Dan-Anders Normann
Foto:
Esben Krogstad Kamstrup
About
Dan-Anders Normann is a assistant professor at the Department of Teacher Education, FYSU. I have a background as a pastry chef, a bachelor's degree in vocational education, and a master’s degree in vocational didactics. My teaching experience includes working in food and health education at the lower secondary school level and with practice candidates in the Vg3 baking and pastry program. Additionally, I have over 10 years of experience as an instructor and manager responsible for apprentices in both small and large businesses.
PhD-project
Between 2021 and 2025, I worked as a PhD candidate, focusing on my doctoral dissertation. My doctoral research is linked to the NFR project Going Gradeless https://www.ntnu.edu/ilu/going-gradeless, where I use a mixed methods approach to investigate reduced grading practices in upper secondary school. The project includes three studies:
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A scoping review that examines the current knowledge on reduced grading practices internationally, identifying four main factors: rationales, contextual conditions, implementation, and consequences.
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A qualitative interview study exploring how reduced grading practices are experienced by teachers and students in the vocational program Restaurant and Food. This study conceptualizes the dilemma “Faithful or Truthful,” reflecting the tensions teachers face between their assessment practices and the school's reduced grading policy.
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A quantitative study examining how reduced grading influenced students' perceptions of grade-related pressure across seven upper secondary schools. The study compares students in general studies and vocational programs, with and without grade-reduced assessment practices.
Competence development in workplace-based vocational assessment
From 2021 to 2024, I participated in a project aimed to enhance workplace-based vocational competancy development led by Universitetet i Innlandet on behalf of the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.
Anonymous assessment
From 2025 to 2027, I am participating in a research project on the implementation of anonymous assessment in upper secondary schools in Trøndelag and Oslo. The initiative is motivated by concerns about substantial gender differences in assessment outcomes, and by the possibility that anonymous assessment may contribute to more equitable grading. The trial has two main aims: to ensure that students receive fair and academically relevant assessment, and to strengthen teachers’ assessment practices through professional development and collaboration. Project website: https://skrivesenteret.no/prosjekt/anonym-vurdering-i-skolen/
Research
Going gradeless
Research project on gradeless assessment in upper secondary school in Norway.
PLAC: Professional Learning in Assessment Communities
The Professional Learning in Assessment Communities (PLAC) research group investigates the nature of assessment communities in schools and contributes to practitioners' professional learning and development.
Anonym vurdering i skolen
Anonymous assessment was mandated for the Oslo Test in 2025 due to concerns about gender differences and fairness. This project examines how students, teachers, and school leaders experience and perceive anonymous assessment.
Publications
Reduced grading in assessment: A scoping review
This study explored international research on reduced grading in assessment. Four key factors of reduced grading are discussed: 1) rationales of reduced grading, 2) contextual conditions, 3) implementation strategy, and 4) consequences of reduced grading.
Faithful or truthful? Dilemmas encountered by teachers when implementing reduced grading
The study conceptualises teachers’ ambivalence towards reduced grading as a dilemma and outlines (1) the dilemma of being faithful or truthful and (2) how navigating the faithful-truthful dilemma was stressful for teachers.
Yrkesfaglærere og ungdomsskolelærere i et profesjonelt læringsfellesskap
Over halvparten av norske elever velger nå yrkesfag utdanning. Likevel er yrkesfaglærere lavt representert i ungdomsskolene. Dette er en undersøkelse om yrkesfaglæreres rolle og bidrag i ungdomsskolens profesjonelle lærefellesskap i mat- og helsefaget.
2026
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Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2026)
What I have Learned from my PhD Journey.
Other
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Sánchez, Estelia Bórquez;
Cipriano, Gabriel;
Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2026)
The unique value of AEA-Europe: Personal insights for early career researchers.
Other
2025
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Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2025)
Faithful or truthful? Dilemmas encountered by teachers when implementing reduced grading.
Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability
Academic article
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Leonardsen, Julie Klovholt;
Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2025)
Å fylle på den yrkesdidaktiske «verktøykassa» en studie av yrkesfaglærerstudenters kompetanseutvikling på tvers av campusundervisning og skolepraksis.
Skandinavisk tidsskrift for yrker og profesjoner i utvikling - SJVD
Academic article
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Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2025)
Mindre bruk av karakter i skolen byr på lojalitetsproblemer for lærere.
Feature article
2024
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Svoen, Brit;
Haaland, Grete;
Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Markestad, Elin Birkeland.
(2024)
Introduksjon i læreplaner for lærebedrifter og prøvenemder.
Other presentation
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Sandvik, Lise Vikan;
Andrea, Seljeseth;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Fjørtoft, Henning.
(2024)
Erfaring med redusert bruk av karakterer i videregående skole.
NTNU, Institutt for lærerutdanning
NTNU, Institutt for lærerutdanning
Report
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Leonardsen, Julie, Klovholt;
Rokkones, Klara.
(2024)
Bocuse d’Or i et yrkesdidaktisk perspektiv.
