Projects
Intersecting repertoire towards an inclusive, diverse and representative repertoire AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
Pilot project to strengthen teacher training courses KU Leuven
In this pilot project, a partnership is formed between (1) students and teachers of the courses 'Pedagogies and Internship of interdisciplinary STEM education' in the Master of Teaching Programme at KU Leuven, (2) the expertise center 'iSTEM inkleuren', (3) the pedagogical support services of the Flemish Provincial Education (POV) and those of the Public Education of the Flemish Community (GO!), and (4) teacher teams of four Flemish pilot ...
The Influence of Teacher-Student Relationship and Interaction on Primary School Children’s Working Memory: A Multi-Method Approach KU Leuven
Working memory (WM), one of the core executive function (EF) components, is the ability to temporarily hold and manipulate verbal and visuospatial information. WM is considered integral to planning, decision-making, reasoning, and problem-solving, making it crucial for children’s academic achievement and social functioning. In primary education, when foundational skills in reading comprehension and arithmetic are developing, the role of WM on ...
(How) Do school inspections affect the professional identity of teachers: emotions as obstacle or catalyst? University of Antwerp
Pedagogical content knowledge in French: Disentangling its development KU Leuven
Teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) (Shulman, 1986b) is an important predictor of educational quality and student outcomes (e.g., Baumert et al., 2010; Kunter et al., 2013). Hence, it is an important task of teacher education to contribute to PCK development in the best possible way. The present project aims at a better understanding of the development of PCK. The project focuses on primary (pre-service) teachers’ PCK of French as a ...
Early Career TESOL Teacher Induction in Vietnam: Unpacking the Dynamics of Teacher Retention and Attrition KU Leuven
Educational quality largely depends on the availability of a sufficient number of qualified teachers. So teacher turnover is an important concern in every educational system. The induction phase (the transition from teacher education into the job, as well as first years of the career) has been found internationally to be particularly vulnerable for teacher attrition. Vietnam is no exception, yet empirical research on the issue remains scarce. ...
Challenges for HR: Selection and order assignment in Flemish primary and secondary schools Ghent University
Research Questions 1. How does the staffing in schools? a. How many new teachers enter the school? b. How many teachers left the school? c. How the task distribution look like in school? d. What is the ratio between the number of teachers assigned to requirement ADEQUATE and other qualifications in the school? 2. How to select schools new teachers? a. Being a profile made first with criteria requirements (required qualification, skills, ...
A validation study of the Teacher Judgement Inventory. University of Antwerp
Pilot project to strengthen teacher training courses KU Leuven
High expectations are rightly placed on the school subject of 'General Subjects course' PAV, but they are not easily met. This project addresses these by developing: 1) modules to support the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) of students, teachers and teacher trainers PAV on Flemish Qualification Level (VKS) 6-7 in order to design functional, powerful and integrated learning environments; 2) modules in function of the acquisition of the ...