Met de slogan ‘Nieuwerwets boeren in de biologische sector’ trekt Van Hall Larensteinstudenten naar de opleiding Ad Biologische Melkveehouderij. Hiermee wordt voorzien in een duidelijke vraag vanuit deze sector naar kennis op hbo-niveau. Twee docenten (Gelein Biewenga en Ali-Jetske Hoogland) en een student …

This work draws on the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) survey. Last year a first review was conducted on the PIAAC Numeracy Framework (Tout. et al., 2017). In 2018 and 2019 the framework for the second cycle of PIAAC will be developed. This second cycle of the …

This paper is a summary paper of the Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Adult Mathematics Education (AME). The theme AME made its first appearance on CERME11 and in this paper we provide an overview of the growing and blossoming field of AME and the results of the working group. The main themes associated …

This paper is a discussion paper to support an Erasmus+ project with the name Common European Numeracy Framework (CENF) (for adults) which will start at the end of the year 2018. In the first months of 2019 the team with participants from The Netherlands, Austria, Spain and Ireland will be in the process …

Numeracy and mathematics education in vocational education is under pressure to keep up with the rapid changes in the workplace due to developments in workplace mathematics and the ubiquitous availability of technological tools. Vocational education is a large stream in education for 12- to 20-years-olds …

One of the core elements of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a survey of adult skills. The survey measures adults’ proficiency in literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments. Furthermore, the survey gathers data on how adults …

In deze rubriek bespreekt Kees Hoogland op een toegankelijke manier recent relevant wetenschappelijk onderzoek.

We are well into the 21st century now and the urgency for lifelong learning is growing especially regarding numeracy. There are major societal and policy pressures on education to prepare citizens for a complex and technologized society, in literature referred to as “21st century skills” (Voogt & ParejaRoblin, …

Mensen met dementie willen graag vitaal blijven en meedoen in de samenleving. Over het algemeen kan dat ook, met een aanpassing of met ondersteuning. Met dit boekje willen we mantelzorgers en mensen met dementie inspireren. Dit doen we met tips en verhalen die vooral bedoeld zijn om na te denken over …

In recent decades, technology has influenced various aspects of assessment in mathematics education: (1) supporting the assessment of higher-order thinking skills in mathematics, (2) representing authentic problems from the world around us to use and apply mathematical knowledge and skills, and (3) making …