This thesis explores the opportunities for developing and assessing learners’ EFL oral skills in pre-vocational classrooms in the Netherlands. The thesis contains four studies. First, we evaluate the oral interaction practice offered in EFL coursebooks. In the second study, we explore ways to assess …

Purpose: People have the right to freedom of opinion and expression, as defined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Higher education plays a major role in helping students to develop and express their own opinions and, therefore, should be equally accessible to all. This article …

Oral presentation at the European Association of Sport Management conference in Bern Switzerland

My submission to the EHPS conference in Padova, entitled Barrier-belief lifestyle counseling in primary care: a randomized controlled trial of efficacy has been accepted as oral presentation.

AIM: To determine the association between sucking in infants born preterm and developmental outcomes at 5 years. METHOD: Thirty-four infants were included (mean gestational age 30wks 4d, mean birthweight 1407g). The Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale was used longitudinally from 37 to 50 weeks postmenstrual …

OBJECTIVES: The Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) and Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) are behavioral pain assessment tools for sedated and unconscious critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to compare the reliability, internal consistency, and discriminant validation of the BPS and the …

Research Centre Arts & Society Review (Kenniscentrumbrede review) 13.6.2017. Oral presentation on MiMiC with Rineke Smilde.

Mondgezondheid heeft een grote invloed op de algemene gezondheid en de kwaliteit van leven. Bij kwetsbare ouderen wordt dit probleem vaak onderschat en is er te weinig aandacht voor vanuit formele en informele zorg. Door middel van co-creatie sessies met alle betrokkenen wordt inzicht verkregen over …

This study examined the effect of meals varying in amount, size, and hardness of food pieces on the development of the chewing capabilities of 8-month-old infants. The study also examined changes in shivering, gagging, coughing, choking, and their ability to eat from a spoon. In an in-home setting two …