Background: Community nurses (CNs) play an important role in supporting healthy lifestyles, including healthy eating behaviour of patients. However, many CNs do not incorporate healthy eating support in their daily routines to the fullest extent possible. This study aimed to explore (1) the associations …

Background We report development of the SPQ (School Participation Questionnaire) a teacher-completed measure of participation related constructs for schools. The SPQ was developed to support participation-related assessment, interventions, and research in the inclusive school context. Methods Several …

Dit praktijkgericht onderzoek kwam tot stand na een intense samenwerking met mijn collega Akim Bultinck die het onderzoek voert vanuit het perspectief van de leerkracht, terwijl ik mij richt tot het perspectief van de leerlingen. Een combinatie van een ontwerpgericht onderzoek en een actie-onderzoek, …

Uit onderzoeken is bekend dat formatieve assessment, ook wel ‘evalueren om te leren’ genoemd, nog weinig wordt toegepast in het VO. Formatieve assessment is een manier van beoordelen (lees ook: tussentijds evalueren) met tot doel leerlingen in hun leerproces verder te helpen. Door middel van feed up, …

Prevalence rates and the health problems related to maternal distress instigated the development of an intervention to prevent and reduce maternal distress during pregnancy. Intervention Mapping served as a framework for the intervention development. A needs assessment using the PRECEDE model and the …

In the Netherlands and the USA, the assessment process is changing for children who present learning and behavioural challenges in school. Evaluations for eligibility determinations and support planning are shifting along with disability models and tensions over the provision of inclusive schooling. …

"Collega's worstelen met de programma's op de computer omdat ze niet alle vaardigheden hebben. Kinderen kunnen minder met standaard programma's dan wordt verwacht. Hoe kan het ICT-onderwijs geoptimaliseerd worden voor leerkrachten en leerlingen? Er is onderzoek gedaan naar de vaardigheden van de leerlingen …

In the Netherlands and in the United States, the assessment process is changing for children who present learning and behavioural challenges in school. Evaluations for eligibility determinations and support planning are shifting along with disability models and tensions over the provision of inclusive …

Peer assessment is an educational arrangement where students judge a peers performance quantitatively and/or qualitatively and which stimulates students to reflect, discuss and collaborate. However, empirical evidence for peer assessment effects on learning is scarce, mostly based on student self-reports …

Students' educational careers in Higher Education: a search into key factors regarding study outcome One of the political goals of the EU is to develop 'the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010'. The Dutch knowledge economy faces an increased demand for highly-educated inhabitants, …