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. 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
Positions
- 2015–ongoing: Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- 2020: External Executive Officer, Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
- 2014–2016: Project Manager for National Writing Tests, Norwegian Center for Writing Education and Research
- 2013–2014: Senior Lecturer, Department of Language Education, Stockholm University.
- 2009–2013: Research fellow, Department of Language Education, Stockholm University.
- 2007–2009: Teacher in secodary and upper secondary school, Sigtuna, Sweden
Research projects
- Bistand med utvikling av eksamen i Norge, 2020–2023, Head of Research
- 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
Displaying a selection of activities. See all publications in the database
2020
- (2020) Skrivbedömning och respons. Skrivundervisningens grunder.
2019
- (2019) Nasjonale prøver i skriving. Utdanningsnytt.no.
- (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) Functional Writing in Primary School – a Large-Scale Writing Intervention Program. Literacy Research Association 69th Annual Conference . Literacy Research Association; Tampa. 2019-12-04 - 2019-12-07.
- (2019) Gjerne flere tester i skolen – bare de er gode. Morgenbladet.
2018
- (2018) Developing Scales and Investigating Writing Proficiency Among Fifth- and Eighth-Grade Students in Norway. The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association . American Educational Research Association; New York City. 2018-04-13 - 2018-04-17.
- (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. vol. 64 (2).
- (2018) Skrivbedömning. 2018.
- (2018) Svenskämnet: stoffträngsel samt bredd och djup i bedömningen. Lärares bedömningsarbete: Förutsättningar, villkor, agens.
- (2018) Å måle skriving som grunnleggende ferdighet. Acta didactica Norden. vol. 12:10 (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
- (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.
- (2017) Teachers as raters: Investigation of a long term writing assessment program. L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature. vol. 17.
- (2017) Assessment for Learning and Standards: A Norwegian Strategy and Its Challenges. Standard Setting in Education. The Nordic Countries in an International Perspective..
- (2017) Hur tillförlitligt är det nationella provet i läsning i åk 9?. Utbildning och Demokrati. vol. 26 (2).
2016
- (2016) Skrivande och skrivundervisning i alla ämnen [(åk 7-9)]. 2016.
- (2016) Vad behöver eleverna undervisning i för att utveckla sitt skrivande? Förväntningsnormer och didaktiska beslut i svensklärares bedömningssamtal. Acta didactica Norden. vol. 10 (1).
- (2016) Risikotrekk og skjulte kvalitetar i elevtekstar. Nordic Journal of Literacy Research. vol. 2.
- (2016) Skrivrespons och bedömning av texter [(åk 7–9)]. 2016.
- (2016) Samstämmighet i lärares bedömning av nationella prov i läsförståelse. Nordic Journal of Literacy Research. vol. 2.
2015
- (2015) Att kvalitetssäkra bedömning. Bedömning i svenskämnet.
- (2015) Uppgifter. Bedömning i svenskämnet.
- (2015) Alt rett – men kan de skrive?. Dagens næringsliv.
- (2015) Bedömning i svenskämnet. 2015. ISBN 978-91-27-13844-5.
2014
- (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.
2013
- (2013) Ovänner i onödan. Formativ och summativ bedömning. Svenskläraren.
- (2013) Läsning!. 2013. ISBN 978-91-27-43552-0.
2012
- (2012) Svenskämnet i går, i dag, i morgon. 2012. ISBN 978-91-27-42965-9.
2011
- (2011) Svenskämnet i förändring. 2011. ISBN 978-91-27-42705-1.