Does a Community of Learners Foster Self-Regulated Learning?

Jos Beishuizen

Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 17, No. 3 (October 2008) pp. 183–193

Although self-regulated learning is considered as a characteristic of individual students, the question may be raised as to whether a community of learners with its emphasis on inquiry learning in teams of students provides an appropriate...

Using Hypertext for Studying and Information Search

Jos Beishuizen

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 15, No. 4 (1996) pp. 289–316

This discussion of hypertext focuses on a study of undergraduates that explored the conditions for making hypertext a better environment than a traditional linear text for studying and for an information search. Highlights include the influence of...

Asking Questions during Self-Directed Inductive Learning: Effects on Learning Outcome and Learning Processes

Pascal Wilhelm; Jos J. Beishuizen

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 12, No. 3 (December 2004) pp. 251–264

Asking learners standardized questions during performance of a self-directed inductive learning task might be a useful way to complement think aloud protocol data. However, asking questions might also scaffold the learning process and thus influence ...

Intellectual and metacognitive skills of novices while studying texts under conditions of text difficulty and time constraint

Marcel V.J. Veenman; Jos J. Beishuizen

Learning and Instruction Vol. 14, No. 6 pp. 621–640

This study investigated the nature of the relation between intelligence and metacognitive skillfulness as predictors of novice learning from text studying. Additionally, effects of text difficulty and time constraint were examined. The intelligence...

Language: English

Study strategies in a computer assisted study environment

Jos J Beishuizen; Evelien T. Stoutjesdijk

Learning and Instruction Vol. 9, No. 3 (1999) pp. 281–301

A Computer Assisted Study Environment (CASE) was developed as a tool for diagnosing study problems, to be used together with other sources of information, such as learning style questionnaires and clinical interviews. Forty-one students were...

Language: English

Computer-supported inquiry learning: effects of training and practice

Jos Beishuizen; Pascal Wilhelm; Marieke Schimmel

Computers & Education Vol. 42, No. 4 (May 2004) pp. 389–402

Inquiry learning requires the ability to understand that theory and evidence have to be distinguished and co-ordinated. Moreover, learners have to be able to control two or more independent variables when formulating hypotheses, designing...

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Topics: Middle School Education

The relation between intellectual and metacognitive skills from a developmental perspective

Marcel V.J. Veenman; Pascal Wilhelm; Jos J. Beishuizen

Learning and Instruction Vol. 14, No. 1 pp. 89–109

The first objective of this study was to establish to what extent metacognitive skill development is associated with intelligence. As a second objective, the generality vs. domain-specificity of maturing metacognitive skills was investigated. Both...

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Teacher Scaffolding in Small-Group Work: An Intervention Study

Janneke van de Pol; Monique Volman; Frans Oort; Jos Beishuizen

Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 23, No. 4 (2014) pp. 600–650

Adapting support contingently to student needs by first diagnosing their current understanding, that is, scaffolding, is considered a key aspect of excellent teaching. The use of classroom scaffolding is rare, however. We therefore investigated the...

No correlation between inferencing causal relations and text comprehension?

Jos Beishuizen; Julie Le Grand; Janine van der Schalk

Learning and Instruction Vol. 9, No. 1 pp. 37–56

In this study, the causal network model of Trabasso and Van den Broek was used to create short narrative texts and to analyse inferencing processes induced from verbal protocols collected during reading and thinking aloud tasks. Inferential skills...

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Learning to Teach Inquiry with ICT

Trinh-Ba Tran; van den Berg ; Ton Ellermeijer; Jos Beishuizen

Physics Education Vol. 53, No. 1 (2018)

Research has shown that the objectives for laboratory teaching--just as with other teaching methods--are often not achieved and that many laboratory sessions are ineffective and yet expensive in terms of pupil and teacher time, and facilities. There ...

The Effects of Scaffolding in the Classroom: Support Contingency and Student Independent Working Time in Relation to Student Achievement, Task Effort and Appreciation of Support

Janneke van de Pol; Monique Volman; Frans Oort; Jos Beishuizen

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 43, No. 5 (2015) pp. 615–641

Teacher scaffolding, in which teachers support students adaptively or "contingently," is assumed to be effective. Yet, hardly any evidence from classroom studies exists. With the current experimental classroom study we investigated whether ...

Promoting teacher scaffolding in small-group work: A contingency perspective

Janneke van de Pol; Monique Volman; Jos Beishuizen

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 28, No. 2 (February 2012) pp. 193–205

Given the scarcity of scaffolding in classrooms, we developed a professional development program (PDP) focusing on scaffolding. The PDP was based on a model of contingent teaching consisting of three steps: diagnostic strategies, checking the...

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Patterns of contingent teaching in teacher–student interaction

Janneke van de Pol; Monique Volman; Jos Beishuizen

Learning and Instruction Vol. 21, No. 1 (February 2011) pp. 46–57

The present study aimed at investigating the process of scaffolding in a naturalistic setting with focus on a key aspect of scaffolding, namely contingency. Three Social Studies teachers in innovative prevocational schools were observed and...

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The role of teaching courses and teacher communities in strengthening the identity and agency of teachers at university medical centres

Thea van Lankveld; Judith Schoonenboom; Gerda Croiset; Monique Volman; Jos Beishuizen

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 67, No. 1 (October 2017) pp. 399–409

Many teachers at university medical centres struggle with the poor reputation of teaching compared to research and patient care. Although professional development activities have been shown to strengthen teachers' identification with teaching, the...

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Pre-University Chemistry Students in a Mimicked Scholarly Peer Review

Lisette van Rens; Philip Hermarij; Albert Pilot; Jos Beishuizen; Herman Hofman; Marjolein Wal

International Journal of Science Education Vol. 36, No. 15 (2014) pp. 2514–2533

Peer review is a significant component in scientific research. Introducing peer review into inquiry processes may be regarded as an aim to develop student understanding regarding quality in inquiries. This study examines student understanding in...

Induction of beginning teachers in urban environments: An exploration of the support structure and culture for beginning teachers at primary schools needed to improve retention of primary school teachers

Lisa Gaikhorst; Jos J. Beishuizen; Irene M. Korstjens; Monique L.L. Volman

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 42, No. 1 (August 2014) pp. 23–33

This study aimed to gain insight into ways to enhance teacher retention. Principals and beginning teachers from 11 Dutch urban primary schools were interviewed about their schools' support structure and culture. Schools where teachers judged about...

Language: English