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Auður Pálsdóttir - Associate Professor
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School of Education
Auður Pálsdóttir
Íslenska
Associate Professor
Sustainability Education in HEI, The role of Feedback in student learning, Children’s vocabulary development, School self-evaluation, Science and Social Science teaching pedagogies,
Location
Óákveðið
Phone
525 - 5332
8991881
Email
audurp [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of subject teacher education
Consultation hours
By request
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-4856
Research portal – Auður Pálsdóttir
Courses 2024 - 2025
SFG207F - Sustainability education and learning
SFG205F - Iceland in modern times
SFG201G - Views of life and education
STM106F - Program evaluation in educational settings and health services
SFG003F - Sustainability education and leadership
SNU004M - Research and development in science education
SFG001G - Areas of conflict - challenges of multiculturalism
Collaboration
VR-learn
,
Jakob B. Cyvin, Tim Favier, Chantel Nixon, et al.
,
NTNU, Trondheim
Vocabulary of Icelandic students
,
Sigríður Ólafsdóttir, Sigurgrímur Skúlason, Ragnar F. Ólafsson
,
The Education Directorate, University of Iceland, Árni Magnússon Institute
University students' spatial thinking ability
,
Ellen Foster
,
University of Mississippi
University students' spatial thinking ability
,
Ellen Foster
,
University of Mississippi
UN SDGs in course offerings at University of Iceland
,
Lára Jóhannsdóttir
,
University of Iceland, Environment and Natural Resources
Science literacy of school children in Iceland.
,
Sigríður Ólafsdóttir
,
University of Iceland
Word difficulty in English and Icelandic texts on PISA
,
Sigríður Ólafsdóttir
,
The Education Directorate
Education
2023
,
BA
,
University of Iceland
,
Theology
2014
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Iceland
,
Education
1996
,
M.Ed.
,
University of Aberdeen
,
Education
1993
,
B.Ed.
,
Iceland University of Education
,
Education
1991
,
BS
,
University of Iceland
,
Geography
Professional Experience
2006 -
,
Adjunct/Lector/Associate professor,
Iceland Univ.of Education / University of Iceland
2010 -
2011,
Curriculum writer,
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
1995 -
2006,
Subject teacher,
Árbæjarskóli (compulsory school)
2000 -
2006,
Head of department (school self-evaluation),
Árbæjarskóli
1996 -
1998,
Curriculum writer,
Mininstry of Education
Published works
2024
Málnotkun fjöltyngdra nemenda og tengsl við mat þeirra á eigin íslenskufærni [Multilingual school children's use of Icelandic in daily life]
Netla
Möguleg framtíðarsýn og rammi náms í hjúkrunar- og ljósmóðurfræðum [Potential future vision and framework for Nursing and Midwifery Education]
Menntakvika 2024: Ráðstefna í menntavísindum
Tækifæri í kjölfar breytinga á viðmiðum um æðri menntun og prófgráður í háskóla [Opportunities following changes of National Qualification Framework for Higher Education]
Menntakvika 2024: Ráðstefna í menntavísindum
Stjórnun menntamála hjá sveitarfélögum á Íslandi: Áhrif skólanefnda á starf grunnskóla
Menntakvika 2024: Ráðstefna í menntavísindum
Is the challenge of science literacy a misguided focus in teaching?
The Nordic Conference on Science Education Research
Íslenskur námsorðaforði [Icelandic Academic Vocabulary]
Hugvísindaþing 2024
Activating teenagers’ learning in geography using virtual reality
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
2023
„Stóru spurningarnar“ sem viðfangsefni í skólastarfi
School Boards in a challenging transition process
Lífsskoðanir, farsæld og menntun: „Stóru spurningarnar“ sem viðfangsefni í skólastarfi.
Próffræðilegir eiginleikar á matstæki er leggur mat á námsorðaforða íslenskra grunnskólanema
Íslenska, enska og pólska: Málþróun og málnotkun
Íslenskur námsorðaforði
Netla
Breytt landslag: Fræðilegt samhengi trúarbragða- og lífsskoðunanafræðslu á Íslandi
Climate Education for ACTION
Empowering communities through STEM Learning Ecosystems
Ghana‘s basic school policy changes towards ESD and Citizenship Education
Navigating curriculum in Ocean literacy
2022
Supporting teachers for Sustainability Education in the Nordic countries: What we know and what we need to do
Nordiska Lärarorganisationers Samråd, Reykjavík
The Icelandic Academic Word List (Listi yfir íslenskan námsorðaforða - LÍNO)
Word frequency list from the Icelandic Corpus for Academic Words (Orðtíðnilisti Málheildar fyrir íslenskan námsorðaforða - MÍNO)
Curriculum development for the UN SDGs in our universities
Fifth Conference of Nordic Centre India (NCI)
The Nordic Conference on Science Education Research
The Nordic Conference on Science Education Research
2021
Comparison of Student spatial thinking ability in Iceland and Mississippi USA
NFSUN 2021: Science Education in the light of Global Sustainable Development
Signs of the United Nations SDGs in university curriculum: The case of the University of Iceland
Sustainability (Switzerland)
The Corona-pandemic in Iceland:What we done and how in HE and schools?
