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Connections to the Past: The Importance of Consciousness and Memory in Nineteen Eighty-Four
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Abstract: In this article, we go through and conduct multiple textual analyses to find out if George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four contain enough textual evidence to conclude on the question: Is the importance ... -
Considering perspectives of others: A case study of intercultural learning among English language learners in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The concept of perspective is embedded within the studies of culture and language, especially with regard to an intercultural orientation within EFL teaching and learning. However, researchers have rarely explored how ... -
The construction of Europe in Dutch history textbooks
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)In a increasingly interconnected Europe, the question of idenity has become a much discussed topic. This thesis addresses the idea of European identity. By analysing secondary school history textbooks, it gives an idea of ... -
Consultation behavior in L1 error correction. An exploratory study on the use of online resources in the Norwegian context
(Chapter, 2022)This think-aloud study charts the use of online resources by five final-year MA students in Nordic and Literacy Studies based on the analysis of screen and audio recordings of an error-correction task. The article briefly ... -
Contact with migrants and perceived school climate as correlates of bullying toward migrants classmates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)This study investigates whether the quantity and quality of contact with migrants and perceiving that cultural diversity is accepted at school (as a dimension of the perceived school climate) are associated with perpetrating ... -
"Continuing to Play": Humour in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
(Master thesis, 2023)Ralph Ellison’s novel Invisible Man (1952) is sometimes comical, despite many critics’ claims of the opposite. This master’s thesis provides a close reading of humorous elements in the novel, demonstrating how humorous ... -
Contribution of family risk, emergent literacy and environmental protective factors in children’s reading difficulties at the end of second-grade
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)It is well established that emergent literacy is a strong predictor of later reading difficulties, and that the home literacy environment plays an important role in the development of children’s preschool emergent literacy ... -
Controversies, Complexities and Contexts: Teaching Islam through Internal Feminist Critique of the Religion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)In what ways can teaching Islam through controversial issues be useful in religious education? Can it serve to counter problems of representation of Islam, and what are the benefits and possible pitfalls of adopting such ... -
Cookbooks as historical literature : a comparative study of 19th century cookbooks
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2008, Master thesis, 2008)Cookbooks have been long regarded as little more than instructional manuals. However, recent research has repositioned the cookbook genre as historical literature. This thesis is a comparison of two 19th century cookbooks: ... -
Coping styles and emotional and behavioural problems among Norwegian grade 9 students
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004)The main purpose of this study was to explore the relations between coping styles and emotional and behavioural problems among adolescent students. The study was conducted as a survey among a representative sample of ... -
Country differences in numeracy skills: how do they vary by job characteristics and education levels?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12)To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills between countries? Based on theory of maintenance and further development of pre-existing skills, this is explored by applying ... -
covsim: An R Package for Simulating Non-normal Data for Structural Equation Models Using Copulas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In factor analysis and structural equation modeling non-normal data simulation is traditionally performed by specifying univariate skewness and kurtosis together with the target covariance matrix. However, this leaves ... -
Creation of Metacognitive Knowledge and Self-Awareness in the Foreign Language Classroom: a Game-Theoretical Approach
(PhD thesis UiS;324, Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-15)The overall objective of this research has been the quest to increase the understanding of how metacognitive knowledge can be taught in the foreign language classroom. It revolves around the following research questions: 1. ... -
Critical literacy in the language classroom: Possibilities for intercultural learning through symbolic competence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article provides a theoretical exploration of the connections between critical literacy and symbolic competence with some pedagogical examples from an empirical study. More specifically, we argue that critical literacy ... -
Critical thinking and use of film in Norwegian lower secondary history classrooms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10)This article examines how Norwegian social studies teachers from lower secondary schools enhance critical thinking when using film in the history classroom. We utilized empirical data from semi-structured interviews with ... -
Critical thinking, problem-Solving and computational thinking : Related but Distinct : An analysis of similarities and differences based on an example of a play situation in an early childhood education setting
(Chapter, 2023-05)In the twenty-first century, four important different and intertwined domains for children’s skills have been identified: cognitive, interpersonal, intrapersonal and technical. In the cognitive domain, key terms such as ... -
Critical Visual Literacy and Intercultural Learning in English Foreign Language Classrooms: An exploratory case study
(PhD thesis UiS;609, Doctoral thesis, 2021-11)This doctoral thesis revolves around two significant, ongoing, and in many ways interrelated developments in education, and in society at large: the increased use of multimodal and visual texts as a mode of communication, ... -
Cultural features of performance in Norwegian children’s narratives
(Journal article, 2013-09)Abstract: This article presents part of a research project whose aim is to investigate Norwegian 6 – 7 - year - old children’s language use in story - telling. The data consist of the children’s oral texts based ... -
Cultures and Identity
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Curious children and knowledgeable adults – early childhood student-teachers’ species identification skills and their views on the importance of species knowledge
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study investigates early childhood (EC) student-teachers’ species identification skills and their views on the importance of species knowledge. The study used a mixed methods approach, including a species identification ...