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van Rijk, Yvonne; Volman, Monique; de Haan, Dorian; van Oers, Bert – Learning Environments Research, 2017
Sociocultural theories based on the work of Vygotsky have been increasingly influential in educational sciences. Developmental education (DE) is a pedagogical approach based on Vygotskian theory that has inspired primary schools in the Netherlands to change the learning environment innovatively in a comprehensive way. In this article, we focus on…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Reading Comprehension, Developmental Programs, Grade 4
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van Schaik, Martijn; Terwel, Jan; van Oers, Bert – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2014
In vocational education students are to be prepared to participate in communities of practice. Hence they need technical skills as well as content knowledge e.g. science and mathematics. Research has shown that the instructional strategy of guided co-construction may lead to deeper understandings within a practice. The research questions in this…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Qualitative Research, Visual Aids, Problem Solving
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Tertoolen, Anja; van Oers, Bert; Geldens, Jeannette; Popeijus, Herman – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2012
This article reports on the first phase of a research project in which we looked for the voices of young children, aged 5 to 6, in school. What do children experience in school? What do they see as the meaning of school? What is their motivation? Children have the right to be listened to. The question is which settings, under which circumstances,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
van Oers, Bert; Poland, Marielle – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2007
One of the missions of education is to prepare children for complex tasks that occur in their cultural environment. By means of abstracting, the effects of this complexity can be reduced. Recent research and theoretical development show us that young children already seem to be able to think abstractly. The acknowledgement of this potential in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sociocultural Patterns, Cultural Context, Abstract Reasoning
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Dijk, Eelje F.; van Oers, Bert; Terwel, Jan – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2004
Discussions about the beginnings of mathematics education in early childhood are often caught up in a dilemma: should we stimulate spontaneous actions or provide direct instruction about elementary number-related actions? In this article we argue that either approach is problematic and neither is an optimal way of promoting the development of…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education, Early Childhood Education