response theory ...
Shortening the Test? A Comparison of Test Shortening Strategies Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
Sesjon is a general entrance exam to the Norwegian Armed Forces. Due to time limitations, it would be necessary to shorten some parts of sesjon to add new assessments. This study investigates whether it is feasible to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Several studies have conceptualized neuropsychological dysfunction as part of the core pathology and defining behaviors seen in the eating disorder anorexia nervosa (AN). The aim of the current review was to synthesize the ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
Complex problem solving (CPS), one of the most prominent 21st century skills, is an important educational goal. Previous studies have demonstrated that varying levels of proficiency in students’ problem solving processes ...
(Research report / Forskningsrapport, 2021)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
This study examines academic teachers' agency and emergency responses, prompted by the physical closure of universities and university colleges due to the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic-related lockdown accelerated the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
We examined the concurrent relationship between narrative skills (the Renfrew Bus Story Test) and core language measures (vocabulary, grammar and verbal memory) at age 4 and the longitudinal relationship between core ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Abstract Research to date on the effects of between-school tracking on inequalities in achievement and on performance has been inconclusive. A possible explanation is that different studies used different data, focused on ...
Identifying School Climate Variables Associated with Financial Literacy Outcomes in PISA 2018 Data: En metode for strukturell flernivåmodellering Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
Gjentatte finanskriser og den nåværende pandemisituasjonen avslørte de alvorlige konsekvensene av manglende økonomisk kunnskap i en betydelig andel av befolkningen. Selv om kompenserende tiltak har vist seg å være mest ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Zusammenfassung. In dieser Softwareinformation werden die Möglichkeiten zur Konstruktion, Administration und Auswertung kriteriumsorientierter, computerisierter adaptiver und nicht-adaptiver Tests mit der R-basierten ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background
Cognitive inflexibility and compulsive behaviours are commonly observed in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and are often considered to be caused by impairments in executive functioning and visuospatial ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
In the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), instructional leadership is measured by the self-reports of principals on three items only. When this measure is investigated together with teacher satisfaction ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic led to numerous governments deciding to close schools for several weeks in spring 2020. Empirical evidence on the impact of COVID-19-related school closures on academic achievement is only just emerging. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
The study examines beginning teachers’ and pre-service teachers’ motivation to teach in China. Data are drawn from questionnaires completed by 107 beginning teachers (full-time teachers with fewer than six years’ working ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Abstract It is widely assumed that teachers play a key role in providing high-quality learning opportunities to students and fostering students’ learning. Yet it is still unclear how specific teacher knowledge facets as ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
This paper addresses the development of performance-based assessment items for ICT skills, skills in dealing with information and communication technologies, a construct which is rather broadly and only operationally ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Abstract Academic resilience refers to students’ capacity to perform highly despite a disadvantaged background. Although most studies using international large-scale assessment (ILSA) data defined academic resilience with ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
The purpose of this study is to examine leadership for learning practices across the world by establishing profiles of leadership at school and country levels. Consequently, the study brings to our attention the (ir)relevance ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
What encourages an innovative environment in schools and what does that imply for teaching?
An innovative environment is important for a school’s ability to adapt to societal changes and for students’ ability to cope with ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Abstract Early childhood teacher education is considered crucial for the development of professional knowledge. However, little is known about the impacts of teacher educators, especially with respect to domain-specific ...
