Purpose This study explores how and when intuitive forms of planning can be used in a family firm's succession process. Design/methodology/approach The study uses an extended focus group meeting, consisting of individual, group and subgroup discussions with seven highly experienced external family business …

There is a need for effective methods to teach critical thinking. Many studies on other skills have demonstrated beneficial effects of practice that repeatedly induces retrieval processes (repeated retrieval practice). The present experiment investigated whether repeated retrieval practice is effective …

There is a need for effective methods to teach critical thinking (CT). One instructional method that seems promising is comparing correct and erroneous worked examples (i.e., contrasting examples). The aim of the present study, therefore, was to investigate the effect of contrasting examples on learning …

Deze handreiking is bedoeld voor de docent die grip wil krijgen op het bevorderen van kritisch denken van studenten. Ook is deze handreiking bruikbaar voor wie deel uitmaakt van een curriculumcommissie die kritisch denken in het hbo-curriculum wil integreren. Er wordt ingezoomd op 4 thema’s: 1. Wat is …

Studenten onderwijzen in kritisch denken wordt nationaal en internationaal gezien als een van de centrale doelen van het hoger onderwijs. Docenten spelen een cruciale rol in het realiseren van dit doel. Desondanks is er weinig bekend over hoe zij hierin ondersteund kunnen worden. Het hoofddoel van het …

“Critical Making in Collaboration with Nature”, discusses the outcomes of the Making Sustainability Work project from Fall 2020. With support of CoECI Zaaigelden scheme, the Critical Making learning community put together a group of makers from research, education and industry to explore the implications …

Cumulative assessment refers to interspersed testing in which each assessment covers all previous content and the mean assessments’ grade weighs in for the final exam grade. The effect of cumulative assessment on motivation and performance might differ between summative (i.e. assessment grades weigh …

Rationality is considered an important trait for functioning in modern society, as it is thought to be necessary for making judgments and decisions. Rationality aligns well with ambitions in higher education for teaching students to be critical thinkers and decision makers. The short-form Comprehensive …

Evaluatierapport friend4friend. Friendf4friend is een maatjesproject in het kader van de maatschappelijke diensttijd waarbij Nederlandse jongeren samen met jonge nieuwkomers vrijwilligerswerk doen. Het project is gefinancierd via het actieprogramma Maatschappelijke Diensttijd, een programma van ZonMW Kernbegrippen …

This study investigated whether an instructional intervention can increase students’ self-regulated use of retrieval practice in a higher education classroom environment. A lab-experiment by Ariel and Karpicke (2017) revealed that strategy instructions improved students’ self-regulated use of retrieval …