Effective and Efficient Learning Environments

Outreach

Interview
Interview on learn to learn, about self-regulated learning in higher education
Interview
Learning you can learn, about self-regulated learning in primary and secondary education. Read the interview.
Interview
Interview on the role of learning strategies in learning difficulties.

Sam Balye
Interview
Read the interview about the application of principles from educational psychology (more specifically about motivational teaching) in hbo practice and about the teacher as researcher

Maranda van der Griff
Website
Website about teaching critical thinking in higher education. The website was created at the initiative of the Brain and Learning chair (Peter Verkoeijen is a lecturer at this chair) and the content is provided by lecturers from various universities of applied sciences. Evidence-informed education to promote critical thinking is central.

Firmbee
Article
Article about the PhD research of Eva Janssen; combination project of the UU, EUR and Avans Hogeschool. Peter Verkoeijen was one of the co-promoters.
Webinar
Webinar on teaching critical thinking. Webinar was organised by ECBO. Peter Verkoeijen and Anita Heijltjes hosted the webinar.
Webinar
A webinar about SRL. The webinar has been organised by the professional magazine Didactief. In this webinar Martine Baars will elaborate on the subject of self-regulated learning.
Website
Together with Leiden University we are doing research into the use of videos in reading comprehension education in primary schools. This project is funded by the NRO. On this website you can find more information about the design and results of the current research. Furthermore, schools can register here to participate in the research.
Article
In this article, Brechtje van Zeijts answers a question from the Ministry of Education. This question was submitted via the NRO knowledge roundabout and concerns what science knows about the effect of reading methods.
Article
Practical article about 10 exercise strategies from memory psychology for the classroom, published in the journal OnderwijsInnovatie (pp. 17-23).
Video
In this video Dr. Björn de Koning shares insights from his research into embodied cognition and shows how body movements can contribute to understanding texts and learning comprehension strategies.