Inspired by image: A multimodal analysis of 10th grade English school-leaving written examinations set in Norway (2014-2018)

Abstract What role does multimodality play in assessment in the English subject in Norway? This article focuses on final written examinations from 2014 to 2018 and investigates the multimodal literacy skills that examinations invite lower secondary school students to demonstrate. Examinations in th...

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Main Author: Ingrid Karoline Jakobsen
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: University of Oslo 2019-03-01
Series:Acta Didactica Norge
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Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/adno/article/view/6248
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spelling doaj-b38aacaf4e4840d082cb5595e17e5bf92020-11-25T03:58:12ZdanUniversity of OsloActa Didactica Norge1504-99222019-03-0113110.5617/adno.6248Inspired by image: A multimodal analysis of 10th grade English school-leaving written examinations set in Norway (2014-2018)Ingrid Karoline Jakobsen0UiT Norges arktiske universitet UiT The Arctic University of Norway Abstract What role does multimodality play in assessment in the English subject in Norway? This article focuses on final written examinations from 2014 to 2018 and investigates the multimodal literacy skills that examinations invite lower secondary school students to demonstrate. Examinations in the English subject are digital and technically open to a rich multimodal practice. Analysis in this article finds that the texts to be read in examinations are carefully designed multimodal texts, with plentiful use of visual aspects of writing and with images that add significantly to the creation of complex cohesive ensembles. When it comes to the examination tasks, however, the opportunity for the students’ multimodal output is limited and ambiguous. In sum, there is an imbalance between input and output. Keywords: multimodal literacy, multimodal texts, English, assessment, lower secondary school Inspirert av bilder: En multimodal analyse av sentralt gitt skriftlig eksamen for 10. trinn i engelsk i Norge fra 2014 til 2018 Sammendrag Hvilken rolle spiller multimodalitet i engelskfagets vurderingspraksis i Norge? Denne artikkelen fokuserer på avsluttende skriftlig eksamen fra 2014 til 2018, og undersøker hvilken multimodal literacy (tekstkyndighet) eksamen legger opp til at ungdomsskoleelever får vise fram. Eksamen i faget er digital og teknisk sett åpner den for en rik multimodal praksis. Analysen i artikkelen viser at eksamenstekstene elevene leser er nøye designede multimodale tekster, med rikelig bruk av visuelle aspekter ved skrift, og med bilder som bidrar til komplekse, helhetlige, sammensatte tekster. Når det gjelder eksamensoppgavene derimot, er elevens mulighet til å uttrykke seg multimodalt både begrenset og tvetydig. Alt i alt er det en ubalanse mellom det som skal leses og det som skal skrives til eksamen.  Nøkkelord: multimodal literacy, sammensatte tekster, engelsk, vurdering, ungdomstrinn https://journals.uio.no/adno/article/view/6248multimodal literacyEnglishassessmentlower secondary school
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Inspired by image: A multimodal analysis of 10th grade English school-leaving written examinations set in Norway (2014-2018)
Acta Didactica Norge
multimodal literacy
English
assessment
lower secondary school
author_facet Ingrid Karoline Jakobsen
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title Inspired by image: A multimodal analysis of 10th grade English school-leaving written examinations set in Norway (2014-2018)
title_short Inspired by image: A multimodal analysis of 10th grade English school-leaving written examinations set in Norway (2014-2018)
title_full Inspired by image: A multimodal analysis of 10th grade English school-leaving written examinations set in Norway (2014-2018)
title_fullStr Inspired by image: A multimodal analysis of 10th grade English school-leaving written examinations set in Norway (2014-2018)
title_full_unstemmed Inspired by image: A multimodal analysis of 10th grade English school-leaving written examinations set in Norway (2014-2018)
title_sort inspired by image: a multimodal analysis of 10th grade english school-leaving written examinations set in norway (2014-2018)
publisher University of Oslo
series Acta Didactica Norge
issn 1504-9922
publishDate 2019-03-01
description Abstract What role does multimodality play in assessment in the English subject in Norway? This article focuses on final written examinations from 2014 to 2018 and investigates the multimodal literacy skills that examinations invite lower secondary school students to demonstrate. Examinations in the English subject are digital and technically open to a rich multimodal practice. Analysis in this article finds that the texts to be read in examinations are carefully designed multimodal texts, with plentiful use of visual aspects of writing and with images that add significantly to the creation of complex cohesive ensembles. When it comes to the examination tasks, however, the opportunity for the students’ multimodal output is limited and ambiguous. In sum, there is an imbalance between input and output. Keywords: multimodal literacy, multimodal texts, English, assessment, lower secondary school Inspirert av bilder: En multimodal analyse av sentralt gitt skriftlig eksamen for 10. trinn i engelsk i Norge fra 2014 til 2018 Sammendrag Hvilken rolle spiller multimodalitet i engelskfagets vurderingspraksis i Norge? Denne artikkelen fokuserer på avsluttende skriftlig eksamen fra 2014 til 2018, og undersøker hvilken multimodal literacy (tekstkyndighet) eksamen legger opp til at ungdomsskoleelever får vise fram. Eksamen i faget er digital og teknisk sett åpner den for en rik multimodal praksis. Analysen i artikkelen viser at eksamenstekstene elevene leser er nøye designede multimodale tekster, med rikelig bruk av visuelle aspekter ved skrift, og med bilder som bidrar til komplekse, helhetlige, sammensatte tekster. Når det gjelder eksamensoppgavene derimot, er elevens mulighet til å uttrykke seg multimodalt både begrenset og tvetydig. Alt i alt er det en ubalanse mellom det som skal leses og det som skal skrives til eksamen.  Nøkkelord: multimodal literacy, sammensatte tekster, engelsk, vurdering, ungdomstrinn
topic multimodal literacy
English
assessment
lower secondary school
url https://journals.uio.no/adno/article/view/6248
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