The aim of this research was to develop an effective, generative, and practical approach to enhance students’ structure-property reasoning (SPR). The approach consists of an evaluation instrument... Show moreThe aim of this research was to develop an effective, generative, and practical approach to enhance students’ structure-property reasoning (SPR). The approach consists of an evaluation instrument that assesses the level of structure-property reasoning and a teaching practice to make structure-property reasoning more explicit for students.As base of the approach, the perspective for SPR was used as model for structure-property reasoning. With this model, we aimed to represent the relationship between chemical concepts and the skill of structure-property reasoning.The SPR-instrument combines a sorting task with a mapping task based on the perspective for SPR. The instrument was tested on secondary school students and first-year chemistry students. The results showed that the SPR-instrument can discriminate between these two groups.This teaching practice consists of demonstration experiments with two design principles, namely the Predict-Observe-Explain (POE) approach and the perspective for SPR. The teaching practice was tested on Y-4 pre-university students. The results showed that the teaching practice contributed to the development of structure-property reasoning. The practicality of (re)designed demonstrations appeared to be as high as that of "traditional" demonstrations.The research showed that perspective for SPR (combined or not with POE-demonstrations) could bridge the gap in students’ chemical reasoning. Show less
The SpeakTeach method, Towards self-regulated learning of speaking skills in foreign languages in secondary schools: an adaptive and practical approach De SpeakTeach didactiek, Naar zelfregulerend... Show moreThe SpeakTeach method, Towards self-regulated learning of speaking skills in foreign languages in secondary schools: an adaptive and practical approach De SpeakTeach didactiek, Naar zelfregulerend leren bij spreek- en gespreksvaardigheid in moderne vreemde talen in het voortgezet onderwijs: een adaptieve en praktische aanpak Show less