Øystein Sørborg

• Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Bøe, Maria Vetleseter; Sørborg, Øystein & Larsen, Ann-Cecilie (2026). Educational reconstruction of nuclear astrophysics in a design-based research project. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 22. doi: 10.1103/ybmb-vknr. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This paper presents the first iteration of development and classroom testing of Stars and Elements, a web-based learning resource for Norwegian upper secondary physics students, focused on how heavy elements are produced in stars and neutron star mergers. Combining the Model of Educational Reconstruction (MER) with the pedagogical link-making framework and Design-Based Research (DBR), we identified core ideas to be communicated, reviewed the physics curriculum and research on student understanding and motivation, and formulated design hypotheses that guided development of a 90-minute learning resource with animations, videos, interactive tasks, peer discussion, and teacher consolidation. Six classes (N = 120) participated; data comprised students’ written responses to three open tasks, brief evaluations, and classroom observations. Most students could describe central concepts and processes concerning red giant stars and neutron star mergers as sites for heavy element production, notably the slow and rapid neutron capture processes, and many benefited from animations and varied task formats. Some displayed uncertain grasp of concepts such as fusion and beta decay. Nature of science (NoS) aspects concerning how physics knowledge is developed were found to be insufficiently represented. From these findings we propose design principles for research-based learning resources on similar topics, including emphasizing explicit link‑making across scales and prior knowledge, scaffolding for challenging nuclear concepts, multimodal visualisations, and explicit NoS focus. We argue that combining MER, link-making and DBR is a promising approach for developing learning resources that reflect the frontiers of science while having a solid grounding in the classroom.

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• Bøe, Maria Vetleseter & Sørborg, Øystein (2026). Kjerner og stjerner. Show summary

  Vi presenterer «Kjerner og stjerner», en interaktiv, digital læringssti på viten.no om dannelse av grunnstoff i stjerner og stjernekollisjoner. viten.no/kjerner-og-stjerner Målgruppe: Fysikk programfag

• Fiskum, Kirsten; Tveit, Svein & Sørborg, Øystein (2026). Kjemikalisikkerhet (Kvinnherad). Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Webinar om kjemikaliesikkerhet for lærere i Kvinnherad kommune

• Fiskum, Kirsten; Haug, Berit S & Sørborg, Øystein (2026). Muntlig-praktisk eksamen i naturfag, 10. trinn, Nordland. Full text in Research Archive
• Fiskum, Kirsten; Haug, Berit S & Sørborg, Øystein (2026). Muntlig-praktisk eksamen i naturfag for 10. trinn. Full text in Research Archive
• Bøe, Maria Vetleseter & Sørborg, Øystein (2026). Heimelaga instrument som vurdering i fysikk, teknologi og didaktikk. Full text in Research Archive
• Fiskum, Kirsten; Haug, Berit S & Sørborg, Øystein (2026). Muntlig-praktisk eksamen i naturfag (10. trinn, Trøndelag). Full text in Research Archive
• Sørborg, Øystein & Bøe, Maria Vetleseter (2026). Kjernen i kjerneelementene. doi: https:/naturfag.no/kjernen. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Vi viser fram verktøy for å la elevene se sammenhenger i naturfag, basert på en konkretisering av kjerneelementene og store spørsmål som rammer inn naturfaget. naturfag.no/kjernen Målgruppe: Naturfag

• Roberts, Aubrey Jane; Erlien, Wenche; Sørborg, Øystein; Hammer, Øyvind & Hurum, Jørn (2025). Bringing paleontology into the classroom: a digital teaching unit on evolution using ongoing research. Full text in Research Archive
• Hurum, Jørn; Roberts, Aubrey Jane; Hammer, Øyvind; Sørborg, Øystein & Erlien, Wenche (2025). Fossils and evolution - the viten.no program. doi: https:/www.viten.no/filarkiv/evolution/#%2F. Full text in Research Archive

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