Nordic Journal of STEM Education

We are delighted to share our Spring 2026 issue of the Nordic Journal of STEM Education. I will admit that this issue comes later than we had hoped. The mixed news is that our former Managing Editor, Oddfrid Førland, has taken a new position as an Academic Developer at the University of Bergen’s Division of Student and Academic Affairs. We are grateful to Oddfrid for all she did to help us build NJSTEME over the past two years, and of course a little sad to see her go, but also excited for the larger UiB community. Oddfrid has a lot to offer! The good news is that Kristin Holtermann is taking over as the Journal’s Managing Editor. Kristin brings a diverse skill set to this position, and she has been learning quickly. Many of you may have communicated with Kristin over the past few months. There is no real “bad” news, but we do anticipate more articles in our Fall issue as we work through some time delays with recent submissions.  

This issue features five contributions from colleagues in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. There are four Research Articles and one Teaching Tool. In the Teaching Tool, Torkil Stai (NTNU) describes a fun tool (Het Potet) for increasing student engagement in large (in this case, over 400 students) lectures. Research contributions are diverse, involving pedagogical strategies for tackling misconceptions about gases (Vik et al), student thoughts on the scientific validity of models (Aakre), how preservice teachers understand linear equations (Jóelsdóttir et al), and an assessment of The Tutorial Education Program (TEP) in Sweden (Linhares).  

Please read and share these articles. And, as always, consider authoring or reviewing articles for NJSTEME! 

Have a lovely summer holiday. 

Sehoya, Kristin, Jonathan, and the NJSTEME Editorial Board