We investigated whether Early Algebra lessons that explicitly aimed to elicit mathematical discussions (Shift-Problem Lessons) invoke more and qualitatively better mathematical discussions and raise students’ mathematical levels more than conventional lessons in a small group setting. A quasi-experimental …

In this study we investigate, through a questionnaire, in-service student-teachers’ needs and preferences in a master program for a course about learning with technology. Results show that about half of the student-teachers would like to have such a course and about one third has doubts about it. The …

Maker education offers opportunities to stimulate the creativity of young people in various types of education. How to guide these learning processes, however, is an unexplored area for the supervisors (teachers and librarians). In the research-project presented, a professional learning community of …

In today’s era of content abundance, a huge amount of resources is available digitally, from research articles to news items and from online courses to YouTube videos. As a result, lecturers in higher education have an endless supply of crossmedia materials that they can present to students as learning …

Begin oktober 2018 organiseerde het lectorenplatform 'Onderwijs op het snijvlak van kunst, wetenschap en technologie' een zogenoemde designathon. Negentien aankomende docenten met een achtergrond in een bèta-discipline of beeldende kunst en studenten van de pabo werkten in gemengde ontwerpgroepen aan …

Collaborative learning tasks may represent an effective way to stimulate higher-order processes among high-ability students in regular classrooms. This study investigated the effects of task structure and group composition on the elaboration and metacognitive activities of 11th grade preuniversity students …

Democratie, politiek, verzorgingsstaat, de EU, het bankenstelsel, beleid omtrent klimaatverandering. Allemaal burgerschapsthema’s die complex zijn. Volgens sommige docenten zijn deze onderwerpen zo ingewikkeld dat ze eigenlijk vooral in het vwo behandeld moeten worden en misschien ook in eenvoudigere …