Publications
93 Results
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Self-evaluation of learning activities by children in a library-makerspace
28 September 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationLearning activities in a makerspace are hands-on and characterized by design and inquiry. Evaluation is needed both for learners and their coaches in order to effectively guide the learning process of the children ...
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The challenge of balancing content and language
1 February 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationThe role of subject teachers in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) has received little attention, since most research focuses on language learning results of students. This exploratory study aims to gain ...
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Effects of explicit instruction on the acquisition of students' science inquiry skills in grades 5 and 6 of primary education
28 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationIn most primary science classes, students are taught science inquiry skills by way of learning by doing. Research shows that explicit instruction may be more effective. The aim of this study was to investigate the ...
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Educación en ciudadanía en los Países Bajos
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationMany find it important that schools contribute to the citizenship of students. In the Netherlands, schools have a statutory obligation to do so. Yet many schools and teachers find it difficult to develop meaningful ...
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Juggling ideals and constraints
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationIn bilingual streams in the Netherlands, school subjects are taught in an additional language so that pupils learn both subject content and the target language by using language meaningfully. Teachers of English in ...
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Growing into politics?
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationThis study focuses on how views on democracy develop during adolescence. A total of 40 Dutch adolescents were interviewed in their second and fourth year of secondary education. The study shows that the interviewed ...
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The relation between financial knowledge, attitudes towards money, financial self-efficacy, and financial behavior among high school students in the Netherlands
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationWe provide evidence on the relationship between four different aspects of Financial Literacy: Financial knowledge, attitudes towards money, self-efficacy, and financial behavior.
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Assessing students' ability in performing scientific inquiry: instruments for measuring science skills in primary education
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationWith the increased attention on the implementation of inquiry activities in primary science classrooms, a growing interest has emerged in assessing students’ science skills. Research has thus far been concerned ...
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Measuring students’ appraisals of the relevance of history
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationThis study explores the psychometric qualities of the Relevance of History Measurement Scale (RHMS), a questionnaire designed to measure students’ beliefs about the relevance of history.
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Exploring pedagogical approaches for connecting the past, the present and the future in history teaching
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationUsing the past to orientate on the present and the future can be seen as one of history’s main contributions to educating future citizens of democratic societies. Because teachers often lack useful methods for ...
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Assessing students’ ability in performing scientific inquiry
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationBackground: With the increased attention on implementing inquiry activities in primary science classrooms, a growing interest has emerged in assessing students’ science skills. Research has been concerned with ...
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Do students know what is required of them in their role as university student?
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationThe study provides an empirically robust definition of the university student role at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, by identifying the generally tacit demands, the normative behaviors and strategies ...
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Inside school readiness
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationFor the first time in the Netherlands, the Adjustment Scales for Early Transition in Schooling (ASETS) have been applied to kindergarten and first-grade elementary school. A study was conducted to examine the ...
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Young children’s exploration of the indoor play space in center-based childcare
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationExploration plays a key role in the development of children. While exploring, children develop new skills by perceiving and acting upon the possibilities for action that are specified in the environment.
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Impact of in-service professional development programs for early childhood teachers on quality ratings and child outcomes
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in Education.
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Op weg naar het hbo
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationElk jaar maken tienduizenden havo-leerlingen en mbo-studenten de overstap naar het hbo. Samen vormen deze twee groepen de hoofdmoot van de studentenpopulatie van het hbo: zo’n 43% van de eerstejaars ...
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Studiesucces in het hbo
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationWat houdt ‘studiesucces’ nu eigenlijk in, en hoe bepalend is dit concept voor het onderwijsbeleid, de onderwijspraktijk en het onderwijsonderzoek? De auteurs in deze bundel zoeken naar tegendraadse ...
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Het achterblijvende studiesucces van mbo-instromers in het eerste jaar van het hbo: de rol van vaardigheden, leerstijl, studiekeuze en motivatie
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationHbo-studenten die afkomstig zijn uit het mbo zijn minder succesvol in het eerste jaar dan studenten die de overstap vanuit het havo maken. Het geringere studiesucces van mbo’ers wordt aan uiteenlopende factoren ...
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De bijlesgeneratie
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationDe uitgaven aan bijlessen groeiden de afgelopen jaren explosief. Waarom zijn ouders tegenwoordig zo gespitst op goede schoolprestaties? En waarom geven ze steeds meer geld uit aan extra onderwijs buiten school?
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Searching for identity and focus
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research in Education.