This study examines if and how analyzing peer writings in a new academic genre helps enhance the ... more This study examines if and how analyzing peer writings in a new academic genre helps enhance the quality of produced texts. Studying examples of writing with and without instructional prompts is compared to learning by doing, that is writing
This report explains the issues of positioning learners in a knowledge domain, to recommend learn... more This report explains the issues of positioning learners in a knowledge domain, to recommend learning materials to follow, and diagnosing learners' conceptual development, to provide formative feedback and recommend remedial actions. It also discusses how Language Technologies can be used to perform these two tasks in a (semi) automatic way. To this end, the report presents an outline of the existing language technologies, and resources for the analysis of learner texts (task 4.1), and an overview of the process of acquiring and analysing data for measuring conceptual development (task 4.2).
Fostering self-regulated learning (SRL) has become increasingly important at various educational ... more Fostering self-regulated learning (SRL) has become increasingly important at various educational levels. Most studies on SRL have been conducted in higher education. The present literature study aims toward understanding self-regulation processes of students in primary and secondary education. We explored the development of young students' self-regulation from a theoretical perspective. In addition, effective characteristics for an intervention to develop young students' self-regulation were examined, as well as the possibilities of implementing formative assessments in primary education to develop self-regulation. The results show that SRL can be supported in both primary and secondary education. However, at both school levels, differences were found, regarding the theoretical background of the training and the type of instructed strategy. Studies so far suggest avenues toward formative assessment, which seems to be a unifying theory of instruction that improves the learning process by developing self-regulation among students. But gaps in knowledge about the impact of formative assessments on the development of SRL strategies among primary school students require further exploration.
Background Patient safety experts have postulated that increasing patient participation in commun... more Background Patient safety experts have postulated that increasing patient participation in communications during patient handovers will improve the quality of patient transitions, and that this may reduce hospital readmissions. Choosing strategies that enhance patient safety through improved handovers requires better understanding of patient experiences and preferences for participation. Objective The aim of this paper is to explore the patients' experiences and perspectives related to the handovers between their primary care ...
Background Safe patient transitions depend on effective communication and a functioning care coor... more Background Safe patient transitions depend on effective communication and a functioning care coordination process. Evidence suggests that primary care physicians are not satisfied with communication at transition points between inpatient and ambulatory care, and that communication often is not provided in a timely manner, omits essential information, or contains ambiguities that put patients at risk. Objective Our aim was to demonstrate how process mapping can illustrate current handover practices between ambulatory and ...
This article analyses the required content and strategies of information and communications techn... more This article analyses the required content and strategies of information and communications technology (ICT) training for teachers in terms of learning to know, learning to do, learning to live with each other and with others, and learning to be. We conclude that the fast-changing role and nature of ICT in education, combined with the low level of penetration of ICT into present educational practices, requires a strategy that includes three aspects. These aspects are the training of students within teacher training institutions, the high-level implementation of ICT in schools as a joint effort by students, schools and teacher training institutions, and the formation of cooperating communities of practice to ensure the continued flow of emerging knowledge and practices to the educational field. Special attention should be given to unwanted and unforeseen side effects that may affect pupils' lives today and in the future.
This study examines if and how analyzing peer writings in a new academic genre helps enhance the ... more This study examines if and how analyzing peer writings in a new academic genre helps enhance the quality of produced texts. Studying examples of writing with and without instructional prompts is compared to learning by doing, that is writing
This report explains the issues of positioning learners in a knowledge domain, to recommend learn... more This report explains the issues of positioning learners in a knowledge domain, to recommend learning materials to follow, and diagnosing learners' conceptual development, to provide formative feedback and recommend remedial actions. It also discusses how Language Technologies can be used to perform these two tasks in a (semi) automatic way. To this end, the report presents an outline of the existing language technologies, and resources for the analysis of learner texts (task 4.1), and an overview of the process of acquiring and analysing data for measuring conceptual development (task 4.2).
Fostering self-regulated learning (SRL) has become increasingly important at various educational ... more Fostering self-regulated learning (SRL) has become increasingly important at various educational levels. Most studies on SRL have been conducted in higher education. The present literature study aims toward understanding self-regulation processes of students in primary and secondary education. We explored the development of young students' self-regulation from a theoretical perspective. In addition, effective characteristics for an intervention to develop young students' self-regulation were examined, as well as the possibilities of implementing formative assessments in primary education to develop self-regulation. The results show that SRL can be supported in both primary and secondary education. However, at both school levels, differences were found, regarding the theoretical background of the training and the type of instructed strategy. Studies so far suggest avenues toward formative assessment, which seems to be a unifying theory of instruction that improves the learning process by developing self-regulation among students. But gaps in knowledge about the impact of formative assessments on the development of SRL strategies among primary school students require further exploration.
Background Patient safety experts have postulated that increasing patient participation in commun... more Background Patient safety experts have postulated that increasing patient participation in communications during patient handovers will improve the quality of patient transitions, and that this may reduce hospital readmissions. Choosing strategies that enhance patient safety through improved handovers requires better understanding of patient experiences and preferences for participation. Objective The aim of this paper is to explore the patients' experiences and perspectives related to the handovers between their primary care ...
Background Safe patient transitions depend on effective communication and a functioning care coor... more Background Safe patient transitions depend on effective communication and a functioning care coordination process. Evidence suggests that primary care physicians are not satisfied with communication at transition points between inpatient and ambulatory care, and that communication often is not provided in a timely manner, omits essential information, or contains ambiguities that put patients at risk. Objective Our aim was to demonstrate how process mapping can illustrate current handover practices between ambulatory and ...
This article analyses the required content and strategies of information and communications techn... more This article analyses the required content and strategies of information and communications technology (ICT) training for teachers in terms of learning to know, learning to do, learning to live with each other and with others, and learning to be. We conclude that the fast-changing role and nature of ICT in education, combined with the low level of penetration of ICT into present educational practices, requires a strategy that includes three aspects. These aspects are the training of students within teacher training institutions, the high-level implementation of ICT in schools as a joint effort by students, schools and teacher training institutions, and the formation of cooperating communities of practice to ensure the continued flow of emerging knowledge and practices to the educational field. Special attention should be given to unwanted and unforeseen side effects that may affect pupils' lives today and in the future.
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