Norwegian (NOR01‑06)
Competence aims and assessment

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Explanation

Competence aims after vg3 programmes for general studies

The pupil is expected to be able to

  • analyse

    To analyse means to investigate an issue, an object or a concept to determine a viewpoint or meaning. To analyse can also mean making a thorough or systematic study of individual elements and comparing the relationship between them. The analysis can also apply to a work process.

     and interpret

    To interpret means to construct a perception or understanding of the meaning of a phenomenon, a practical situation or an artistic expression. The understanding often builds on an analysis of individual elements and how they are linked.

     novels, short stories, plays, poetry and factual prose in "bokmål" and "nynorsk" from 1850 to the present and reflect

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on the texts in light of the cultural-history context and one’s own contemporary time
  • explore

    To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     and reflect

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how texts from the realist and modernist traditions present humankind, nature and society
  • write essays that explore and reflect on the content of texts
  • write literary interpretations and comparisons
  • analyse

    To analyse means to investigate an issue, an object or a concept to determine a viewpoint or meaning. To analyse can also mean making a thorough or systematic study of individual elements and comparing the relationship between them. The analysis can also apply to a work process.

     forms of expression in multimedia texts in different media and assess

    To assess means to consider different aspects of an issue or point of view. It may also include judging the quality of a product or process. An assessment often results in a decision, a judgement or a conclusion.

     how they interact
  • use

    To use means to apply something or to carry out a task to reach a goal. To use, which is closely related to apply, is understood as to utilise or to employ, for example, a method or a tool.

     subject-related knowledge and precise terminology in exploratory conversations, discussions and oral presentations on topics relating to the Norwegian subject
  • write rhetorical analyses and interpretations of factual prose texts
  • master language morphology rules in the written first-choice and second-choice languages and write texts with verifiable use of sources and precise and nuanced language
  • read subject-related literature, assess

    To assess means to consider different aspects of an issue or point of view. It may also include judging the quality of a product or process. An assessment often results in a decision, a judgement or a conclusion.

     sources critically and write articles that explain and discuss topics relating to the Norwegian subject
  • explain

    To explain something means to give a well-grounded explanation of a subject, an issue or something we wish to examine or implement.

     present-day changes in spoken Norwegian and reflect

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on relationships between language, culture and identity

Formative assessment

Formative assessment shall help to promote learning and to develop competence in the subject. The pupils demonstrate and develop competence in Norwegian in the vg3 programmes for general studies when they analyse, interpret and compare texts and explore the context of the texts. The pupils also demonstrate and develop competence when they produce short and long texts in different genres for different purposes and receivers, and when they revise their own texts. They also demonstrate and develop competence when they reflect on language and texts using appropriate terminology, express themselves precisely and with nuances both orally and in writing, and master morphological language rules in the written first-choice and second-choice languages.

The teacher shall facilitate for pupil participation and stimulate the desire to learn by encouraging the pupils to explore research questions relating to the Norwegian subject and to work creatively to find answers. The teacher shall facilitate for developing the ability of the pupils to persevere when working on large assignments, whether this concerns reading long texts or exploring subject-related research questions. The teacher and the pupils shall engage in dialogue on the development the pupils demonstrate in Norwegian orally and verbally in the written first-choice and second-choice languages. The pupils shall be encouraged to experiment with the language. With the competence the pupils have demonstrated as the starting point, they shall have the opportunity to express what they believe they have achieved and reflect on their development in the subject. The teacher shall provide guidance on further learning and adapt the teaching to enable the pupils to use the guidance provided to develop their competence in the subject

For the half-year assessment, the teacher shall award the same number of grades as in the assessment of coursework.

Assessment of coursework

The grade awarded for coursework shall reflect the overall competence of the pupil in Norwegian after completing vg3. The teacher shall plan and facilitate for the pupils to demonstrate their competence in various ways, which include understanding, reflection and critical thinking, and in various contexts. The teacher shall award a grade in oral Norwegian based on the competence demonstrated by the pupil when presenting subject-related content orally. The teacher shall award a grade in written Norwegian first-choice and second-choice languages based on the competence demonstrated by the pupil in a variety of texts written in different genres. In assessing written Norwegian second-choice language, the teacher shall take into account that the pupils have had a longer formal education in the written first-choice language than in the written second-choice language.