The research on student attrition, retention and success in the Netherlands is highly influenced by Tinto’s integration theory. In this paper, as part of my broader PhD research, I propose adjusting this theory to achieve a better fit with the present generation of students in the developed world. By …

This paper presents the findings of a study conducted among primary geography teacher educators. The research examines the perceptions of educators of primary teacher students’ desired and achieved levels of substantial knowledge, syntactic knowledge, and beliefs about the subject of geography. The findings …

A study of the improvement of the quality of student teachers’ lessons in interactive (story)book reading through the use of data-feedback on observed lessons. Variables regarding the optimal time use, the quality of instruction and the student teachers’ pedagogical relation with pupils were included …

The research was proceeded at Gefährdetenhilfe Scheideweg e.V. This institution takes care of the rehabilitation and social integration of young men and women (between 18 and 30 years), who have a criminal background or have been addicted to drugs or alcohol. In the course of the investigation, initially, …

To help my colleagues to reach their pedagogical and didactical Zone of Proximal Development, knowledge sharing about highly giftedness took place by means of mini master classes presented in a condensed form. In addition, knowledge construction was generated through Teacher Development Team meetings, …

The challenges of physics teacher education are obvious: 1) physics teaching in schools is often uninspiring and ineffective, the many brilliant ideas for exciting physics are underused; 2) in many countries there is a shortage of qualified physics teachers, enrolments in physics teacher education are …

As emerging technologies provide access to the new resources in society, teachers’ roles need to transform to cater to individual students’ learning preferences. As a result, adequate ICT training for student teachers should provide technology rich experiences throughout the whole program. The Ministry …

Background Each teacher experiences a class to be 'difficult to manage' at a certain point in his or her career. The researcher, as a matter of fact, in person as well, but specifically a group of girls (16 – 20 years of age) with a pronounced rebellious, norm exceeding attitude is new to me. It takes …

Dit artikel presenteert een instrument waarmee kwalitatief goede lesmomenten en ‘voorkeurshandelen’ van leerkrachten opgespoord kunnen worden bij wetenschap- en technologie-activiteiten. Het instrument brengt de expressieve pedagogical content knowledge in kaart: de inhoudelijke kennis die de leerkracht …

Deze studie gaat over een instrument waarmee Expressed Pedagogical Content Knowledge (EPCK) binnen het onderwijs in Wetenschap en Technologie gemeten kan, door gebruik te maken van procesobservaties. Deze pilot case studie vond plaats in het Mobile Planetarium, een activiteit van het Wetenschapsknooppunt …