Expertise

Jordi Casteleyn teaches Dutch Didactics, Didactics Dutch for foreigners, and Language Policy. His research focuses on reading and speaking skills in secondary education.

Technique

qualitative en quantitative analyses

Users

teachers, schools, educational networks, policy organisations

Keywords

Speaking, Language education, Reading comprehension, Secondary education, Didactics, Reading skills

My expertise concerns the value of (philosophical) dialogue and philosophical reflection in the context of formal and informal education, ranging from schools to museums. This entails a focus on: - The role of philosophical dialogue to stimulate students’ inquiry skills and understanding of the nature of science - The role of philosophical and intercultural dialogue to tackle potentially controversial issues in a science class (e.g. genetic manipulation or the theory of evolution) without eliciting polarization among students - The role of philosophical reflection to stimulate students’ sustainability competences such as system and value thinking - The role of philosophical and intercultural dialogue to enhance students’ citizenship competences and avoid polarization in multicultural classes - The role of philosophical dialogue in enhancing historical thinking and reflection about the historic heritage

Technique

- Qualitative and quantitative research methods focused on assessing the impact of classroom interventions - Education design research

Users

Schools, museums, educational institutions, zoological and botanical gardens and/or government agencies focused on science communication or the education of nature, art and citizenship

Keywords

Pedagogical tensions, Scientific communication

Didactics of Biology, Physics, Chemistry and the Natural Sciences - (i)STEM education - Scientific literacy (in evolution) - Inquiry-based education - Teacher education Behavioural ecological and Eco-physiological research in songbirds

Technique

questionnaires

Users

biology teachers

Keywords

School survey, School functioning, Natural selection

Teaching methodology of Economics and Business Administration Entrepreneurial education Teacher education Teacher professionalization Subject-specific learning communities School policy Learning psychology

Technique

Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies Mixed methods Case study research

Users

Teachers, teacher training institutions, schools, communities of schools, macro-policy

Keywords

Education, Learning, Teacher training, Education system, Education policy, Educational innovation, Professionalization, Teacher-student relationship

Mathea Simons is member of the research group Didactica. She has two main lines in her research agenda. On the one hand, she conducts research on (foreign) language education focusing on reading and fluency, especially for French and Spanish as a foreign language. On the other hand, she conducts research on teacher education and teacher professionalisation. A specific focus within this line is research on team teaching.

Technique

Quantitative ((web)survey) and qualitative methods (e.g. focus groups, delphi study)

Users

Language teachers Language learners Schools (secondary and adult education)

Keywords

Foreign language education, Competence, Professionalization, Teaching

I. Educational Sciences (1) German and English Teaching Methodology: German and English as a Foreign Language (DaF, TEFL) (2) Multilingual education: Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) (3) General pedagogy: urban education, multiple perspective learning, differentiated instruction II. Linguistics (1) Applied linguistics (cf I.) (2) Variational linguistics of German

Technique

Research methods in Education and Applied Linguistics: - qualitative and ethnographic research (observation, interview, CA, grounded theory) - case studies - (quasi-)experiments - meta-analysis and reviews - action research - mixed methods Research Methods in Variational Linguistics: - Empirical Research: survey, interview - Corpus Analysis

Users

- Teacher Educators - Language Teachers and Learners - (Applied and variational) Linguists

Keywords

Foreign language learning, Language variation, Applied linguistics

Scientific educational design research - Teaching methodology of Economics and Business Administration - Didactics of economics - Entrepreneurial education - Teacher education - Teacher professionalization - teacher teams and professional learning communities - School policy - school strategy - educational systems - lifelong learning - HR in education

Technique

Scientific educational design research - Design based research - Action research - Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies - Mixed methods - Case study research

Users

School leaders - School council members - Teacher training institutions - Schools - Communities of schools - Companies (lifelong learning) - Educational government bodies

Keywords

Educational design experiment, Teacher professionalisation, Educational innovation, Teacher communities, Scientific educational design research, Learning, Education, Educational research, Educational technologies

Teacher professionalisation Supporting pupils at risk/integrated guidance/care policy Classroom management/teacher-student relationships.

Technique

Kwalitative and kwantitative research techniques, such as case-study, Delphi method, focusgroups, survey. Design and validation of questionnaires Kwalitative data analyses Contributing to in-service training

Users

- Teachers and school leaders - Educational Counseling service(s), Centres for Pupil Counseling - Teacher trainers - Government

Keywords

Secondary education, Teacher professionalisation, Student counselling/supervision, Class management, Teacher training

- Speaking and listening skills: experimental research on the learning effects of exploratory talk during collaborative activities - Language study: development of learning tools by means of which, via an inductive approach, students develop linguistic insights through practical language skills - Media literacy: development of an assessment tool which enables students, teachers and teacher educators to map their media literacy competencies - Reading motivation: qualitative study on reading motivation in the Flemish teacher training curricula and education practice + development of tools which merge reading motivation with the use of e-media

Technique

Mixed methods

Users

- Researchers, teachers, teacher educators, education specialists, education policy makers

Keywords

Talking skills, Reading skills, New media, Speaking, Education, Listening comprehension, Language studies

Pre- and post measurements, quantitative data analysis, literature review, in depth interviews, focus groups, Delphi study

Technique

Quantitative and qualitative research

Users

Colleagues, education professionals, students, business and government

Keywords

Teaching method, Teaching profession, Mathematics education, Didactics, Experimental study