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 …

Fully aware of the unusual timing of submitting a commentary 30 years later, we want to reflect on the June edition of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (BJCP) (1993), which featured four research articles on education in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT) written by our former professor, …

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 …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is om inzicht te krijgen in hoe de keuzemomenten VierKeerWijzer op Kindcentrum de Terp binnen cluster 5/6 beter begeleid kunnen worden. Uit de probleemanalyse is gebleken dat de begeleiding niet optimaal is waardoor de leerlingen onvoldoende diepgang en doelen bereiken. In …

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, …

Children worldwide are confronted with interpersonal violence (IV) on a daily basis. They encounter violence in children’s books, cartoons, on television and in the media or, more personally, in social media, at home, at school, in church or on the streets, with the acts being perpetrated by parents, …

Concept cartoons (Naylor & Keogh, 1999, 2012; Naylor et al., 2007) worden vaak gebruikt om leerlingdenkbeelden te diagnosticeren en leerlingen aan het redeneren te krijgen met begrippen. Concept cartoons kunnen leerlingen ook aanzetten tot het bedenken van experimenten om het verschijnsel in de cartoon …

Concept cartoons (Naylor & Keogh, 1999; Naylor et al, 2007) are a popular means to stimulate reasoning with science concepts among children from the age of 8 – 18. The concept cartoons also provide a natural context for children to design their own experiments. Show children a concept cartoon, have some …

Leren Redeneren en Experimenteren met Concept Cartoons. Onderzoek gepresenteerd op Symposium Amsterdams Onderzoek van Bèta Onderwijs, 7 December 2012

Een van de onderzoeksvragen betrof de invloed van vrienden, familieleden en docenten was op de tekenactiviteiten van kinderen. Uit de beschrijvingen van de kinderen concludeerde ik dat Nederlandse ouders het moeilijk vinden om kritiek te geven over de tekeningen van de kinderen. Ze bewaren het werk van …