The Relation between Mathematics Anxiety and Achievement: A Study of the Moderating Role of Immigration Background on PISA 2012 Norwegian Students Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
This study examined absolute and relative judgment accuracies of German early childhood (EC) teachers with respect to the mathematical skills of the children under their supervision. The two types of judgment accuracies ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
This eye-tracking study investigates how novice and expert teachers' noticing of classroom management events differs in two formats of instruction. 20 novices and 20 experts participated in the study, watching short video ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
This study examines homeroom teachers’ motivation and morality in their classroom-level leadership in China. Data are drawn from questionnaires completed by 137 junior middle school homeroom teachers from Tianjin city, and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Learning strategies have been recognized as important predictors of mathematical achievement. In recent studies, it has been found that Asian students use combined learning strategies, primarily including metacognitive ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
A great number of studies have investigated science teaching and learning (STL) using data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background: Bridging scores generated from different cognitive assessment tools is necessary to efficiently track changes in cognition across the continuum of care. This study linked scores from the Montreal Cognitive ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Abstract Whether boredom is a unitary construct or if multiple types of boredom exist is a long-standing debate. Recent research has established the existence of boredom types based on frequency observations of boredom by ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
This note serves as a reminder that incremental fit indices are a form of standardized effect sizes and hence, all reservations with respect to interpretations of standardized effect sizes also transfer to their interpretation. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Questionnaire scales that are mixed-worded, i.e. include both positively and negatively worded items, often suffer from issues like low reliability and more complex latent structures than intended. Part of the problem might ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
With the aim of developing an assessment more appropriate for low-income countries, in 2013 the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development initiated the Programme for International Student Assessment for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
The low-stakes character of international large-scale educational assessments implies that a participating student might at times provide unrelated answers as if s/he was not even reading the items and choosing a response ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
Questionnaire scales often include a combination of both positively and negatively worded items such as “I make friends easily at school” and “I feel lonely at school”. In this case, a respondent with a high sense of ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
During the last years, the “Great Online Transition” has brought to light large variation in teachers' readiness for online teaching and learning (OTL). Drawing from an international sample of 731 higher-education teachers, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Given the ongoing development of computer-based tasks, there has been increasing interest in modelling students’ behaviour indicators from log file data with contextual variables collected via questionnaires. In this work, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
A general validity and survey quality concern with student questionnaires under low-stakes assessment conditions is that some responders will not genuinely engage with the questionnaire, often with more random response ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
The current study examined clinicians’ utilization of the SCID-5-AMPD-I funnel structure. Across 237 interviews, conducted as part of the NorAMP study, we found that clinicians administered on average 2-3 adjacent levels ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Mixed-worded survey scales are commonly used to ensure respondent attentiveness. Respondents need to switch response scales according to the wording direction (i.e., positive or negative wording) when answering an item. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
In psychological and educational tests, aberrant behaviors may cause errors in proficiency estimation, and artificially inflate the estimates. It is essential that the test administration can perform data forensic analysis, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
To unfold the potential of learning with technology in classrooms, teachers must be prepared to integrate it meaningfully and with high instructional quality. Professional development (PD) is an important avenue for preparing ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Process data from educational assessments enhance the understanding of how students answer cognitive items. However, effectively making use of these data is challenging. We propose an approach to identify solution patterns ...
School Innovativeness: How Teachers' Team Innovativeness and Target Teaching Class Composition Interact on Teachers' Teaching Quality in TALIS 2018? Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
The Covid-19 pandemic provided a critical opportunity to understand how teachers experienced and perceived online practices, as they transitioned to emergency remote teaching. However, how these experiences relate, and how ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education’s student self-reported learning outcomes measure assesses the learners’ satisfaction with their learning outcomes using ten generic items. The aggregate scores are ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
This research was conducted to address the paucity of comparative studies on different methods for estimating standard errors with Laplace approximated maximum likelihood in multidimensional item response theory models. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
When grade point averages (GPAs) are used for admission into tertiary education, there is an implicit assumption that the GPA of any two students relate to the same level of academic competency. However, this assumption ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
In 2015, the United Nations introduced the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, one of which was to ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to take action for sustainable development. Action ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Gender differences are one of the most contentious issues in educational research. This study analyzes long-term changes in gender gaps in reading comprehension at the end of primary school in 63 education systems. It links ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Gender gaps in school enrollment and achievement are usually investigated as separate facets of gender inequality in education. This study suggests that they might be linked by design. If boys and girls differ in their ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract The digitalisation of education has been emphasised over the last two decades, affecting and developing both the theories and practices of teaching and learning. Considering these developments, the need for ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2024)
