Gross motor coordination (GMC) is essential for the development of specific motor skills and long-term participation in physical activities and sports. Group analysis reveals that, on average, children develop these skills gradually; however, how individuals develop GMC is less clear. The main aim of …

Een soepele overgang : leerlingen met speciale onderwijsbehoeften naar hetreguliere basisonderwijs NRO-aanvraag

Dutch secondary school pupils seldom speak the foreign language in class, citing anxiety as a primary factor (Haijma, 2013). Implementing improvisational drama techniques (IDTs), however, could help ameliorate this situation by generating positive affective reactions, such as confidence and joy, and …

In de zoektocht naar de grenzen van de toelaatbaarheid van het gedrag en de gevolgen die dat gedrag hebben, doorlopen kinderen verschillende fases. In dit document staan de fases die de Hildegaertschool doorloopt om kinderen met elkaar te leren omgaan, met een toenemend sturende rol voor de leerkracht. …

Research team ‘Parents and teachers: partners in the fight against bullying’ – de Buitenburcht In dit document wordt op toegankelijke wijze uitgelegd wat de school verstaat onder pesten en welke stappen de leerlingen van de Buitenburcht kunnen nemen wanneer zij worden gepest of zien dat iemand anders …

The purpose of this literature study is to obtain information about educational approaches to teaching 11 to 12 years old children focusing on how to distinguish between real news and fake news. With this purpose we studied 16 academic papers about learning activities to make primary school children …

This contribution addresses two studies of the processes and outcomes of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Dutch primary education. Firstly, this article describes a preliminary study of the learning outcomes at the end of primary education, comparing pupils’ language proficiency after either two …

Conference poster Digitally controlled systems, such as elevators, washing machines, and traffic lights, are ubiquitous in children's present-day world. However, in current educational practice, such systems are hardly being addressed, and little is known about children's initial understandings about …

When children learn in a group context they also co-construct knowledge (Thelen & Smith, 1994). This means that, rather than undergoing parallel learning processes, we conceive knowledge as emerging between two or more individuals. In this presentation, we aim to demonstrate the process of knowledge …