PhD defence Julia Kasch

On Friday, 9 October 2020 at 16:00 hours exactly, Julia Kasch (Open University of the Netherlands) will defend her thesis Scaling the unscalable? Interaction and support in open online education. More information (in Dutch) can be found at https://www.ou.nl/en/-/promotie-feedback-en-interactie-bij-online-onderwijs?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onderwijswetenschappen. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a…

PhD defence Mara Otten

On Friday, October 30, 2020,  at 11:00 hours exactly, Mara Otten (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis “Algebraic reasoning in primary school: A balancing act”. An abstract of the thesis can be found at https://elbd.sites.uu.nl/2020/10/01/proefschrift-otten/ Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people…

PhD Defence Ellen van den Broek

On Friday, 9 October 2020, at 10:30 hours exactly, Ellen van den Broek (Radboud University Nijmegen) will defend her thesis Language awareness in foreign language education. Exploring teachers’ beliefs, practices and change processes. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can physically attend the public…

PhD defence Lara van Peppen

On Friday, 25 September 2020, 15:00hours, L.M. (Lara) van Peppen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will defend her dissertation entitled: ‘Fostering Critical Thinking. Generative processing strategies to learn to avoid bias in reasoning’. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can physically attend…

How can we make peer feedback more effective?

The use of peer feedback can increase student ownership and learning. However, peer feedback is not always as successful as we want it to be. Therefore, our study (supported by 4TU/CEE) focusses on how we can make the use of peer feedback more effective….

PhD Defence Elke Sekeris

On Tuesday October 6, 2020 at 17:00 hours exactly, Elke Sekeris (KU Leuven) will defend her thesis Unravelling computational estimation development in 5- to 7-year-olds. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can physically attend the public defence. For that reason, the…

PhD Defence Marlies ter Beek

On Thursday, 29 October 2020 at 16:15 hours exactly, Marlies ter Beek (University of Groningen) will defend her thesis Supporting reading comprehension in history education: The use and usefulness of a digital learning environment. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can…

PhD Defence Sanne Rovers

On Wednesday, 16 September 2020 at 16:00 hours exactly, Sanne Rovers (Maastricht University) will defend her thesis Growing knowledge; Supporting students’ self-regulation in problem-based learning.

Berichtgeving benoeming Prof. Pim Teunissen

Prof. dr. Pim Teunissen is per 1 september 2020 benoemd tot wetenschappelijk directeur en onderzoeksdirecteur van SHE, de School of Health Professions Education van Maastricht University. Hij volgt prof. dr. Cees van der Vleuten op die in 2023 met pensioen gaat en prof. dr….

Register now: Online ICO Course (20-BES) Learning and Instruction: Basics

This online course is especially set up for PhD candidates in the field of science education with a master’s degree outside of the educational sciences, and who want to know more about the research on learning and instruction. The course will start in September,…