Research design
Primary education
What does the research involve for participating primary schools and what are we going to do in the four studies?
Information for participating schools
If you would like to take part in our research, please contact us by sending an email to: inhaal.fgb@vu.nl.
All participants will receive a report summarising the results for their school. This report will focus primarily on the effectiveness of the catch-up and support programme in terms of cognitive skills, well-being, confidence and social competences of the participating pupils.
This report can be used to account for the use of the funding received.
The research involves:
Interviews with the school leadership team/managers and administrators (prior to, during and on completion of the programme)
Participation in focus groups with parents and children (during and on completion of the programme)
Observations during the programme (if possible, taking into account Covid-19 regulations)
Analysis of data on pupils' progress (LMS data)
An online questionnaire to be completed by pupils in the final 3 years of primary school and their parents, concerning motivation to learn, satisfaction with school and confidence
Four studies in primary education
Study 1
Analysis of applications for funding
A document analysis and interviews about the type of intervention and effective elements.
Study 2
Quantitative analysis
A quantitative analysis of LMS-NCO data and a survey of the effectiveness on cognitive learning outcomes.
Study 3
Qualitative case studies
Qualitative case studies to analyse the effective elements of the catch-up programmes.
Study 4
Quantative evaluation
An online questionnaire for parents about the effects on the social-emotional development of their child.
Results
Throughout the research, we will work closely together with schools and other sector partners (Council for Primary Education, Dutch Inspectorate of Education, Ministry of Education) to share our research finding – where possible during implementation of the programmes. You can read the findings of the sub-studies here soon.
Proposal NRO
Would you like to view a copy of the research proposal (in Dutch) for these studies? Download it here.
Questions?
Do you have any questions about the research? Contact us for a general questions or ask the research team.
Examples
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Research
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