Background A major challenge for effective practical work in school science is to encourage students to connect hands-on aspects to minds-on principles, in other words to Think Back-and-Forth (TBF). Teacher behaviour is pivotal in achieving this goal, but teachers lack guidelines how to accomplish this. …

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 …

Every healthcare professional (HCP) in the Netherlands is expected to provide palliative care based on their initial education. This requires national consensus and clarity on the quality and goals of palliative care education and accessible education opportunities nationwide. These requirements were …

This paper highlights the use of State Space Grids (SSGs) for studying real-time classroom discourse in an intervention targeting professional development. State Space Grid analysis is both a powerful way to visualise patterns in interactional data, and a starting point for further quantitative analysis. …

Key takeaways from the project underscore the importance of fostering long-term collaborations between technical experts, communities, and institutional partners. By integrating technical innovation with human-centred design, the SUSTENANCE project has not only advanced renewable energy adoption but …

Hoe kan het onderwijs worden vormgegeven zodat mbo-jongeren worden gestimuleerd om te gaan stemmen? In dit onderzoek laten we de resultaten zien van een exploratieve evaluatie van drie sets met evidence-informed leermiddelen met als doel de stemintentie van jongeren te verhogen. De leermiddelen richten …

Studentassistenten verrichten verschillende soorten onder-wijstaken in het hoger onderwijs. Deze systematische literatuurstudiebracht het onderzoek in kaart naar hoe studentassistenten worden voor-bereid op hun inzet in het onderwijs, welke soorten onderwijs ze ver-zorgen en wat dit oplevert voor de …

Van de vakleerkrachten bewegingsonderwijs kiest 80% “plezier in bewegen” als belangrijkste doelstelling van het bewegingsonderwijs. Zij gebruiken plezier als graadmeter voor kwaliteit van de gymlessen. Maar hoe ze de mate van plezierbeleving tijdens de gymles kunnen inschatten is nog onduidelijk. De …

Building on the Minds-On project, this study developed the online module “Celestial Bodies” to enhance hands-on and minds-on learning, providing students with individualised feedback prompts to monitor and identify weaknesses in their understanding. The lesson centred on classifying 14 celestial bodies …

What are the lessons that applied design researchers can take away from this book? What suggestions and recommendations can be derived from the experiences presented in the preceding chapters? On the one hand, it is clear that working with Living Labs offers unique opportunities to address some of society’s …