• Audience awareness in elementary school students’ texts: Variations within and between grades 1–3 

      Skar, Gustaf Bernhard Uno; Aasen, Arne Johannes; Kvistad, Anne Holten; Johansen, Marita B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In this study, we investigated audience awareness characteristics in elementary school students’ texts. To achieve this goal, we used a cross-sectional study design and sampled texts from 90 students in grades 1–3 (N = ...
    • Identifying texts in the Warning Zone: Empirical foundation of a screening instrument to adapt early writing instruction 

      Skar, Gustaf Bernhard Uno; Kvistad, Anne Holten; Johansen, Marita B.; Rijlaarsdam, Gerrit Cornelis Willem; Aasen, Arne Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This article addresses the basis for the development of the screening tool Norwegian Early Writers Signal (NEWS). The aim of the study was to develop a tool for teachers in grades 1–3 to identify student texts in ‘the ...
    • A review of Scandinavian writing research between 2010 and 2020 

      Bremholm, Jesper; Kabel, Kristine; Liberg, Caroline; Skar, Gustaf Bernhard Uno (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Scandinavian writing research forms a relatively new field, with an increased number of studies conducted in the last two decades. In this qualitative synthesis review of 87 peer reviewed journal articles from Denmark, ...
    • Writing development and education standards in cross-national perspective 

      Jeffery, Jill V.; Elf, Nikolaj Frydensbjerg; Skar, Gustaf Bernhard Uno; Wilcox, Kristen Campbell (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The importance of writing ability for academic and career advancement is increasingly a focus of education research and policy globally. In response to concerns regarding students' writing competence, policymakers and ...