Basic skills such as language, mathematics, citizenship, and physical education are crucial for students' academic success. They contribute to their personal development and prepare them for an active, healthy, and engaged role in society.
This theme explores how these subjects contribute to both students' development and their success in school. It looks at ways in which schools can create a cohesive and balanced curriculum, with attention to the role of teachers, the school environment, and the connection to students' real-life experiences.
Projects
- Education and citizenship (website - NL)
- The effect of NELI tutoring on language development in early childhood classrooms
- Effectmeting kansrijke interventies basisvaardigheden in het po en vo: ADAPT
Publications
- Bewegen met je klas: Kinderen activeren en motiveren met beweging - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- de Bruijn, A. G. M., & Grimminger-Seidensticker, E. (2025). Received and Perceived Peer Acceptance in Relation to Enjoyment, Social Competence, and Physical Activity in Primary School Physical Education and the Role of Peer-Relatedness Need Satisfaction. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0230
- de Bruijn, A. G. M., Ehren, M. C. M., Meeter, M., & Kortekaas-Rijlaarsdam, A. F. (2025). School and student characteristics related to primary and secondary school students’ social–emotional functioning. Frontiers in Education, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1514895
- Fassaert, I., de Bruijn, A., & van der Kamp, J. (2025). Inzicht in de klas: hoe sociometrie sociale relaties in beweging brengt? LO magazine, 113(1). Inzicht in de klas: hoe sociometrie sociale relaties in beweging brengt? - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Learning a Language Through Reading: A Meta-analysis of Studies on the Effects of Extensive Reading on Second and Foreign Language Learning - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam