Thesis

Currently available thesis proposals
In the list of available thesis proposals you can find all available proposals of the Department of Instructional Technology. All proposals directly relate to research conducted by reseachers in our department. Choose from the list and make an appointment with the first supervisor listed to discuss the possibilities. The list is updated regularily, but some research proposals might be unavailable for periods of time. For information (in Dutch) about the rules and regulations regarding the start and finish of your master thesis we refer to the "Afstudeerweb PSY".

Current theses
To become an expert in learning sciences and gain the title "Master of psychology", your master thesis forms the most important and final proof of your research skills. To read some examples of theses done by master and bachelor students right now, have a look at Current Theses.

Completed Bachelor and Master theses
Master theses often lay the groundwork for research papers with sufficient quality to be submitted for publication in scientific journals. Below, you can read some examples of finished theses.

Author		Title
Ad Reinstra		Motorisch vaardiger door onderzoekend leren.
Erik Schakelaar		Eerst doen, dan geloven.
Johanna Jager		The role of executive functions while recognizing research questions
Ellen Kamp		Gaming with your heart
Anna Charlotte Sickers		Known facts or plausible conjectures
Lenneke van der Molen		Support with concept mapping by gifted children
Siswa van Riesen		Computer supported interactive teaching – An experience with triangles.
Ryanne Smit		Next to the ruler: measuring professional development when participating in a teacher development team
Loes Gersen		Instructiebenaderingen bij hoogbegaafde kinderen
Ilse Korink		A traffic safe school environment: illusion or reality?
Elke Kosse		Discovering interactions in inquiry learning
Sandra Ehrenhard		De meerwaarde van het experimenteren met echte materialen bij onderzoekend leren op de basisschool
Angelique Egberink		Leren experimenteren op de basisschool: Instrueren versus structureren
Laura Weiss		Improving text with multiple summaries by aiding readers to build a text model.
Marlies ten Kleij		Effective Instruction for Gifted Children - A Comparison of Direct Instruction and Inquiry Learning
Stephanie Zierbock		Comparing the effectiveness of two support approaches in simulation-based inquiry learning
Lucian Walther		Direct Instruction vs. Task Structuring: Are they equally effective to teach the control of variables strategy?
Leonie Brummer		The relations between learner characteristics and guidance during inquiry learning.
Kitty Oude Kamphuis en Eva de Wilde		Hands-on versus Minds-on

See ARCHIVE for older theses