This thesis explores the opportunities for developing and assessing learners’ EFL oral skills in pre-vocational classrooms in the Netherlands. The thesis contains four studies. First, we evaluate the oral interaction practice offered in EFL coursebooks. In the second study, we explore ways to assess …

Background: With the increased attention on implementing inquiry activities in primary science classrooms, a growing interest has emerged in assessing students’ science skills. Research has been concerned with the limitations and advantages of different test formats to assess students’ science skills. …

In bilingual streams in the Netherlands, school subjects are taught in an additional language so that pupils learn both subject content and the target language by using language meaningfully. Teachers of English in bilingual streams (TEBs) are often expected to collaborate with subject teacher colleagues …

In CLIL contexts in the Netherlands, learners use the target language meaningfully in subject lessons parallel to English classes and English teachers are expected to co-operate with subject teacher colleagues. What does this mean for content and language in English lessons and for English teachers’ …

In groep 5 van basisschool X ervaren de leerkrachten moeilijkheden met het creëren van een goed pedagogisch klimaat. Zowel binnen als buiten de klas zijn regelmatig incidenten. Het bestaande handelen van de leerkrachten, waaronder het voor- en nabespreken van pauzes en groepsregels opstellen, levert …

Zelfverantwoordelijk leren is een actief proces waarin leerlingen zelf problemen oplossen die ze tegenkomen en meer verantwoordelijkheid krijgen in het stellen van eigen leerdoelen en het reguleren van het eigen leerproces. Deze metacognitieve vaardigheden zijn nodig voor levenslang leren (Blok, Oostdam, …

Following on from successful early intervention programs abroad, the Netherlands also introduced a number of different programs to tackle educational disadvantage in preschool and early years education. Studies that investigate the effects of Dutch early childhood interventions have been published since …