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Factors Affecting Intervention Fidelity of Differentiated Instruction in Kindergarten
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Dijkstra, Elma M.; Walraven, Amber; Mooij, Ton; Kirschner, Paul A. – Research Papers in Education, 2017
This paper reports on the findings in the first phase of a design-based research project as part of a large-scale intervention study in Dutch kindergartens. The project aims at enhancing differentiated instruction and evaluating its effects on children's development, in particular high-ability children. This study investigates relevant…
Descriptors: Intervention, Fidelity, Performance Factors, Individualized Instruction
The Salient History of Dalton Education in the Netherlands
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van der Ploeg, Piet – History of Education, 2014
In the Netherlands there are 400 Dalton schools, while Dalton education has all but disappeared elsewhere, including in its country of origin: the USA. Following a brief period in the 1920s in which it enjoyed strong international interest, it disappeared from the scene. How can it be that the Dalton Plan still exists only in the Netherlands? This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Progressive Education, Educational History
Teachers' Concerns about Adaptive Teaching: Evaluation of a Support Program.
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Van den Berg, Rudolf; Sleegers, Peter; Geijsel, Femke – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 2001
Reports results of an evaluation of a 2-year support program for implementing adaptive teaching (individualized instruction) in Dutch elementary schools. Teachers perceived working with personal action plans and cooperating with colleagues as positive activities. Most teachers also experienced sufficient support from school leaders. (Contains 23…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Improvement