The cultivation of intrinsic motivation is key in the 21th century, but most students in Dutch vocational education lack this quality. To foster intrinsic motivation, a strong career-learning environment is needed that enables students to develop career competencies and a career identity. However such …

Symposiumbijdrage ORD2017 (Onderwijs Research Dagen), Antwerpen

This book discusses how the Dutch vocational education system has undergone significant waves of reform driven by global imperatives, national concerns and governmental policy goals. Like elsewhere, the impetuses for these reforms are directed to generating a more industry-responsive, locally-accountable …

This study aims to identify an adequate approach for revealing conceptual understanding in higher professional education. Revealing students’ conceptual understanding is an important step towards developing effective curricula, assessment and aligned teaching strategies to enhance conceptual understanding …

Symposiumbijdrage ORD2017 (Onderwijs Research Dagen), Antwerpen

Ronde tafel ORD2017 (Onderwijs Research Dagen), Antwerpen

Ronde tafel ORD2017 (Onderwijs Research Dagen), Antwerpen

Abstract Introduction Stroke survivors often fall during walking. To reduce fall risk, gait testing and training with avoidance of virtual obstacles is gaining popularity. However, it is unknown whether and how virtual obstacle crossing is associated with fall risk. Aim The present study assessed …

This chapter describes the developments in the area of assessment in vocational education in the Netherlands over the past 15 years. In: Bruijn, E., Billett, S., & Onstenk, J. (Eds.). (2017). Enhancing teaching and learning in the Dutch vocational education system : Reforms enacted (Professional and …