Many institutions of higher education offer honors education, but research on teacher behavior in honors classes is scarce. Our aim is to gain deeper understanding of how teachers adapt their teaching practices in the honors classroom as compared with the regular classroom. We conducted semi-structured …

Teacher classroom behavior is an important factor in student learning and motivation. Past research within higher education has primarily concentrated on identifying teaching behaviors that teachers and students deem important in honors classrooms. Yet, what specific teaching behaviors either support …

We will share results of our research on how teachers tailor their teaching strategy to honors and regular students taking into account the learning preferences with regard to autonomy and structure as perceived by teachers. We explore how the research findings can be used for faculty development.

Students differ in their learning preferences. When students are more intrinsically motivated this improves their well-being and involvement (Levesque, Zuehlke, Stanek, & Ryan, 2004). Teaching highly motivated honors students places different demands on teachers (Wolfensberger, 2012). High motivated …

This paper presents the application of theories and experiences in the day-to-day environment of honours education in a so-called honours learning environment. In 2009, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (UAS) started with honours education. An important question from the start was: what characterizes …

Excellentie door doceerstrategie: vrijheid en structuur in balans voor elke student. In E. Kamans (Chair), Excellentie in het hoger onderwijs: hoe verschillen studenten, cultuur en didactiek van honours en reguliere programma’s? Symposium at Onderwijs Research Dagen 2017, Antwerpen, België.

Studenten verschillen in hun leervoorkeuren. Wanneer studenten meer intrinsiekgemotiveerd zijn, neemt hun welbevinden en betrokkenheid toe. Het lesgeven aan hoog gemotiveerde honours studenten stelt andere eisen aan honours docenten. Docenten geven aan te worstelen met het vinden van de juiste balans …

Excellence by teaching strategy: autonomy and structure in balance for every student. Presentation at the International Honours Conference, Windesheism University of Applied Sciences, June 2017

For us “Bounded Freedom” is the most important and discussed pillars of Honours education. During our workshop we challenge you to explore the possibilities and limitations of ‘Bounded Freedom’ in your daily practise. What does this mean for both involved students and teachers? What is the right balance …