SKY (Writing Strategies in Vocational Education) – Research – Department of Teacher Education
SKY: Writing Strategies in Vocational Education
In the SKY project, we will investigate whether systematic work with writing strategies can have an effect on vocational students' writing skills. An internationally recognized program will be adapted to the Norwegian context and tested in two counties.
Project periode
2025–2028
Funding
11.292.000 NOK / The Research Council of Norway
Research group
Not affiliated with a research group.
About the project
The aim of the SKY project (Writing Strategies in Vocational Education) is to test the effectiveness of the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) program (Harris, 1982; Harris & Graham, 2009) in developing the writing skills of students in vocational education. In collaboration with teachers, we will develop a version of SRSD that is adapted to the Norwegian context. Norwegian teachers in vocational education will test the intervention in two rounds in 2026 and 2027. SRSD has proven effective in over 100 interventions in various contexts, but vocational students have never before been the target group anywhere in the world. This is also the first time SRSD has been tested in a Norwegian context.
The project is supported by the Research Council of Norway.
2025
- Workshop with teachers in Oslo
- Presentation for school leaders in Trøndelag
- Trøndelag County Municipality
- Oslo Municipality
- OsloMet
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Arizona State University
Participants from NTNU
External participants
Amber Ray, Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign