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Shilan Ahmadian; Lisbeth M. Brevik; Elisabet Öhrn – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: In Norway, games were introduced into the 2020 English curriculum; acknowledging games as language learning resources alongside other text-based material. However, little is known about the type of games selected by English teachers, reasons for doing so, or how games are actually used in teaching. This is particularly relevant in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Language Teachers, Vocational English (Second Language)
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Shilan Ahmadian; Lisbeth M. Brevik – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: The most recent Norwegian educational reform, in force from 2020, was the first to include games alongside more traditional language learning resources (e.g., novels, films, music) in the English curriculum for secondary school. This educational emphasis on games provided a unique opportunity to examine how games are actually used in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Instruction, Game Based Learning, Computer Games
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Brevik, Lisbeth M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2019
Across stages of acquisition, second language (L2) competencies are contingent on the variation among individuals learning the language, in both informal and formal learning contexts. This study investigates a group of outliers whose extreme test scores serve as a foundation to examine them as individuals. The study addresses the outliers'…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Scores, Adolescents, Reading Skills
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Hatlevik, O. E.; Ottestad, G.; Throndsen, I. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
Since 2006, the ability to use information and communication technology (ICT) has been included as a key competence in the curriculum in Norway, and specific competence aims are developed for most grades. The aim of this study was to identify students' ability to use ICT according to the competence aims, and to examine factors that can predict…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technological Literacy
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Ottestad, G. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
Three Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland and Norway, participated in the IEA SITES 2006 study. All the three countries have launched huge policy and investment programmes to promote digital literacy and readiness for the information age. In relation to the remarkable Finnish Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results, it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Teacher Effectiveness, Lifelong Learning
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Adnanes, M.; Ronning, W. M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1998
Presents an evaluation of SIRNET (Schools in a Regional Network), a project on the use of computer networks in education carried out in five secondary schools in Norway. Highlights include satisfaction with the learning environment; cooperation and help-seeking; basic conditions for a distributed model; and criteria for quality in connecting…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning