Thinking back and forth between observing physical phenomena and developing scientific ideas, also known as hands-on and minds-on learning, is essential for the development of scientific reasoning in primary science education. In the Netherlands, inquiry-based learning is advocated as the preferred teaching …

Practical work provides the opportunity for students to make a connection between hands-on activities and minds-on concepts. In this study, lesson design principles were investigated for stimulating Thinking-Back-and-Forth (TBF) between hands-on and minds-on aspects. Nine practical lessons intended to …

Stargazing Live! aims to capture the imagination of learners with a combination of live and interactive planetarium lessons, real astronomical data, and lessons built around interactive knowledge representations. The lessons were created using a co-creation model and tackle concepts in the pre-university …

We conducted a descriptive study among first-year engineering students at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname. We analyzed students’ errors regarding necessary prior knowledge in a calculus A exam. We found that the stage of the solution in which prior knowledge is required impacts the importance …

In Nederland is er momenteel een sterke groei van integrale kindcentra (ikc). Binnen een ikc werken kinderopvang, basisonderwijs en zorg met elkaar samen. Ondanks de groei van ikc’s kent het onderzoek naar de interprofessionele samenwerking (IPS) in ikc’s nog maar een korte traditie met wisselende uitkomsten …

Maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen, onderwijskundige vernieuwingen en het lerarentekort leiden tot andere verwachtingen van scholen ten aanzien van de lerarenopleidingen. Veel opleidingsinstituten nemen daarom samen met scholen initiatieven om de opleidingsprogramma’s voor leraren te vernieuwen. Daarbij …

International field visits aim to provide transformative learning experiences that stimulate the professional development of staff, but outcomes may vary among programs. In this mixed-methods study, we investigated the transformative learning experiences of Dutch and German professionals (n = 28) from …

Computational Thinking (CT), een onderdeel van digitale geletterdheid, is een vaardigheid die aandacht vraagt in het onderwijs. Bij docenten in opleiding (dio’s) is nog weinig kennis en expertise over CT, terwijl er mogelijkheden zijn om dit aspect van digitale geletterdheid te integreren in alle schoolvakken …