Producten specifiek voor onderzoekers en professionals Termijn Product Universiteit 2011 Journal article on mental models: buoyancy, electricity, biological growth Internal report on the development of experimentation with structured and unstructured materials. The first contribution for the talent map about the development of experimentation with different kinds of materials (open and closed) Presentations at (inter)national conferences (ESCITE, SRCD) Extended explorative behavioral scale for older children (translated codebook EBS in English) Dynamic assessment tools Science reasoning scale for upper grade students concentrating on coding STEM reasoning of students and teachers Task-specific versions of the scientific reasoning scale Instrument for the analysis of academic language in young children and teachers Instrument for the analysis of the adaptation of the teacher Coding system for representational redescription Coding system for embodied cognitive affordances / Katholieke Universiteit Leuven/Universiteit van Amsterdam//
2012 Coding system for representation of physics phenomena Coding system for control of variables strategies Methodology for reliable research on mental models, which can be applied to various science subjects Scientific articles reporting insights on the relation between key components of the educational approach and how they impact on the process, in particular the amount of 'intrinsically motivated intense mental activity' in the area of S&T Scientific reasoning in primary school children is promoted by interaction with peers. Assessing children s understanding of S&T phenomena Journal articles on the interaction between teacher and child language and on the effectiveness of the video feedback program for teachers Journal article on development of experimentation with structured and unstructured materials National paper (for the educational field) on mental models and the application of knowledge about MM in classroom projects National paper (for the educational field) on the development of feedback learning in the context of science learning Internal report on pedagogy (the way the teacher introduces materials, research questions, and projects) and the effect on children's experimentation Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
2013 2 Internal reports about effect of generative activities (drawing/writing/explaining) in the classroom on MM Instrument for the assessment of teachable science moments in the classroom Instrument for measurement of neurocognitive functions Identifiers for scholastic functioning Questionnaire for assessment of parent and teacher evaluation of the child Instrument for the measurement of adaptive function Guidelines for detection of individual profiles of children Classroom observation scale for measurement of problem solving, communicating, etc. Scientific articles reporting insights with regard to the methodology (ways to identify the mental activity in children), the concept of 'basic schemes' to explain competence/talent/excellence in children, the role of intuition or imagination in the understanding of the physical world and the impact of advanced learning environments on outcome Perceptual and spatial characteristics of science tasks affect discovery and scientific reasoning Micro-development of scientific reasoning in three domains of science and technology; transfer across domains. Understanding of S&T phenomena of kindergartners and children at the end of primary school. A micro- and macrogenetic diachronic analysis and a synchronic analysis of different S&T systems Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The role of exploration possibilities and providing action hints in the development of S&T phenomena a test of the Embodied Cognition Theory The role of providing verbal cues in the development of S&T phenomena a test of the Representational Redescription Theory Scientific paper on teachable science moments in grade 5-8 of primary education Scientific paper on the linguistic teacher child interaction Journal article on: Perception and action affordances in three- and twodimensional space in preschoolers: analyses in the mathematical, spatial, physical, and biological domain. Journal article on: Children's learning of trajectories of moving objects Journal article on pedagogy and the effect on experimentation Journal article on scientific curiosity (children 6-11) Journal article on neurocognitive aspects of logical reasoning (children 6-11) Journal article on eagerness and learning motivation (children 6-11) Journal article on sources of individual variability in prerequisites for scientific reasoning and curiosity (children 6-11) Journal article on context variables relevant for stimulating curiosity and teaching scientific thinking (children 6-11) In Dutch: Seeing, touching, moving and assembling: how exploration of materials guide talent development.?
2014 In Dutch: Realistic mathematics and embodied mathematics: converging traditions. National paper (for the educational field) on pedagogy and science projects Professional article on context variables relevant for stimulating curiosity and teaching scientific thinking (children 6-11) Papers 1 van Clusters 2 en 3: EARLI conference ORD conference Procedure for testing the effectiveness of an evidence based video feedback coaching program for teachers (VFC-t) in primary education, using a process approach Bootstrapping procedures for real-time teaching interactions Embedding science and technology education in strong narratives enhances scientific reasoning in primary school children. Relationships between micro- and macro-development of scientific reasoning. Scaffolding of scientific reasoning through verbal redescription of intuitive understanding of science and technology phenomena. Effortful -control and performance in science and technology Adaptive function and performance in science and technology Self-regulation and performance in science and technology
Social cognition and performance in science and technology Effect of parent training on parents attitude towards science and technology Scientific paper on teacher child interaction in relation to scientific reasoning of grade 5-8 students Scientific paper on the teacher child interaction in relation to the scientific reasoning of the child Journal article on: Predictors of affordances of preschoolers in scientific reasoning Journal article on: Children's learning of force and transformations of mass and weight Journal article on: Stimulating inductive and deductive reasoning in primary school children Journal article on mental model workshop for teachers Journal article on feedback learning in the context of science learning Journal article on neuropsychological procedures to stimulate scientific reasoning and 'eagerness' in children (children 6-11) Journal article on a Toolbox of materials to stimulate scientific reasoning and eagerness (children 6-11) Journal article on 'tools of the mind to stimulate scientific curiosity' for parents (children 6-11) In Dutch: Curiosity in children depends on perceptual, spatial, cognitive and social affordances inherent to the S&T learning environment
In Dutch: Talent for science and technology is promoted by systematic variation of and repeated engagement in S&T activities. National paper on MM and the effect of using generative activities in the classroom National paper (for the educational field) about all developed aspects of MM National paper (for the educational field) about design principles for science learning materials Professional article on neuropsychological procedures to stimulate scientific reasoning and 'eagerness' in children (children 6-11) Professional article on a Toolbox of materials to stimulate scientific reasoning and eagerness (children 6-11) Papers 2 van Clusters 2 en 3: international workshop at BSI Effortful -control and performance in science and technology Adaptive function and performance in science and technology Effect of parent training on parents attitude towards beta concepts Workshops organized by Expert Centre on Language Education and BSI guidelines for assessment of profiles of S&T in individual children guidelines for assessment of profiles of S&T in individual children for parents Applied paper on the results of the video feedback coaching program Universiteit van Amsterdam
2015 Nog nader bekend te maken Effect of teacher training on science and technology knowledge in children Effect of teacher training on teachers beta concepts, evaluating neurocognitive factors Effect of parent training on science and technology knowledge in children Scientific paper on the effectiveness of a video feedback coaching program for grade 5-8 teachers in primary education Scientific paper on the effectiveness of the training module Journal article on: Development of perception and action affordances from preschool to kindergarten Journal article on: Stimulating perception and action affordances in kindergartners Journal article on: The role of the teacher in stimulating inductive and deductive reasoning Papers 3 & 4 van Clusters 2 en 3: SRCD Philadelphia Effect of teacher training on science and technology knowledge in children Diagnostic instrument to evaluate weak exploring/low curiosity children
At conferences organized by PBT Information about projects, description of training sessions, description of targets of intervention, description of results on subquestions Link to local research website Leiden with related products Observation scheme to evaluate children s exploration behavior. Interview and questionnaire to assess scientific reasoning. Methodology for defining task-specific observation scale for experimentation