Assessment in higher education (HE) is often focused on concluding modules with one or more tests that students need to pass. As a result, both students and teachers are primarily concerned with the summative function of assessment: information from tests is used to make pass/fail decisions about students. …

Hoe kunnen we een eerlijker toetscultuur creëren voor nieuwkomers in het Nederlandse rekenonderwijs? In dit boekje zijn de praktijkopbrengsten van het onderzoeksproject ‘Multi-Assessment: meertalig toetsen van nieuwkomers bij rekenen’ te vinden. Vijf basisscholen geven een rijke beschrijving van de …

We present an evaluation of tools for assessing the impact of AI in the Dutch media sector. Our evaluation of the ECP AIIA tool shows the need for clear guidelines in the adoption of various AI applications within Dutch media organisations. We conclude that the adoption of impact assessment tools, such …

Psychologische instrumenten worden regelmatig gebruikt in de rechtbank om beeldvorming en besluitvorming te ondersteunen. Veel van deze instrumenten zijn echter oorspronkelijk niet ontwikkeld voor gebruik binnen deze context, wat vragen oproept over de validiteit en betrouwbaarheid van de uitkomsten. …

While feedback is frequently emphasized as a crucial principle of presentation courses in higher education, previous studies revealed that teachers outperform peers in terms of impact on students’ development of oral presentation competence. Further, presentation research showed that the lack of quality …

Background: Adverse outcome pathway (AOP) networks are versatile tools in toxicology and risk assessment that capture and visualize mechanisms driving toxicity originating from various data sources. They share a common structure consisting of a set of molecular initiating events and key events, connected …

Most European states have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), but implementation varies at national and local levels with municipalities often playing a key role. Decentralization policies have often led to municipalities providing social support as well, but …

Staatssecretaris Van Huffelen (Digitale Zaken) wil ambtenaren verplichten een ‘mensenrechten-impact-assessment’ uit te voeren bij nieuwe én bestaande algoritmes. Een goede ontwikkeling, vinden Quirine Eijkman en collega’s van het College voor de Rechten van de Mens. Maar dan met bindende discriminatietoets …

While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is recognised as an effective approach worldwide, its implementation in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. Earlier studies have identified factors impeding CLT implementation, such as a lack of communicative lesson materials or teachers' more …

L2 pronunciation training should unequivocally be linked to complex daily life experiences (Derwing 2017). Each client comes from a different background, participates in a different environmental context and engages in different activities within those contexts (Threats 2008). This is a particularly …