"Sociologist of education Annette Lareau is renowned in her field for her compassionate ethnographic work and the insightful ideas she's able to draw from it. With Listening to People, she has given us an extremely practical guide to doing the kind of work she has been celebrated for. Lareau covers just …

Writing is usually integrated in the curriculum of science studies. However, students often lack the skills to write for various audiences or, to produce a well written manuscript. We developed a concise project of 15 European Credits to improve the writing skills in an early phase of the bachelor study. …

Students in all types of education often have difficulty acquiring topic knowledge and insight into subject matter of various disciplines. They do not understand or cannot remember theory from their textbook. Usually, students learn theory by studying textbooks, by listening closely to their teacher's …

Introduction: Writing Readiness Inventory Tool In Context (WRITIC) is an activity-based assessment tool to evaluate which kindergarten children are at risk of developing handwriting difficulties. WRITIC-assessment is valid, reliable, feasible, predictive, and norm-referenced. Broad international interest …

In the present study, effects of Genre Writing instruction added with planning and revising activities (GWPR) are investigated in teacher education. This type of instruction was considered promising because it appeared to lead to positive effects on topic knowledge and insight in previous studies conducted …

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 …

Staatssecretaris Uslu en de Raad voor Cultuur hameren op het belang van fair pay door rijksgesubsidieerde culturele instellingen. Ook in het muziekonderwijs valt nog een wereld te winnen, weet onderzoeker en docentenopleider Imre Kruis. De uurtarieven van muziekdocenten zijn bedroevend laag. ‘Ik schrijf …

This professional product is created for Saxion Career Services, as a supporting service of Saxion University. The client is looking for ways to enhance communication towards students and a way to put their wishes and needs into practice.   Saxion Career Services is a supporting service of Saxion University, …

This review examines which types of instruction in writing-to-learn lead to effects on insight and topic knowledge in different disciplines, in grades 5–12 and in higher education. Forty-three empirical studies have been selected to answer this question. Four types of instruction are distinguished. Three …

Conceptual understanding is important for professionals because a broad and deep synthesis of knowledge enables flexible and original thinking in complex problem solving. However, little is known about the appearance of conceptual understanding at the student level. This article therefore investigates …