Using socio-scientific issues as a learning context is an effective approach to achieve an important goal in science education, which is to enhance scientific literacy. It involves strengthening skills such as argumentation while also improving an understanding of the Nature of Science and imparting …

A goal of science education is for students to develop scientific literacy. Scientific literacy involves the acquisition of factual scientific knowledge and the ability to assess the credibility of scientific assertation. Furthermore, students should be able to include ethical considerations. Realising …

PURPOSE: Describe prevalence and severity of fatigue in children and adolescents with burns during six months after hospital discharge, identify potential explanatory variables, and examine the relationship with exercise capacity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fatigue was assessed using the Pediatric-Quality-of-Life-Inventory-Multidimensional-Fatigue-Scale …

Computers are promising tools for providing educational experiences that meet individual learning needs. However, delivering this promise in practice is challenging, particularly when automated feedback is essential and the learning extends beyond using traditional methods such as writing and solving …

De samenleving vergrijst, voornamelijk bij één van de gemeentes in het oosten van de provincie Groningen. De gemeente Eemsdelta ziet een snellere stijging in het aantal 65+ inwoners dan het gemiddelde van Nederland. Los van dat er meer oudere inwoners zijn, zijn deze ook nog kwetsbaarder dan in andere …

Background: Continuing professional development (CPD) in nursing is defined as ‘a life-long process of active participation in learning activities that assist in developing and maintaining continuing competences, enhancing professional practice and supporting achievement of career goals’. Research has …

Dit artikel gaat in op de opbrengsten uit het onderzoek Goede Voorbeelden van Verpleegkundige Zorg - Hartzorg op afstand. Hierin is een best practice beschreven over het gebruik van telemonitoring op de hartfalenpolikliniek in Isala. De telemonitoring maakt het mogelijk op afstand patiënten met hartfalen …

This paper describes a best practice by presenting useful materials for nurses to support them in developing and implementing telemonitoring for patients with chronic heart failure in their own organization. The case is a Dutch hospital with a successful telemonitoring practice for chronic heart patients …

Het gebruik van technologie om patiënten in de thuissituatie te monitoren is in opkomst. Bij ‘Hartzorg op Afstand’ meten patiënten met chronisch hartfalen thuis hun bloeddruk, polsslag en gewicht. De verpleegkundig specialist in het Harthuis van het Isala ziekenhuis kan op afstand resultaten inzien, …

A goal of K-12 science education is for learners to develop scientific literacy. However, realizing this goal is being complicated by the availability of abundant resources that vary strongly regarding their adherence to the Nature of Science principles, particularly regarding socio-scientific issues, …