Artikelns syfte är att skapa en ökad förståelse för de utmaningar som uppstår när man i klassrumspraktiker skapar mening åt informationskompetens i allmänhet och i synnerhet åt trovärdighet. En kvalitativ studie har genomförts i två svenska gymnasieklasser med elever från andra året på samhällsvetenskapligt program. Artikeln ger en inblick i de utmaningar som pedagoger möter i samtidens skola n...

In this paper we discuss the potential of iPads for supporting literacy learning in special education, with a focus on how the gestural and sensory experience of touch can enable young learners with moderate to complex physical and/or cognitive disability to engage in fun, independent and inclusive classroom-based literacy activities. We report on a case study where we observed the literacy lea...

We investigated the roles of classroom supports for multiple motivations and engagement in students' informational text comprehension, motivation, and engagement. A composite of classroom contextual variables consisting of instructional support for choice, importance, collaboration, and competence, accompanied by cognitive scaffolding for informational text comprehension, was provided in four-w...

In recent years, increasing numbers of professional development programs have dealt with assessment literacy for teachers and/or administrators. Is assessment literacy merely a fashionable focus for today’s professional developers or, in contrast, should it be regarded as a significant area of professional development interest for many years to come? After dividing educators’ measurement-relate...