Adequate gross motor skills are an essential aspect of a child’s healthy development. Where physical education (PE) is part of the primary school curriculum, a strong curriculum-based emphasis on evaluation and support of motor skill development in PE is apparent. Monitoring motor development is then …

Teachers and students need good learning environments to perform well. In this study, it is pre-supposed that the spatial properties of classrooms are important facilitators of the educational process. Ideally, school buildings in general and classrooms in particular should influence the educational …

Smart tangible toys, designed for hand manipulation, can transform fine motor skills assessment into enjoyable activities which are engaging for children to play (partially) unsupervised. Such toys can support school teachers and parents for early detection of deficiencies in motor skills development …

According to a recent manifesto titled Manifest Nederlands op School, the secondary school subject Dutch Language and Literature is incoherent, unchallenging and unscientific. In order to solve this problem, the school subject should strive to reach levels of conscious language proficiency (‘bewuste …

At a time when much attention is being paid to teachers’ effectiveness, there is little regard for the effectiveness of their professional support. Although professional development facilitators are frequently involved in school improvement projects, little is known about the interventions they should …

The purpose of the design-based research reported here is to show – as a proof of principle – how the idea of scaffolding can be used to support primary teachers in a professional development programme (PDP) to design and enact language-oriented science lessons. The PDP consisted of six sessions of 2.5 h …

For the first time in the Netherlands, the Adjustment Scales for Early Transition in Schooling (ASETS) have been applied to kindergarten and first-grade elementary school. A study was conducted to examine the relation between the different behavioral (phenotypes) and situational dimensions (situtypes) …

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 …

De onderzoeksschool, een school voor speciaal onderwijs aan leerlingen met een verstandelijke beperking, bevindt zich in het tweede jaar van het implementatieproces van Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS), een schoolbrede aanpak voor het voorkomen van probleemgedrag. SWPBS kenmerkt zich door …

In dit actieonderzoek gaat de onderzoeker antwoord krijgen op de vraag welke interventies ingezet kunnen worden om ervoor te zorgen dat de leerlingen uit de onderwijs-/zorgklas startklaar zijn bij aanvang van de lessen. Hierbij wordt de Positive Behavior Support (PBS) aanpak gehanteerd. PBS wordt door …