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Research paper thumbnail of Assessing writing and spelling interest and self-beliefs: Does the type of pictorial support affect first and third graders’ responses?

Assessing writing, Apr 1, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of The ABCs of writing motivation: a systematic review of factors emerging from K–5 students’ self-reports as influencing their motivation to write

Frontiers in education, Jun 19, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of Assessing Writing Motivation: a Systematic Review of K-5 Students' Self-Reports

Educational Psychology Review

For attaining success in writing, motivation is essential. Crucially, instruction is dependent on... more For attaining success in writing, motivation is essential. Crucially, instruction is dependent on knowing the student’s capabilities and inner drives. To date, research on writing has yet to establish a consistent framework for assessing writing motivation, and often fails to acknowledge students’ self-reports, rather favoring evaluations of students’ writing motivation made by others, such as teachers and researchers. This limbo state originates partly from a general skepticism towards the trustworthiness of elementary students’ self-reports. Nonetheless, the validity of such self-reports has been acknowledged in adjacent fields, such as reading. Aiming to establish a knowledge base from studies addressing students’ voices, the present study adopts the method of a systematic review and investigates how writing motivation has been assessed in empirical studies (1996–2020) through K-5 students’ self-reports. Of the 7047 studies identified through database search, 56 met the inclusion...

Research paper thumbnail of ‘I will’ vs. ‘Yes, we can’. A rhetorical analysis of the political speeches of George W. Bush and Barack Obama during their election periods, with emphasis on their choice of metaphor

I would like to express my profound gratitude to Toril Swan, who has been not only an inspiring s... more I would like to express my profound gratitude to Toril Swan, who has been not only an inspiring supervisor with insightful comments and remarks, but also a great friend who has encouraged me all the way and who has made me believe that I could complete this thesis. My sincere thanks also goes to my friends who have been by my side and who have given me support when I needed it, and to my amazing colleagues and students at Andøy Videregående Skole, who have cheered me on and made my everyday life much better while I was working with this project. I would also like to praise my beloved family: my parents, the strong foundation I can always rely on; my wonderful brothers, who know how to make me laugh and who always have the right words when I need to hear them; and my beautiful sisters-in-law, who have become my sisters-in-love. Dear family, I thank you for always believing in me, and for giving me love and support. I am so grateful for being part of this family. Finally, I would like to thank the love of my life, Thomas, for being the most caring husband I could ever ask for, and for giving me the greatest gifts of all, our two sons, Arthur and Anthony. Thank you, my boys, for being patient and supporting me during this project. You make my life much happier. To all of you who have contributed to the completion of this task, your invaluable support will never be forgotten. Thanks for all these blessings in my life.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessing writing and spelling interest and self-beliefs: Does the type of pictorial support affect first and third graders’ responses?

Assessing writing, Apr 1, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of The ABCs of writing motivation: a systematic review of factors emerging from K–5 students’ self-reports as influencing their motivation to write

Frontiers in education, Jun 19, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of Assessing Writing Motivation: a Systematic Review of K-5 Students' Self-Reports

Educational Psychology Review

For attaining success in writing, motivation is essential. Crucially, instruction is dependent on... more For attaining success in writing, motivation is essential. Crucially, instruction is dependent on knowing the student’s capabilities and inner drives. To date, research on writing has yet to establish a consistent framework for assessing writing motivation, and often fails to acknowledge students’ self-reports, rather favoring evaluations of students’ writing motivation made by others, such as teachers and researchers. This limbo state originates partly from a general skepticism towards the trustworthiness of elementary students’ self-reports. Nonetheless, the validity of such self-reports has been acknowledged in adjacent fields, such as reading. Aiming to establish a knowledge base from studies addressing students’ voices, the present study adopts the method of a systematic review and investigates how writing motivation has been assessed in empirical studies (1996–2020) through K-5 students’ self-reports. Of the 7047 studies identified through database search, 56 met the inclusion...

Research paper thumbnail of ‘I will’ vs. ‘Yes, we can’. A rhetorical analysis of the political speeches of George W. Bush and Barack Obama during their election periods, with emphasis on their choice of metaphor

I would like to express my profound gratitude to Toril Swan, who has been not only an inspiring s... more I would like to express my profound gratitude to Toril Swan, who has been not only an inspiring supervisor with insightful comments and remarks, but also a great friend who has encouraged me all the way and who has made me believe that I could complete this thesis. My sincere thanks also goes to my friends who have been by my side and who have given me support when I needed it, and to my amazing colleagues and students at Andøy Videregående Skole, who have cheered me on and made my everyday life much better while I was working with this project. I would also like to praise my beloved family: my parents, the strong foundation I can always rely on; my wonderful brothers, who know how to make me laugh and who always have the right words when I need to hear them; and my beautiful sisters-in-law, who have become my sisters-in-love. Dear family, I thank you for always believing in me, and for giving me love and support. I am so grateful for being part of this family. Finally, I would like to thank the love of my life, Thomas, for being the most caring husband I could ever ask for, and for giving me the greatest gifts of all, our two sons, Arthur and Anthony. Thank you, my boys, for being patient and supporting me during this project. You make my life much happier. To all of you who have contributed to the completion of this task, your invaluable support will never be forgotten. Thanks for all these blessings in my life.