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COVID-19: do we need to redefine practices for school inspections?

COVID-19: do we need to redefine practices for school inspections? Abstract This paper presents the findings from a webinar with 17 colleagues from Inspectorates of Education from 8 countries, discussing the question: do we need to redefine practices for school...

Standardized assessments in times of COVID-19: Understanding short and long-term effects

Policy-makers, Professionals, School boards, School leaders, Teachers

Standardized assessments in times of COVID-19: Understanding short and long-term effects In many countries worldwide, adjustments were made to standardized assessments following school closures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. As such assessments are commonly...

Online university education: less motivation, less work, same results

Professionals, Student

Online university education: less motivation, less work, same results Recently, students in Amsterdam demonstrated to call for more face-to-face education. A student petition is circulating online, asking for a refund of their tuition fees because, it is claimed,...

COVID-19: do we need to redefine the priorities for school inspections?

Policy-makers, Professionals

COVID-19: do we need to redefine the priorities for school inspections? The disruption to schooling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic during the spring and summer in the northern hemisphere has necessitated changes in all aspects of school policy and practice,...

Homeschooling: What was it like for you?

Parents, Professionals

Homeschooling: What was it like for you? Due to Corona protection measures, schools were closed for several months this spring. Just before the Summer holidays schools re-opened for part of the time. Parents took over the role of teacher and provided homeschooling....

Catch-up programmes to repair learning loss in the Netherlands: interventions and literature review of effectiveness

Catch-up programmes, Professionals

Catch-up programmes to repair learning loss in the Netherlands: overview of interventions and a literature review of their effectiveness Following the outbreak of the coronavirus, school pupils were no longer able to attend school physically from around half-way...