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Van de Pol, J., Volman, M., Oort, F., & Beishuizen, J. (submitted). Effects of teacher scaffolding on students’ achievement and engagement.
Van de Pol, J., Volman, M., Elbers, E., & Beishuizen, J. (in press). Measuring scaffolding in teacher - small-group interactions. In R. M. Gillies (Ed.), Pedagogy: New Developments in the Learning Sciences.
About Janneke van de Pol
In 2006, Janneke van de Pol (1982) received her master’s degree in Developmental Psychology at the University of Amsterdam.
After working during and after her studies as a teacher at the Faculty of Psychology (research subjects, writing scientific articles, study skills and diagnostic skills) and at the Faculty of Informational Science (Methodology), Janneke started her Phd project – Scaffolding in teacher-student interaction - in September 2007. Her promotors are Professor Dr. M. Volman and Professor Dr. J. Beishuizen.
Since October 2010, Janneke also works as a research associate at the University of Cambridge on the 'CamTalk' project (http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/camtalk/)
Research interests
Scaffolding – Social Studies – Classroom discourse – Pre-vocational education – Engagement/motivation – Social cultural theory
About the research project Scaffolding in teacher-student interaction
Scaffolding is a metaphor that isoften used to describe the support a teachercan give. Theteacher builds a scaffold to support a student where needed. As soon as the students learn, the scaffold can be taken away gradually. This means that the support that is given, is responsive or contingent upon the understanding of the students. Therefore, scaffolding support can be said to be given within the Zone of Proximal Development (Vygotsky, 1978).
The Phd project consists of three phases
1. Exploring scaffolding
First, the concept of scaffolding is explored in the scientific literature. Questions that stand central in this study are: how is scaffolding conceptualised, what does scaffolding look like and to what extent is scaffolding effective. Second, scaffolding is explored in practice. In a case-study, the scaffolding behaviour of three social studies teachers who work at innovative (prevocational) schools is explored.
2. Promoting scaffolding
From the studies of phase 1 (exploring) it is known that scaffolding appears to be scarce in practice. Therefore, a professional development trajectory is designed in the second phase by conducting a Design Study. Together with four teachers of innovative schools, the trajectory is designed. Both the design trajectory and the effectson a larger scale (quasi-experimentalstudy)will be described.
3. Effectiveness of scaffolding
Finally, the effects of scaffolding on students’ engagement and performances will be studied in a quasi-experimental study.
Activities and memberships
- Research Associate Camtalk project (on Dialogic teaching in the secondary school) - University of Cambridge
- Editor Newsletter EARLI special interest group:Social interaction in learning and instruction (SIG10)
- Teacher at teacher education UvA (ILO)
- Jury member Best of JURE 2010 & 2011
- Visiting scholar with Professor N. Mercer at the University of Cambridge - Faculty of Education (September - December 2010)
- International Scientific Programme Committee EARLI (2010-2011)
- Secretary of PHd association in the Netherlands (VPO) (2010)
- Reviewer Review of Educational Research, Learning and Instruction, and Amsterdam Social Science
- Chair JURE 2009 (Junior Researchers of EARLI) – Amsterdam
Member of
- European Association of Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
- Junior Researchers of EARLI (JURE)
- Association for Educational Research (VOR)
- Phd Association Netherlands (VPO)
- Interuniversity Centre for Educational Research (ICO)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
PAPERS, POSTERS, & PRESENTATIONS
VMBO leerlingen hebben baat bij scaffolding
Artikel December 2011 in 12-18
Artikel 12-18
International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR) 2011 - Rome
Effects of teacher scaffolding on students' engagement
Paper presented at ISCAR 2011
Slides ISCAR 2011
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) 2011 - Exeter
Measuring Teacher Scaffolding in Classroom Situations: A Contingency Perspective
Paper presented at the EARLI 2011
Slides presentation EARLI 2011
Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD) 2011 - Maastricht
Het Meten van Scaffolding in de Klas: Een Contingentie Perspectief
Paper gepresenteerd op de ORD 2011
Slides ORD 2011
SIG Meeting - Moving through cultures of learning 2010 - Utrecht
Scaffolding students' engagement in small-group work
Data session at the SIG 10 & 21 meeting of EARLI 2010
Slides SIG meeting
JURE 2010 - Frankfurt
Scaffolding for Engagement
Paper presented at the JURE 2010
Slides JURE 2010
Onderwijs ResearchDagen (ORD) 2010 - Enschede
Het stimuleren van scaffolding bij docenten
Poster gepresenteerd op de ORD 2010
Poster ORD 2010
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)2009 - Amsterdam
Scaffolding in teacher student interactions.
Paper presented in Symposium: Scaffolding in the classroom.
Slides EARLI 2009
European Associationfor Research on Learning andInstruction (EARLI) 2009- Amsterdam
Analyzing scaffolding: Distinguishing between diagnosis and intervention
Round-table
Handout round-table EARLI 2009
Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD) 2009 - Leuven
Scaffolding in docent-leerling interacties: Een beschrijvende studie
Poster gepresenteerd op de ORD 2009
Poster ORD 2009
Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD) 2008 - Eindhoven
Scaffolding in de klas - Een review.
Paper gepresenteerd op de ORD 2008
Slides ORD 2008
Audio presentatie ORD 2008
ICO toogdag 2008 -Utrecht
Scaffolding in 1-to-1 and Small-Group Student-Teacher Interaction:
a Descriptive Study.
Paper gepresenteerd op de ICO Toogdag 2008
SlidesICO Toogdag 2008
Junior Reserachers of Earli (JURE) conference 2008 - Leuven
Analyzing scaffolding
Round-table
Handout round-table JURE2008
Junior Reserachers of Earli (JURE) conference 2008 - Leuven
Scaffoldingin the classroom: A decadeof research
Poster presented at JURE 2008
Poster JURE 2008
MISC
Videocollege Scaffolding voorMaster Leren en Innoveren (in Dutch)
Videocollege
Effecten van scaffolding op 'Het vmbo werkt'
http://www.hetvmbowerkt.nl/index.php/theorie/wetenschappelijk/20-scaffolding