Describing and assessing a digital learning resource for

young students

www.norskverkstedet.no

Leikny Øgrim & Margareth Sandvik,

Oslo University College

Research questions

• Who is the implicit reader of the digital learning resource?

• Can the implicit reader be characterised in terms of gender and ethnicity?

Data

• Teacher training students

• Young students in the 5th grade

• Researchers

Coding categories

• Sex (male, female)

• We/them (Norwegian, western/other ethnic groups)

• Role (profession,active/passive, at home/out, appearance/tone of voice)

• Action (open category – what are the characters doing?)

Conclusion/discussion

Questions to answer for developers of digital learning resourses (towards content and images):

• Mirror the society?• Actively influence students/users to think

differently?• Create an ideal society?• In other words: What kind of responsibility do

you have?