About
Margareth Sandvik has a dr.philos. in rhetoric from the University of Oslo. Her research interests are language and language use in a range of contexts, both in kindergarten and in school. She is particularly interested in children's communication, initial education, digital learning environments, the importance of conversation for learning and argumentation. Throughout many years Sandvik has been a co-developer of the multilingual applications "Troll i ord" (trolliord.no).
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Humanities Literature Nordic literature
Subject areas
Rhetorics Discourse analysis Language development Bilingualism Digital tools Mapping
Research groups
Research projects
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Beyond access: improving quality of early years reading instructions in Ethiopia
The objective of the project is to improve the quality of education for primary grades in Ethiopian schools.
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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.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Lind, Andreas Reichelt; Andersson-Bakken, Emilia; Sandvik, Margareth (2023). Patterns of peer talk in consensus-oriented classrooms: Deliberative argumentation or rush toward consensus?. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction . Vol. 40.
Bubikova-Moan, Jarmila; Sandvik, Margareth (2022). Argumentation in early childhood: A systematic review. Human Development . Vol. 66.
Sandvik, Margareth (2021). Technologies as facilitators for children's literacy and language learning. Braches-Chyrek, Rita (Ed.). The Future of Childhood Studies. kap. Verlag Barbara Budrich.
Sandvik, Margareth (2020). Appetitt i apper. Mat og måltider i Toca Kitchen. Dybvik, Hilde; Karlsson, Eivind (Ed.). Fra bordvers til bildebøker. Mat og måltider i barnelitteraturen. kap 12. p. 213-232. Fagbokforlaget.
Sandvik, Margareth (2019). Tablets, talk and literacy learning in the multilingual kindergarten. Bose, Ines; Hannken-Illjes, Kati; Kurtenbach, Stephanie (Ed.). Kinder im Gespräch – mit Kindern im Gespräch. kap. p. 175-195. Frank & Timme.
Sandvik, Margareth; Tandberg, Cato (2019). Nettbrett og digitalt mikroskop i naturfag. Jæger, Henriette; Sandvik, Margareth; Waterhouse, Ann-Hege Lorvik (Ed.). Digitale barnehagepraksiser Teknologier, medier og muligheter. Kapittel 8. p. 157-180. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Sandvik, Margareth; Vik, Marit (2019). «Hva hadde katten på ryggen?» Fra høytlesing til digital bildebokskaping i en flerspråklig barnegruppe. Jæger, Henriette; Sandvik, Margareth; Waterhouse, Ann-Hege Lorvik (Ed.). Digitale barnehagepraksiser Teknologier, medier og muligheter. Kapittel. p. 48-72. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Jæger, Henriette; Sandvik, Margareth (2019). Barnehagens digitale univers. Jæger, Henriette; Sandvik, Margareth; Waterhouse, Ann-Hege Lorvik (Ed.). Digitale barnehagepraksiser Teknologier, medier og muligheter. 1. p. 11-26. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Jæger, Henriette; Sandvik, Margareth; Waterhouse, Ann-Hege Lorvik
(2019).
Digitale barnehagepraksiser Teknologier, medier og muligheter.
ISBN: 978-82-02-63216-8.
259 p.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://www.cappelendamm.no/_digitale-barnehagepra...
Sandvik, Margareth (2018). 1:1 iPad i den første lese- og skriveopplæringen?. Palm, Kirsten; Michaelsen, Eva (Ed.). Den viktige begynneropplæringen. En forskningsbasert tilnærming.. 4. p. 91-113. Universitetsforlaget.