In this paper we present an educational digital game, Function Dungeon, that we developed for learning about functions in a playful way. Results from a pilot conducted with fourteen 13-year-old students in a school in the Netherlands show that the game can foster ‘joyful practice’. That is, students …

Grote werkdruk, onrealistische verwachtingen, een beperkt ontwikkelperspectief en een toenemende complexiteit van de professie: het zijn allemaal redenen waarom sommige leraren het beroep voortijdig dreigen te verlaten. Aandacht voor ontwikkeling kan mogelijk tegenwicht bieden en zorgen voor hernieuwde …

Om het maximale uit leerlingen te halen, is het belangrijk dat leraren het maximale uit zichzelf halen. In dit overzicht bespreken we hoe leraren elkaars kennis en ervaring kunnen benutten door samen in dialoog te gaan.

A promising contribution of Learning Analytics is the presentation of a learner's own learning behaviour and achievements via dashboards, often in comparison to peers, with the goal of improving self-regulated learning. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the impact of these dashboards …

This three-wave study examined associations between a motivational construct future time perspective (FTP) and teachers’ identity (TI) in a sample of Dutch student teachers (N = 368). Additionally, gender and educational level were included as factors affecting FTP and TI. Random intercept cross-lagged …

This study reports the evaluation of a lesson series, developed in collaboration with teachers and experts, to generate a research-based solution for teaching critical thinking through Socratic dialogue in secondary vocational education. The lesson series has been evaluated for feasibility and tailoring …

The Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA) has operated a Mobile Planetarium for over 14 years. Between 2009-2023, the project reached more than 400,000 learners and their teachers across the Netherlands. The project has been popular with schools since the beginning but continues to grow and …

Zolang we het leraarschap als statisch blijven zien, zullen we de problemen rond de lerarenopleidingen niet structureel kunnen oplossen. Het perspectief van een beroep waarin leraren zich gedurende hun loopbaan professioneel blijven ontwikkelen zou dan ook leidend moeten zijn voor de inrichting van de …

This paper describes the development and results of the pedagogical photo-based method PhotoReflexivity. This method is designed to support reflexivity for students in design education, which guides them in better understanding and situating themselves in the outside world. To uncover the value of this …