Yrke
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Haaland, Grete;
Kristiansen, Line Heitman;
Markestad, Elin Birkeland;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Svoen, Brit.
(2024)
11 000 i fagopplæringen deltar i kompetanseheving. Kompetansepakker som verktøy for lærebedrifter og prøvenemder!.
Yrke
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Haaland, Grete;
Svoen, Brit;
Kristiansen, Line;
Birkeland, Elin Markestad.
(2024)
11 000 i fagopplæringen deltar i kompetanseheving!.
Feature article
2023
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Sandvik, Lise Vikan;
Fjørtoft, Henning.
(2023)
Reduced grading in assessment: A scoping review.
Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies
Academic literature review
2022
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Svoen, Brit;
Haaland, Grete;
Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Markestad, Elin Birkeland.
(2022)
Læreplaner for prøvenemnd.
Other presentation
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Svoen, Brit;
Haaland, Grete;
Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Markestad, Elin Birkeland.
(2022)
Læreplaner for lærebedrifter.
Other presentation
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Rokkones, Klara.
(2022)
Yrkesfaglærere og ungdomsskolelærere i et profesjonelt læringsfellesskap.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2021
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Leonardsen, Julie, Klovholt;
Hanssen, Grete.
(2021)
Smart, stolt og snart fagarbeider!.
Feature article
2020
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Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2020)
Hvilken arbeidserfaring er det å leke butikk i korridoren?.
Feature article
2019
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Knutas, Agneta.
(2019)
Yrkesfaglærere i ungdomsskolen.
NTNU
NTNU
Masters thesis
Journal publications
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Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2025)
Faithful or truthful? Dilemmas encountered by teachers when implementing reduced grading.
Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability
Academic article
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Leonardsen, Julie Klovholt;
Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2025)
Å fylle på den yrkesdidaktiske «verktøykassa» en studie av yrkesfaglærerstudenters kompetanseutvikling på tvers av campusundervisning og skolepraksis.
Skandinavisk tidsskrift for yrker og profesjoner i utvikling - SJVD
Academic article
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Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2025)
Mindre bruk av karakter i skolen byr på lojalitetsproblemer for lærere.
Feature article
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Leonardsen, Julie, Klovholt;
Rokkones, Klara.
(2024)
Bocuse d’Or i et yrkesdidaktisk perspektiv.
Yrke
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Haaland, Grete;
Kristiansen, Line Heitman;
Markestad, Elin Birkeland;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Svoen, Brit.
(2024)
11 000 i fagopplæringen deltar i kompetanseheving. Kompetansepakker som verktøy for lærebedrifter og prøvenemder!.
Yrke
Article in business/trade/industry journal
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Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Haaland, Grete;
Svoen, Brit;
Kristiansen, Line;
Birkeland, Elin Markestad.
(2024)
11 000 i fagopplæringen deltar i kompetanseheving!.
Feature article
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Sandvik, Lise Vikan;
Fjørtoft, Henning.
(2023)
Reduced grading in assessment: A scoping review.
Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies
Academic literature review
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Leonardsen, Julie, Klovholt;
Hanssen, Grete.
(2021)
Smart, stolt og snart fagarbeider!.
Feature article
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Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2020)
Hvilken arbeidserfaring er det å leke butikk i korridoren?.
Feature article
Part of book/report
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Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2026)
What I have Learned from my PhD Journey.
Other
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Sánchez, Estelia Bórquez;
Cipriano, Gabriel;
Normann, Dan-Anders.
(2026)
The unique value of AEA-Europe: Personal insights for early career researchers.
Other
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Rokkones, Klara.
(2022)
Yrkesfaglærere og ungdomsskolelærere i et profesjonelt læringsfellesskap.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
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Sandvik, Lise Vikan;
Andrea, Seljeseth;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Fjørtoft, Henning.
(2024)
Erfaring med redusert bruk av karakterer i videregående skole.
NTNU, Institutt for lærerutdanning
NTNU, Institutt for lærerutdanning
Report
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Normann, Dan-Anders;
Knutas, Agneta.
(2019)
Yrkesfaglærere i ungdomsskolen.
NTNU
NTNU
Masters thesis
UTSTILLING
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Svoen, Brit;
Haaland, Grete;
Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Markestad, Elin Birkeland.
(2024)
Introduksjon i læreplaner for lærebedrifter og prøvenemder.
Other presentation
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Svoen, Brit;
Haaland, Grete;
Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Markestad, Elin Birkeland.
(2022)
Læreplaner for prøvenemnd.
Other presentation
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Svoen, Brit;
Haaland, Grete;
Rokkones, Klara Elfrida Lillevik;
Normann, Dan-Anders;
Markestad, Elin Birkeland.
(2022)
Læreplaner for lærebedrifter.
