About
Kirsti Marie Jegstad is a professor at Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education at OsloMet. She teaches chemistry and science education and supervises student teachers at bachelor-, master’s- and PhD-levels. She is currently leading the research project KriT (Critical thinking in primary education) and is the co-leader of the research project TRELIS (Teachers’ Research Literacy for Science teaching). Her research interests include chemistry education, inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, education for sustainable development and research-based teacher education. Jegstad has a PhD in education for sustainable development and a master’s degree in organic chemistry, both from Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She has also been working as a teacher in upper secondary schools for several years.
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Aesthetic Learning Processes in Science Education
PhD project examining the potential role of aesthetic learning processes in science education within the framework of education for sustainable development.
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Teacher Education Panel Study (TEPS)
The Teacher Education Panel Study (TEPS) is a comprehensive study on the implementation of teacher education in Norway.
Completed research projects
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Critical thinking in primary education
KriT is an interdisciplinary project aiming at developing educational models for critical thinking in primary education using children’s literature and news.
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Flipped classroom in science education (FiNa)
Flipped classroom in science education (FiNa) aims at developing and investigating learning design based on digitally supported flipped classroom in order to facilitate student active learning.
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Teachers’ Research Literacy for Science teaching (TRELIS)
Project TRELIS aims to prepare research literate science teachers who are able to integrate research-based knowledge with classroom experience to develop rich science learning opportunities for pupils.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Fiskum, Tove Anita;
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
; Aspfors, Jessica; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria
(2025).
The goal of research-based learning in teacher education: Norwegian and Finnish teacher educators’ perspectives.
Cogent Education.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2465918
Marti, Kristin Torjesen
;
Aksland, Charlotte
;
Jensen, Inger Kristine
;
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
(2025).
Socio-Scientific Reasoning in Sustainability Education Based on News Items.
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Bjørkvold, Tuva; Andersson-Bakken, Emilia (Ed.).
Enacting Critical Thinking in Primary School. Perspectives from the Classroom. p. 127-150.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215069678-25-06
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie ; Bjørkvold, Tuva ; Andersson-Bakken, Emilia (2025). Enacting Critical Thinking in Primary School. Perspectives from the Classroom. ISBN: 9788215069685. 239 p. Universitetsforlaget.
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
;
Bjørkvold, Tuva
;
Andersson-Bakken, Emilia
(2025).
Critical Thinking in Primary School - A Large-Scale Design-Based Research Project.
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Bjørkvold, Tuva; Andersson-Bakken, Emilia (Ed.).
Enacting Critical Thinking in Primary School. Perspectives from the Classroom. p. 11-35.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215069678-25-01
Andersson-Bakken, Emilia
; Reffhaug, Marthe Berg Andresen;
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
(2025).
‘It’s Not Rocket Science. It’s All About Facilitation and Imagination’: Teachers’ Perceptions of How to Facilitate Critical Thinking in Primary Education.
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Bjørkvold, Tuva; Andersson-Bakken, Emilia (Ed.).
Enacting Critical Thinking in Primary School. Perspectives from the Classroom. p. 213-236.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215069678-25-10
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
;
Heggernes, Sissil Lea
;
Jøsok, Evy
;
Ryen, Erik
;
Svanes, Ingvill Krogstad
;
Tørnby, Hilde
(2025).
Approaches to critical thinking in primary education classrooms: A systematic review.
Educational Research Review.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100711
Bubikova-Moan, Jarmila
;
Sandvik, Margareth
;
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
(2025).
Arguing about Environmental Issues in Primary School.
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Bjørkvold, Tuva; Andersson-Bakken, Emilia (Ed.).
Enacting Critical Thinking in Primary School. Perspectives from the Classroom.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215069678-25-07
Høiby, Torill;
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
;
Pajchel, Katarina
(2024).
Faglige nettverk som utviklingsarena for naturfagundervisningen.
Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Pajchel, Katarina; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (Ed.).
Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. p. 283-303.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215069548-24-13
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
; Strat, Tonje Tomine Seland
(2024).
Hva er det i bøtta? En studie av hvordan en utforskende aktivitet kan gi lærerstudenter erfaring med argumentasjon i naturfag.
Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Pajchel, Katarina; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (Ed.).
Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. p. 117-140.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215069548-24-06
Jegstad, Kirsti Marie
; Mestad, Idar; Windsor, William Espen; Jacobsen, Christian Roth
(2024).
Konsolideringsfasen i utforskende arbeidsmåter – fra faglige nettverk til forskningsbasert praksis på mellomtrinnet.
Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Pajchel, Katarina; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (Ed.).
Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. p. 327-348.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://doi.org/10.18261/9788215069548-24-15
