Projects
Development methodology competency determination workplace learning. University of Antwerp
Development and validation of a modek of ICT integration in teacher education. Ghent University
Given the increasing emphasis on the requirenment for teacher trainers and student teachers to become proficient in the use of ICT, the goals of this study are (1) to identify the principal characteristics associated with ICT_integration in ITT and (2) to explore whether these characteristics influence the adoption of ICT by pre-service teachers.
Development and evaluation of a tailored fat and physical activity advice for adolescents Ghent University
In a first study tailored advices will be adapted to adolescents' educational levels. In a second study the optimal length of the information giving in the advice will be determined. The final study will be an effectiveness study among adolescents.
The promotion of a physically active lifestyle through quality Physical Education. KU Leuven
The promotion of a physically active lifestyle through quality Physical Education. KU Leuven
The aim of this project is to develop an instructional and curricular strategy to promote a physically active lifestyle through quality physical education in secondary schools. Increasing the physical activity levels of school-aged youth is a significant factor in the reduction of obesity and health problems.The research is framed within the behavior analytic tradition and extends a curricular pedagogical approach known as Sport Education. In ...
Empowering teachers in primary education to keep students in educational systems and train executive functions in their students as a guarantee for future success KU Leuven
Education is the key that will allow many other Sustainable Development Goals of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to be achieved. When people are able to get quality education they can break from the cycle of poverty. Education therefore helps to reduce inequalities and to reach gender equality. In Ethiopia where 44% of its 95+ million population being aged between 0 and 14 years, efforts to improve education have a huge potential ...
The effects of an innovative Cognitive Control and Emotion Regulation Skills Training (CEST) on adolescent inpatients with depression: a clustered randomised controlled trial Ghent University
Although current psychotherapies for depression have been shown to be effective in reducing depressive symptoms, a significant proportion of adolescent patients (30-40%) relapse after initial recovery. This highlights the absolute need for new intervention programs that target basic mechanisms underlying the development of depressive episodes. The studies included my PhD and other recent evidence reliably demonstrate that both cognitive ...
Reading picture books to stimulate young children’s mathematical development: the contribution of task and teacher competence characteristics KU Leuven
The present PhD project focuses on the stimulation of young children’s (i.e., 3-6-year-olds) mathematical development via picture books. Special attention is paid to the characteristics (content-related characteristics, structural characteristics) of picture books that enhance young children’s mathematical reflections and interactions. The PhD project will involve a series of empirical studies that can be conducted in experimental as well as ...