Evner

Evner is a noun used in Norwegian and Danish to denote abilities, talents or capacities possessed by a person. The term encompasses a broad range of potential or attained performance across domains such as mathematics, languages, motor skills, music, or problem solving. In everyday language it can refer to natural aptitude as well as acquired competence.

In Norwegian and Danish, evner is commonly used in educational, occupational and psychological contexts. It is often contrasted with ferdigheter, which emphasizes concrete skills and techniques that have been learned or developed through practice; evner, by contrast, can imply underlying aptitude that may or may not have been fully realized.

Discussions of evner frequently distinguish between medfødte evner (natural gifts) and tilegnede evner (learned abilities or developed skills). The term is also used in phrases like "gode evner i matematikk" or "musiske evner." In some contexts evner is complemented by kunnskap or kompetanse to convey knowledge and competence.

Within psychology and education, evner are categorized as cognitive evner (such as memory and reasoning), motoriske evner (coordination and dexterity) or artistic and kreative evner. Evaluation of evner may involve tests of reasoning or perception in addition to assessments of performance.

See also:

- ferdigheter

- kompetanse

- begavelse

- talent

- kognitive evner

- motoriske evner