Research projects
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Mind the Gap
The 'Mind the Gap' research project contributes to increasing insights around recognising and aligning with the educational and support needs of (presumably) twice-exceptional students.
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G(F)OOD together (corona-)project
Survey waves were administered among adolescents and their parents both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to gain insight into how friends and parents influence adolescents' mental health and lifestyle.
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Green Gen Z
Climate change is a global crisis. Many adolescents and young adults are concerned about their future. How is the climate crisis affecting youth? And (how) are they trying to live sustainably?
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SOCIAL
Some adolescents feel more lonely because of their social media use, while others feel more connected to others. In what context does what apply, when, and to whom?
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Aiming for equality of educational opportunities
In this project, it is explored how various educational actors address inequality of opportunities in education, and we investigate whether a 'serious policy game' can contribute to improved collaboration.
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The EMOTIV (EEG) project
Investigating children's numerical development using the EMOTIV EPOC X headset in a school setting to enhance understanding and potential interventions for math-related challenges.
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SpeakAPP!-Kids
We developed a free virtual reality smartphone app, allowing elementary school children to practice presentations in front of virtual audiences. The app helps to increase presentation skills and can potentially prevent fear of public speaking.
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Math and Emotion
This PhD project studies the relationship between mathematics performance, self-concept, and emotions in children with and without mathematical difficulties.
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Coping with diversity in elementary schools
This project investigates how teachers perceive and enact adaptive teaching in the context of blended classrooms for mathematics in primary education.
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Project Veilig op School
The VOS research project focuses on classroom social climate, examining the influence of children's and teachers' gut feelings. In addition, class composition is also studied.
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Research on the intervention StudentinzetopSchool
An effect study aimed at the learning achievements of havo and vwo students, teachers’ perceived work pressures and university students’ desire to work as a teacher.
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Responsible digital technology selection and usage in schools
This PhD-project aims to delve deeper into societal values and norms surrounding technology that maybe getting undermined through this process of technology selection by various stakeholders.
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How teachers’ practices enhance the development of children’s scientific literacy skills
This project aims to answer how elementary teachers can respond to the children’s heterogeneous needs in science education and which skills and attitudes help the teachers with this challenge.
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Emergent literacy development and teaching of children with complex communication needs
In this project the development and instruction of children with complex communication needs in Dutch schools for special education will be explored to determine the teachers’ support needs in providing emergent literacy instruction.
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Kandinsky Longitudinal Study
The Kandinsky Longitudinal Study (KLS) began in 2010 and was designed to investigate adolescent social-emotional wellbeing. Data from this project has been used to answer a wide array of research questions on topics such as bullying and popularity.
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Detour
Detour is a mobile intervention to help young people quit smoking. Detour can be used as a game to distract from cravings, for goal making and monitoring, and as a platform for social support.
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Letterprins
"Letterprins" is a project aiming to increase reading and writing skills of children when they start learning to read in school (about Grade 1). Its main focus is to create a positive reading environment at home, while linking to major stakeholders(s