Key competencies for sustainability in university of iceland curriculum
Sustainability (Switzerland)
2020
Greining á orðanotkun í lesskilningsog náttúruvísindahlutum PISA 2018: Samanburður á íslensku þýðingunni og enska textanum
Netla
LOFTSLAGSHAMFARIR – HLUTVERKMENNTAKERFISINS
Loftslagshamfarir
AURORA-samstarf (Viðburður)
AURORA-samstarf
NorDiNa editorial 1/2020
Nordic Studies in Science Education
Mat á stöðu faglegs lærdómssamfélags í grunnskóla
Netla
2019
Mat á stöðu faglegs lærdómssamfélags í grunnskóla: Þróun mælitækis
Netla
Rýnt í niðurstöður PISA 2018 og samhengi þeirra á Íslandi.
2018
The use of criteria when planing, evaluating or completing a project: The case of the ENSI Quality Criteria and the Curriculum Key in Iceland
Science competencies for the future. Proceedings of the 12th Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education NFSUN, June 7th–9th 2017 Trondheim, Norway (Fræðitímarit)
he use of criteria when planning, evaluating and completing a project. The case of ENSI criteria and the Curriculum Key in Iceland
The purpose of Sustainability Educationand the curriculum priority of action competence
Let‘s give teachers a break – we need it: Perspectives on supporting teachers
Let‘s give teachers a break – we need it.
From the editors
Nordic Studies in Science Education
2017
Issues in developing a new university course in sustainability within teacher education.
International journal on Math, Science and Technology Education
The emotional challenge of sustainability education
Issues in developing a new university course in sustainability within teacher education
Læsi á náttúruvísindi. Vísbendingar úr PISA 2015
The emotional challenge of sustainability education
LUMAT
2015
Hvað vilja leikskólabörnin geta? [What do preschool children want to be able to do?]
2014
Sustainability as an emerging curriculum area in Iceland. The development, validation and application of a sustainability education implementation questionnaire
Útikennsla og útinám í grunnskólum
2013
Case-based studies: a critical pedagogy of place in international education in Iceland.
Education in the North
Case-based studies: a critical pedagogy of place in international education in Iceland
Education in the North
2012
Teacher efficacy and country clusters
ONLINE JOURNAL ON PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION
Teacher efficacy and country clusters
Netla
2011
Creating Educational Settings
Netla
Leiðbeiningar um innra mat skóla
Skólaþróun í skugga kreppu
ONLINE JOURNAL ON PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION
Curriculum analysis and education for sustainable development in Iceland
Environmental Education Research
Creating Educational Settings
ONLINE JOURNAL ON PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION
Skólaþróun í skugga kreppu
Netla
2010
Hlutverk skólastjóra í menntun til sjálfbærni
Netla
Hlutverk skólastjóra í menntun til sjálfbærni
ONLINE JOURNAL ON PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION
2009
Hvað þurfa einstaklingar að geta í sjálfbæru samfélagi framtíðarinnar?
Hvað græðum við á því að gera sjálfbæra þróun að sýnilegu viðmiði í grunnskólastarfi?
ONLINE JOURNAL ON PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION
Hvað þurfa einstaklingar að geta í sjálfbæru þjóðfélagi framtíðarinnar?
Hvað græðum við á því að gera sjálfbæra þróun að sýnilegu viðmiði í grunnskólastarfi?
Netla
Hvað þurfa einstaklingar að geta í sjálfbæru samfélagi framtíðarinnar?
Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum X
2008
Vilji og veruleiki: Náttúrufræði- og tæknimenntun á Íslandi: Lokaskýrsla
Moving into the Zone of Feasible Innovation
Education for sustainable development in the Icelandic public school curriculum
Moving into the zone of feasible innovation: towards meaningful science teaching
Writing for science and science textbooks: a case study from Iceland
Writing for science and science textbooks: a case study from Iceland
Andi sjálfbærrar þróunar í námskrám og menntastefnu – náum honum til jarðar
Teikn um sjálfbærni – menntun byggð á reynslu skóla og samfélags
2007
Náttúrufræðimenntun á Snæfellsnesi – Skýrsla 3: Grunnskólinn í Stykkishólmi
Náttúrufræðimenntun á Austurlandi – Skýrsla um Menntaskólann á Egilsstöðum
Náttúrufræðimenntun á Snæfellsnesi – Skýrsla 2: Grunnskóli Grundarfjarðar
Icelandic
Changing constraints on science teaching activity in Icelandic schools
Náttúrufræðimenntun í Garðabæ, samantekt og tillögur [Science education in Garðabær, summary and suggestions]
Changing constraints on science teaching activity in Icelandic schools
2006
Náttúrufræðimenntun á Austurlandi – Skýrsla 7: Grunnskóli Reyðarfjarðar
Náttúrufræðimenntun á Austurlandi – Skýrsla 4: Brúarásskóli
1996
Skipulag kennslu í landafræði.
Landabréfið
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