Other presentation
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureFjørtoft, Henning; Sandvik, Lise Vikan; Kohanová, Iveta; Tveit, Sverre; Normann, Dan-Anders; Amdal, Arne Kristian Karlsen. (2025) Going Gradeless in Upper Secondary School: A Multiple Case Study of a Natural Experiment. Association for Educational Assessment Europe 2025 , den Haag 05.11.2025 - 08.11.2025
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PosterNormann, Dan-Anders; Fjørtoft, Henning; Sandvik, Lise Vikan. (2025) “I’ll get a dog if I get an A” – Rewards as a Parental Strategy to Support Students’ Academic Success. Designing tomorrow’s assessment landscape for positive impact on learning , Den Haag 05.11.2025 - 08.11.2025
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders. (2025) Karakterdempet vurdering på yrkesfag: karakterpress og dilemmaer. Karakterens kraft: Hvilke konsekvenser har vurdering i skolen? 01.04.2025 - 01.04.2025
2024
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PosterNormann, Dan-Anders; Sandvik, Lise Vikan; Storstad, Oddveig. (2024) Reduced grading in upper secondary school: Exploring students' perceptions. AEA-Europe 06.11.2024 - 09.11.2024
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Academic lectureCipriano, Gabriel; Normann, Dan-Anders; Sanchez, Estelia Borquez; Leonardsen, Julie, Klovholt; Shakeh, Manassian. (2024) Is artificial intelligence considered a helpful ally or a potential antagonist in the field of assessment research?. AEA-Europe 06.11.2024 - 09.11.2024
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders. (2024) Faithful or truthful? Teachers’ and students` perceptions. EARLI SIG1 26.06.2024 - 28.06.2024
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders. (2024) Å være trofast eller sannferdig? Karakterdempet vurderingspraksis på yrkesfag. Fagdag for restaurant- og matfag 11.01.2024 - 11.01.2024
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders. (2024) Karakterdempet vurderingspraksis. Fagdag for Helse- og oppvekstfag «Bedre vurdering, bedre læring» 27.11.2024 - 27.11.2024
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders. (2024) Going gradeless - reduced grading in assessment. The International Vocational Education and Training Research Group Schedule Erasmus + Visit 11.09.2024 - 11.09.2024
2023
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LectureNormann, Dan-Anders; Sandvik, Lise Vikan; Fjørtoft, Henning. (2023) Going Gradeless på yrkesfag. Nasjonal DeKOM YF-samling 20.09.2023 -
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders; Ciprioano, Gabriel; Leonardsen, Julie, Klovholt. (2023) Assessment Reform Journeys: Post Graduate Students and Early Researchers Across Borders. AEA-Europe 02.11.2023 - 04.11.2023
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders; Fjørtoft, Henning; Sandvik, Lise Vikan. (2023) Reduced grading in assessment: A scoping review. AERA Annual meeting , Chicago 13.04.2023 - 16.04.2023
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders. (2023) Karakterdempet vurderingspraksis på yrkesfag. NordYRK , Bergen 06.06.2023 - 09.06.2023
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PosterNormann, Dan-Anders. (2023) Reduced grading in vocational education. AEA-Europe 02.11.2023 - 04.11.2023
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PosterNormann, Dan-Anders; Fjørtoft, Henning; Sandvik, Lise Vikan. (2023) A scoping review of research on reduced grading. EARLI conference , Thessaloniki, Hellas 22.08.2023 - 26.08.2023
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Academic lectureHanssen, Grete; Leonardsen, Julie, Klovholt; Normann, Dan-Anders. (2023) Yrkesfag på dagsorden. Nasjonalt nettverk for DEKOM yrkesfag , Trondheim 20.09.2023 - 20.09.2023
2022
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InterviewNormann, Dan-Anders. (2022) Gikk fra skolelei til doktorgrads-stipendiat. Saltenposten Saltenposten [Journal] 11.02.2022
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders; Fjørtoft, Henning; Sandvik, Lise Vikan. (2022) Karakterdempet vurderingspraksis: en scoping review. Kunnskapslunsjen 29.09.2022 - 29.09.2022
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders; Fjørtoft, Henning; Sandvik, Lise Vikan. (2022) Going gradeless: A scoping review of reduced grading in assessment. AEA-Europe 10.11.2022 - 12.11.2022
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Academic lectureManassian, Shakeh; Normann, Dan-Anders. (2022) Discussion group session: Studying, researching and networking during a pandemic - issues faced by post-graduate and early career researchers and how a learning, collaborative community can help. AEA-Europe 10.11.2022 - 12.11.2022
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders; Fjørtoft, Henning; Sandvik, Lise Vikan. (2022) Learning beyond grades. A scoping review of reduced grading in assessment. EARLI SIG 1 & 4 JOINT CONFERENCE , Cádiz, Spain 27.06.2022 - 30.06.2022
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Academic lectureNormann, Dan-Anders; Rokkones, Klara. (2022) Yrkesfaglærere og ungdomsskolelærere i et profesjonelt læringsfellesskap. NordYRK , Linköping Universitet, campus Norrköping 01.06.2022 - 03.06.2022
2018
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LectureNormann, Dan-Anders; Mikkelsen, Marte. (2018) Grenseløse muligheter: Internasjonalt samarbeid i yrkesfag. Yrkesfagkonferansen , Trondheim 06.02.2018 - 06.02.2018