This article-based thesis focuses on academic resilience in the context of international studies using international large-scale assessment data. It investigates theoretical, empirical, and methodological aspects of defining ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Although information and communication technology (ICT) has impacted many areas of society, its use in school contexts is still limited. In this study, we focused on teachers' attitudes towards ICT and the school facilitating ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Over the past decade, there has been an enormous upsurge in the use of educational apps in primary schools. However, few studies have examined how children interact with these apps and how their interaction patterns relate ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Feeling uncertain when you deal with fractions? You are not alone! Dating back more than 4,000 years, fractions have always played a major role in society. Despite its importance, research shows that many pupils, students, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract This study aimed to determine the dimensionality of morphological knowledge by examining different sources of variance. According to the Morphological Pathways Framework ( Levesque et al., Journal of Research in ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
The relative school achievement of female and male students varies over time and domains. During the last decades, female participation in primary schooling has increased in countries at the low end of the income scale. ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
Problem-solving skills, especially problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments, are critical in today's world as one of the 21st-century skills. International large-scale assessments, such as the OECD's Programme ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Problem-solving is a critical aspect of intelligence that has become increasingly important in modern society. Mapping out the determinants of success in problem-solving helps understand the underlying cognitive processes ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Abstract Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are crucial for advancing research, yet they are time-consuming and resource-demanding. Although machine learning and natural language processing algorithms may reduce this ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
This study examined the impact of two questionnaire characteristics, scale position and questionnaire length, on the prevalence of random responders in the TIMSS 2015 eighth-grade student questionnaire. While there was no ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract Ignorable likelihood (IL) approaches are often used to handle missing data when estimating a multivariate model, such as a structural equation model. In this case, the likelihood is based on all available data, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
The use of empirical prior information about participants has been shown to substantially improve the efficiency of computerized adaptive tests (CATs) in educational settings. However, it is unclear how these results ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Communication of International Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA) results is dominated by reporting average country achievement scores that conceal individual differences between pupils, schools, and items. Educational research ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Abstract The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) collects data from representative samples of teachers and principals across the world about their practices and work conditions, school and classroom contexts, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract Gender differences in item nonresponse are well-documented in high-stakes achievement tests, where female students are shown to omit more items than male students. These gender differences in item nonresponse are ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Objectives:
The vocabulary of children with cochlear implants is often smaller than that of their peers with typical hearing, but there is uncertainty regarding the extent of the differences and potential risks and ...
Instructional Quality: A Review of Conceptualizations, Measurement Approaches, and Research Findings
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
This chapter reviews and discusses conceptualizations, measurement approaches, and research findings of instructional quality. Although agreement on how to conceptualize and measure instructional quality is rare, some ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract In this paper, we report on teachers’ and principals’ shared perceptions regarding beliefs, rules, trust, and encouragement of new initiatives. Collectively, these are aspects of leadership for learning (LFL) ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to examine quality of life (QOL) and its relation to language skills in children with developmental language disorder (DLD). This was examined by comparing QOL to a control group ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
This thesis explores two specific applications of null baseline model comparisons in the context of quantitative research in international large-scale educational assessments. Both applications make use of a null baseline ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2024)
Vocabulary, knowledge of word meanings, is essential for comprehension and production of oral and written language. It is, however, an unconstrained skill that covers a vast content area. This makes explicit teaching of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Different data types often occur in psychological and educational measurement such as computer‐based assessments that record performance and process data (e.g., response times and the number of actions). Modelling such ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
In survey scale design, a mixed-worded format intends to ensure attentiveness as respondents need to take into account the wording direction when answering an item. However, some respondents tend to deliver inconsistent ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
We investigated two research questions: which students are more likely to respond inconsistently to mixed-worded questionnaire scales, and which country samples have larger shares of inconsistent respondents? We defined ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Differences in performance can be related to the item format. This is a controversial issue that poses a problem for the validity of test-score interpretations. Using the mathematics items of PISA 2018, organized in rotated ...