Older students tend to outperform their younger classmates on academic achievement tests, an asymmetry known as the relative age effect (RAE). In Norway, students are not formally tested in the early school years, and less is known about how the RAE impacts teacher evaluations. In this study, we investigated the RAE on teacher-rated academic competence…

This paper reports on a textbook analysis focusing on shifts in semiotic registers when looking at fraction tasks in grades 3–6 (aged 9–12 years). Eight textbooks, from two different textbook systems, have been analysed using Duval’s theory of semiotic representations. (pdf)

Hur kan lärare och förskollärare bemöta kris och sorg i skolan och förskolan? Regionalt utvecklingscentrum vid Örebro universitet har utvecklat ett digitalt material som nu blir tillgängligt för fler. Materialet Professionella relationer i kris och sorg består av intervjuer med erfarna pedagoger, videoklipp och diskussionsfrågor som ger stöd och vägledning.

This study investigated the relation between teaching style and the number and type of questions teachers ask during a shared book reading activity in early childhood classrooms. (pdf)

This article explores teaching at the intersection of the knowledge area of sexuality, consent, and relationships, and the subject of crafts in lower secondary school. (pdf)