OsloMet is now advertising for four thematically open PhD positions:
The research group Evaluation and Assessment (EnA) Evaluering og vurdering – OsloMet – OsloMet aims to attract suitable candidates with a background in Assessment for our project Assessment cultures in Norwegian school.
The research group Evaluation and Assessment is an international, interdisciplinary research group which explores the use of assessment and evaluation inside and outside the classroom. Our research stresses the important role and impact of (formative) assessment on students’ learning and development and on student participation and agency in the learning processes. However, we have scarce knowledge of how assessment is understood and enacted in schools by leaders, teachers and students and how assessment cultures are formed and maintained. The purpose of this project is to gain knowledge about existing assessment cultures in Norwegian schools on multiple levels and with various stakeholders. We are seeking PhD candidates who would like to contribute to the development of knowledge within the following areas:
• Researching assessment practices in classrooms in Norway, and explore the ways these are understood and aligned with current assessment policies
• The role of key educational stakeholders, e.g., school principals, team leaders/educational coordinators, teachers, and students play in the interpretation and practice of assessment in Norwegian schools
• The ways local assessment cultures impact learning processes and learning outcomes
The project is of great concern for teacher education and thus for the learning of children and future citizens and further their abilities and possibilities to learn and grow. The project submitted should be innovative and relevant to the focus of the research group
Candidates can contact Dr Harald Eriksen
Harald Eriksen
e-mail: haralde@oslomet.no
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