Gustaf Bernhard Uno Skar
Gustaf Bernhard Uno Skar
Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education Faculty of Social and Educational SciencesBackground and activities
Gustaf B. Skar holds a Ph.D. in educational science from Stockholm university. He is currently an associate professor at the Department of Teacher Education, and part-time associate professor at the National Centre for Writing Education and Research. His research interests are assessment and testing, writing assessment, writing instruction, writing intervention, writing theory, and school development.
Degrees
- 2013: Ph.D., Stockholm University, Sweden
- 2008: M.Ed., Uppsala University, Sweden
- 2006: M.A., Uppsala University, Sweden
Research projects
- Functional Writing in Primary School (“the FUS-project”), 2018–2023, Primary Investigator
- National Sample-Based Writing Test, 2014–2016, Project Manager
- Developing national standards for the assessment of writing. A tool for teaching and learning (“the NORM-project”), 2012–2016, Project Member (2014–2016)
- Equity in Assessment (EQUA), 2016–2018, Project Member
Teaching
- Norwegian 2 (5-10) module 2: Discourse Cultures Undergoing Change (LGU52007) (spring 2018)
- Norwegian 2 (5-10): Literacy, Language and Literature (MGLU2501), fall 2018, spring 2019
- Norwegian (L1) 1 (5-10) Module 2: Reading, Writing and Oral Communication (MGLU1502), spring 2018
- Field Practice, all Teacher Education Level (continuously from spring 2018). Main activity: visiting, observing and assessing teacher education students conducting field practice.
- Master Thesis in Norwegian L1 Education at Department of Teacher Education
Supervisor
- PhD level
- Masters level
Scientific, academic and artistic work
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Journal publications
- (2019) Introducing teachers to new semiotic tools for writing instruction and writing assessment: consequences for students’ writing proficiency. Assessment in education : Principles, Policy & Practice. vol. 26 (1).
- (2019) Gjerne flere tester i skolen – bare de er gode. Morgenbladet.
- (2018) Writing development and education standards in cross-national perspective. Writing & Pedagogy. vol. 10 (3).
- (2018) “Digging for Gold” or “Sticking to the Criteria”: Teachers’ Rationales When Serving as Professional Raters. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.
- (2018) Å måle skriving som grunnleggende ferdighet. Acta Didactica Norge - tidsskrift for fagdidaktisk forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid i Norge. vol. 12 (4).
- (2018) Eksamen bør ikke være en portvokter. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
- (2018) Ändring i skollagen löser inte betygslotteriet. Göteborgsposten.
- (2018) Interrater reliability of constructed response items in standardized tests of reading. Nordic Studies in Education. vol. 38 (2).
- (2017) Teachers as raters: Investigation of a long term writing assessment program. L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature. vol. 17.
- (2017) Hur tillförlitligt är det nationella provet i läsning i åk 9?. Utbildning och Demokrati. vol. 26 (2).
- (2016) Vad behöver eleverna undervisning i för att utveckla sitt skrivande? Förväntningsnormer och didaktiska beslut i svensklärares bedömningssamtal. Acta Didactica Norge - tidsskrift for fagdidaktisk forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid i Norge. vol. 10 (1).
- (2016) Risikotrekk og skjulte kvalitetar i elevtekstar. Nordic Journal of Literacy Research. vol. 2.
- (2016) Samstämmighet i lärares bedömning av nationella prov i läsförståelse. Nordic Journal of Literacy Research. vol. 2.
- (2015) Alt rett – men kan de skrive?. Dagens næringsliv.
- (2013) Ovänner i onödan. Formativ och summativ bedömning. Svenskläraren.
Books
- (2015) Bedömning i svenskämnet. 2015. ISBN 978-91-27-13844-5.
- (2013) Läsning!. 2013. ISBN 978-91-27-43552-0.
- (2012) Svenskämnet i går, i dag, i morgon. 2012. ISBN 978-91-27-42965-9.
- (2011) Svenskämnet i förändring. 2011. ISBN 978-91-27-42705-1.
Part of book/report
- (2018) Svenskämnet: stoffträngsel samt bredd och djup i bedömningen. Lärares bedömningsarbete: Förutsättningar, villkor, agens.
- (2017) Assessment for Learning and Standards: A Norwegian Strategy and Its Challenges. Standard Setting in Education. The Nordic Countries in an International Perspective..
- (2015) Att kvalitetssäkra bedömning. Bedömning i svenskämnet.
- (2015) Uppgifter. Bedömning i svenskämnet.
- (2014) Skrivbedömning i klassrummet: Modell för validering. Skriv! Les! 2. Artikler fra den andre nordiske forskerkonferansen om skriving, lesing og literacy.
- (2014) Vilken forskning bedrivs egentligen inom forskningsfältet svenska med didaktisk inriktning?. Mångfaldens möjligheter: litteratur- och språkdidaktik i Norden.
Report/dissertation
- (2018) Skrivbedömning. 2018.
- (2017) The Norwegian National Sample-Based Writing Test 2016: Technical Report. 2017. ISBN 978-82-93194-19-4.
- (2017) Elevers skrivförmåga och texters kvantitativa egenskaper. 2017. ISBN 978-82-93194-18-7.
- (2016) Skrivande och skrivundervisning i alla ämnen [(åk 7-9)]. 2016.
- (2016) Skrivrespons och bedömning av texter [(åk 7–9)]. 2016.