BACKGROUND: Various feedback characteristics have been suggested to positively influence student learning. It is not clear how these feedback characteristics contribute to students' perceived learning value of feedback in cultures classified low on the cultural dimension of individualism and high on …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van RENN4 De Atlas. RENN4 De Atlas, locatie Emmen Voortgezet Speciaal Onderwijs, verzorgt onderwijs voor jongeren in de leeftijdscategorie van 12 tot en met 20 jaar. De school telt 119 leerlingen van wie 60 leerlingen jaarlijks stage lopen in verschillende sectoren. …

Smart wearable devices are integrated our everyday lives. Such wearable technology is worn on or near the body, while leaving both hands free. This enables users to receive and send information in a non-obtrusive way. Because of the ability to continuously assist and support activities, wearables could …

Introduction: Learning is essential for sustainable employability. However, various factors make work-related learning more difficult for certain groups of workers, who are consequently at a disadvantage in the labour market. In the long term, that in turn can have adverse health implications and can …

Although multi-disciplinary cooperation between professionals is a prerequisite to provideintegrated care in the community, this seems hard to realise in practice. Yet, little is knownabout the experiences of professionals who implement it nor about the organisational fea-tures professionals identify …

When children are not ready to write, assessment of fine motor coordination may be indicated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate which fine motor test, the Nine-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT) or the newly developed Timed Test of In-Hand Manipulation (Timed-TIHM), correlates best with handwriting readiness …

Bij hittegolven wachten ouderen vaak lijdzaam af tot de hitte komt. In dit onderzoek is nagegaan of drie dagen acclimatisatie aan hitte bij oudere vrouwen helpt als voorbereiding voor als hitte toeslaat. Een groep jonge vrouwen heeft als controlegroep gefungeerd. Uit het onderzoek is gebleken dat drie …

Objective To describe communication between pharmacy staff and patients at the counter in outpatient pharmacies. Both content and communication style were investigated. Methods Pharmaceutical encounters in three outpatient pharmacies in the Netherlands were video-recorded. Videos were analyzed based …

Family foster care placement decision-making has a weak scientific underpinning. Mostly a ‘variable-oriented approach’ is taken, which requires a lot of information that is not always available. The identification of clusters of foster children with similar characteristics may be a more viable decision …