Course materials play a vital role in the foreign language classroom. Relatively little attention has been paid, however, to analyzing the activities that foster oral interactional ability in EFL course materials. For the purpose of this study, a coding scheme was designed that focuses specifically on …

Van NT2-docenten wordt verwacht dat zij zich blijvend ontwikkelen en professionaliseren (zie competentie B.4 in het BVNT2-competentieprofiel). Een onderzoekende houding speelt daarbij een belangrijke rol, oftewel het vermogen om kritisch en systematisch naar het eigen handelen te kijken én de vaardigheid …

In this episode, I describe some activities on the history of geometry. Geogebra is first used to visualize a primary source from Descartes, and then to create the conchoide of Nicomedes. In the last part the so-called human conchoid is described, a form of embodied cognition to let your students get …

Background There has been an increasing interest in negative or ‘undermining’ motivations for reading. In this study, we aimed to strengthen knowledge on the validity of the distinction between affirming and undermining motivations. First, we examined whether the structure of a questionnaire based on …

Effects of the Prima anti-bullying program on victimization, classroom peer context and defending behavior Marloes van Verseveld, Minne Fekkes, Ruben Fukkink & Ron Oostdam Background and aims Victimization among children is associated with adverse effects on their physical and psychological health and …

Much research has been done into the relationship between students’ motivation to learn and their basic psychological needs as defined by the self-determination theory (autonomy, competence, relatedness). However, few studies have explored how these psychological needs relate to different types of maladaptive …

Video voor het project Zichtbaar slimmer. De opname toont de resultaten van data fysicalisatie -het tastbaar maken van data- op basisschool St Jan. Bijna 100 kinderen en docenten van de St Janschool hebben gewerkt aan datafysicalisaties rondom het school projectthema 'vriendschap'. De kinderen van groep …