A significant body of research supports the affective benefits of drama activities in foreign language (FL) learning, yet little is known about how to train teachers to implement such activities. In this study, we tested a professional development program (PDP) aimed at galvanizing FL teachers to integrate …

In secondary school philosophy classes students learn to reason critically about social and scientific issues. This study examined the effects of a whole-class, teacher-led philosophy classroom dialogue intervention on students’ value-loaded critical thinking. Value-loaded critical thinking is logically …

Een soepele start in het voortgezet onderwijsJaarlijks starten ongeveer 200.000 jongeren op Nederlandse middelbare scholen. De start op een nieuwe school is voor alle leerlingen een kwetsbaar moment, zeker voor leerlingen met een ondersteuningsbehoefte. Een niet soepele start kan leiden tot onderpresteren, …

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Primary and secondary school teachers are expected to adapt their teaching to the diverse educational needs of students through differentiated instruction (DI). This review included 29 peer-reviewed published articles from 2010 to 2020 evaluating the contribution of preservice and in-service teacher …

De PO-VO overgang kan voor leerlingen problematisch zijn en leiden tot verminderd welzijn en onderpresteren. Wij verkennen in ons onderzoek factoren die het welzijn van leerlingen tijdens deze overgang beïnvloeden, welke ervaringen leerlingen, ouders en leraren hebben, en hoe je als onderwijsprofessional …

Worldwide, schools implement social-emotional learning programs to enhance students' social-emotional skills. Although parents play an essential role in teaching these skills, knowledge about their perspectives on social-emotional learning is limited. In providing insight into the perspectives of parents …

Value-loaded critical thinking refers to a combination of critical thinking, moral value development and reflection. It is important to teach value-loaded critical thinking in secondary education and philosophy seems the pre-eminent subject to do so. This article describes the theoretical foundations …

Background A growing body of literature indicates that adolescent girls who talk with close friends about interpersonal problems or worries in an excessive, speculative way, and with an intense focus on distress (i.e., co-rumination) are at heightened risk for developing internalizing symptoms and disorders …