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Elsa Eiríksdóttir - Professor
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School of Education
Elsa Eiríksdóttir
Íslenska
Professor
Location
Stakkahlíð - Enni / E-203
Phone
525 - 5926
Email
elsae [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of subject teacher education
Website
http://uni.hi.is/elsae/
Curriculum Vitae
Elsa Eiríksdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
Consultation hours
Office hours by appointment
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8606-4256
Research portal – Elsa Eiríksdóttir
Courses 2024 - 2025
MVS009F - Learning theories: Application and research
KME402G - Curriculum and Assessment
LVG602L - Capstone project in the pedagogy of vocational education and training
LVG602L - Capstone project in the pedagogy of vocational education and training
LVG602L - Capstone project in the pedagogy of vocational education and training
Education
2011
,
PhD
,
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta, Bandaríkjunum
,
PhD in Psychology
2007
,
Meistarapróf
,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Bandaríkjunum
,
MSc in Psychology
1999
,
BA
,
University of Iceland
,
BA in Psychology
Published works
2024
Stigveldi framhaldsskóla
Netla
The working conditions of Icelandic upper secondary school teachers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Review of Education
2023
Starfsnám eða bóknám: Aðsókn nemenda og þróun framhaldsskólastigsins
Skólaþræðir - Tímarit Samtaka áhugafólks um skólaþróun
Cascading effect of upper secondary education policy reform
Education Inquiry
2022
Starfsumhverfi framhaldsskólakennara á fyrsta ári COVID-19 heimsfaraldurs
Netla
The Consequences of Reducing the Length of Academic Studies in Upper Secondary Education
ECER - European Conference on Educational Research
Choosing vocational education
Let them wonder: Incubation and task constraints in creative problem solving
Netla
Áskoranir starfsmenntunar
Netla
Challenges of vocational education in Iceland
Starfsumhverfi framhaldsskólakennara á fyrsta ári COVID-19 heimsfaraldurs
Netla
Selection for Whom? Upper Secondary School Choice in the Light of Social Justice
Upper secondary teacher’s working conditions during COVID19.
NERA
Reduced time for academic studies in upper secondary education: Consequences, content change and impact
NERA
Áskoranir starfsmenntunar: Aðgengi starfsmenntanema að háskólanámi
Netla
Let them wonder
Netla
2021
Sveinspróf í iðnmenntakerfinu: Tímaskekkja eða réttmætt mat á hæfni?
Netla
Fjarkennsla í faraldri
Netla
Þróum fjarnámið: Lokaskýrsla
Fjarkennsla í faraldri: Nám og kennsla í framhaldsskólum á tímum samkomubanns vegna COVID-19
Netla
2020
Þversagnir og kerfisvillur? Kortlagning á ólíkri stöðu bóknáms- og starfsnámsbrauta á framhaldsskólastigi
Netla
Program Coherence and Integration of School- and Work-Based Learning in the Icelandic Dual Vocational Education and Training (VET) System
Education Sciences
Program coherence and integration of school-and work-based learning in the Icelandic dual vocational education and training (Vet) system
Education Sciences
Þátttaka nemenda í kennslustundum í framhaldsskólum á Íslandi
Netla
Kennsluaðferðir í 130 kennslustundum í framhaldsskólum
Netla
2019
Hvað vitum við um nemendur okkar? Könnun um aðstæður nemenda og viðhorf þeirra til náms á Menntavísindasviði
Tímarit Kennslumiðstöðvar Háskóla Íslands
Þátttaka nemenda í kennslustundum í framhaldsskólum á Íslandi
Netla
Hvað vitum við um nemendur okkar?: Könnun um aðstæður nemenda og viðhorf þeirra til náms á Menntavísindasviði
Tímarit Kennslumiðstöðvar Háskóla Íslands
VET Teachers’ Interpretations of Individualisation and Teaching of Skills and Social Order in two Nordic Countries
European Educational Research Journal
VET Teachers’ Interpretations of Individualisation and Teaching of Skills and Social Order in two Nordic Countries
European Educational Research Journal
Hvað vitum við um nemendur okkar?: Könnun um aðstæður nemenda og viðhorf þeirra til náms á Menntavísindasviði
Tímarit Kennslumiðstöðvar Háskóla Íslands
Þátttaka nemenda í kennslustundum í framhaldsskólum á Íslandi
Netla
2018
Þversagnir og kerfisvillur? Kortlagning á ólíkri stöðu bóknáms- og starfsnámsbrauta á framhaldsskólastigi
Netla
The academic–vocational divide in three Nordic countries: implications for social class and gender
Education Inquiry
The academic–vocational divide in three Nordic countries: implications for social class and gender
Education Inquiry
Variations in Implementing the Dual VET System
Þversagnir og kerfisvillur? Kortlagning á ólíkri stöðu bóknáms- og starfsnámsbrauta á framhaldsskólastigi
Kennsluaðferðir í 130 kennslustundum í framhaldsskólum
Variations in Implementing the Dual VET System: Perspectives of Students, Teachers, and Trainers in the Certified Trades in Iceland
2017
Nám í skóla og á vinnustað: Viðhorf og reynsla sveina, kennara og meistara af tvískiptu kerfi löggiltra iðngreina
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Nám í skóla og á vinnustað: Viðhorf og reynsla sveina, kennara og meistara af tvískiptu kerfi löggiltra iðngreina
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2016
Sjónarmið stærðfræði- og verkgreinakennara í framhaldsskólum um hvaða öfl hafa áhrif á starfshætti: Námsmat og upplýsingatækni
Icelandic Journal of Education
2015
The effects of timing of exposure to principles and procedural instruction specificity on learning an electrical troubleshooting skill
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Environmental pressure from the 2014-15 eruption of Baröarbunga volcano, Iceland
Geochemical Perspectives Letters
The effects of timing of exposure to principles and procedural instruction specificity on learning an electrical troubleshooting skill.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
2014
Instruction Use Depends on the Level of Details
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
Instruction use depends on the level of details
2013
Designing for spectators and coaches: Social support in pervasive health games for youth
Designing for spectators and coaches
2012
Designing pervasive health games for sustainability, adaptability and sociability
This is not a one-horse race
The work of play
This is not a one-horse race
The work of play
Designing pervasive health games for sustainability, adaptability and sociability
2011
Procedural instructions, principles, and examples
Human Factors
The place for ubiquitous computing in schools
Are Principles Good for You?
Procedural Instructions, Principles, and Examples
Human Factors
The place for ubiquitous computing in schools
2010
Experiences with an AR evaluation test bed
Experiences with an AR evaluation test bed: Presence, performance, and physiological measurement
Experiences with an AR evaluation test bed: Presence, performance, and physiological measurement
2008
How do People Use Instructions in Procedural Tasks?
Problem Solving and Educational Technology Lab
How do people use instructions in procedural tasks?
How do people use instructions in procedural tasks?
How do People Use Instructions in Procedural Tasks?
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
How do people use instructions in procedural tasks?
2007
Strategies for using instructions in assembly tasks
Using instructions in procedural tasks
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
2006
User preferences for auditory device-driven menu navigation
User Preferences for Auditory Device-driven Menu Navigation
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
User preferences for auditory device-driven menu navigation
User Preferences for Auditory Device-driven Menu Navigation
User preferences for auditory device-driven menu navigation
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