Björn Tolgfors
Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: Ympvcm4udG9sZ2ZvcnM7b3J1LnNl
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Room: G2114
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About Björn Tolgfors
As Associate Professor (2024), Björn teaches and conducts research in the field of sports sciences with a social science orientation.
Research
Björn's research mainly focuses on assessment for learning (AfL) in the subject of physical education (PE) and transitions from physical education teacher education (PETE) to school PE.
Teaching
Björn is responsible for courses on assessment for and of learning and school placement studies. He also teaches qualitative research methods and contributes with supervision of essays at advanced level.
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals |
Conference papers |
Doctoral theses, monographs |
Licentiate theses, monographs |
Manuscripts |
Articles in journals
- Tolgfors, B. , Quennerstedt, M. , Backman, E. & Nyberg, G. (2023). A PE teacher’s tale: journeying from teacher education to teaching practice in physical education. Sport, Education and Society. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. , Barker, D. , Nyberg, G. & Larsson, H. (2023). Assessment for and of learning in nonlinear movement education practices. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. [BibTeX]
- Backman, E. , Tolgfors, B. , Nyberg, G. & Quennerstedt, M. (2023). How does physical education teacher education matter?: A methodological approach to understanding transitions from PETE to school physical education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 28 (4), 411-424. [BibTeX]
- Backman, E. , Quennerstedt, M. , Tolgfors, B. & Nyberg, G. (2023). Peer assessment in physical education teacher education: a complex process making social and physical capital visible. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 1-15. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. & Barker, D. (2023). The glocalization of physical education assessment discourse. Sport, Education and Society, 28 (1), 1-16. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. , Quennerstedt, M. , Backman, E. & Nyberg, G. (2022). Enacting assessment for learning in the induction phase of physical education teaching. European Physical Education Review, 28 (2), 534-551. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. , Backman, E. , Nyberg, G. & Quennerstedt, M. (2022). Exploring Movement Composition in the transition from physical education teacher education to school PE. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. , Backman, E. , Nyberg, G. & Quennerstedt, M. (2021). Between ideal teaching and 'what works': The transmission and transformation of a content area from university to school placements within physical education teacher education. European Physical Education Review, 27 (2), 312-327. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. (2020). Promoting integration through physical education (?). Sport, Education and Society, 20 (9), 1029-1042. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. (2019). Transformative assessment in physical education. European Physical Education Review, 25 (4), 1211-1225. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. (2018). Different versions of assessment for learning in the subject of physical education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 23 (3), 311-327. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. (2017). Olika versioner av "bedömning för lärande" i ämnet idrott och hälsa. Idrott & hälsa (5&6). [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. & Öhman, M. (2016). The implications of assessment for learning in physical education and health. European Physical Education Review, 22 (2), 150-166. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Tolgfors, B. , Quennerstedt, M. , Backman, E. & Nyberg, G. (2024). A PE teacher's tale: Journeying from PETE to school PE. Paper presented at AIESEP 2024 International Conference, Jyväskylä, Finland, May 13-17, 2024. (pp. 264-265). University of Jyväskylä. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. , Barker, D. , Nyberg, G. & Larsson, H. (2023). Bedömning för och av lärande i en icke-linjär undervisningspraktik i ämnet idrott och hälsa. Paper presented at SVEBIs årskonferens, Göteborg, Sverige, 23-24 november, 2023. [BibTeX]
- Backman, E. , Tolgfors, B. , Nyberg, G. & Quennerstedt, M. (2021). How does physical education teacher education matter?: A methodological approach to understand transitions of content areas from PETE to PE. In: Book of Abstracts 2021 AIESEP Scientific Conference, University of Alberta, McGill University. Paper presented at 2021 AIESEP International Scientific Conference, [DIGITAL], June 7-10, 2021. (pp. 193-193). [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. , Backman, E. , Quennerstedt, M. & Gunn, N. (2021). The 'Dream Picture' of Assessment for Learning is Hard to Realise in Practice. Paper presented at European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2021, Geneva, Switzerland, [DIGITAL], September 6-10, 2021. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. (2019). Promoting integration through Physical Education. In: Promoting integration through Physical Education. Paper presented at AIESEP International Conference, New York, USA, June 19-22, 2019. [BibTeX]
- Backman, E. , Nyberg, G. , Tolgfors, B. & Quennerstedt, M. (2019). Transitions from Physical Education Teacher Education to teaching practices in Physical Education. Paper presented at AISEP International conference New York, New York, USA, June 19-22,2019. [BibTeX]
- Tolgfors, B. (2018). Transformative assessment in the subject of physical education.. Paper presented at AIESEP world congress, Edinburgh, UK, 25-28 July, 2018. [BibTeX]
Doctoral theses, monographs
- Tolgfors, B. (2017). Bedömning för vilket lärande?: En studie av vad bedömning för lärande blir och gör i ämnet idrott och hälsa. (Doctoral dissertation). Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]
Licentiate theses, monographs
- Tolgfors, B. (2014). Bedömning för lärande i ämnet idrott och hälsa: didaktiska konsekvenser av styrning. Lic. Örebro: Örebro universitet. [BibTeX]