• Asking more than one question in one turn in oral examinations and its impact on examination quality 

      Skovholt, Karianne; Solem, Marit Skarbø; Vonen, Maria Njølstad; Sikveland, Rein Ove; Stokoe, Elizabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The assessment of oral skills is a key part of school examination systems around the world. Typically, examiners engage candidates in a conversational encounter to elicit assessable talk. However, we know little about how ...
    • Assessment in practice: achieving joint decisions in oral examination grading conversations 

      Solem, Marit Skarbø; Landmark, Anne Marie Dalby; Stokoe, Elizabeth; Skovholt, Karianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      How do examiners reach joint decisions when they grade oral examinations? While government and policymakers provide general frameworks about grading decisions, we know little about how they are actually accomplished in ...
    • How teachers use prosody to guide students towards an adequate answer 

      Sikveland, Rein Ove; Solem, Marit Skarbø; Skovholt, Karianne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      This paper focuses on the role prosodic features play in displaying evaluative stance in desk talks and oral exams in Norwegian secondary schools. We explore the extent to which teachers make available, to students, their ...
    • Managing students’ insufficient answers in oral examinations 

      Vonen, Maria Njølstad; Solem, Marit Skarbø; Skovholt, Karianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      What happens when students cannot answer teachers’ questions in oral examinations? This study investigates how teachers manage students’ insufficient answers in disciplinary oral competence exams (DOCEs) in the secondary ...