Wouter Van Joolingen
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Utrecht Area, Netherlands Netherlands
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http://www.simquest.nl
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I am professor and scientific director at ELAN, the teacher training institute of the University of Twente. ELAN specializes in science education, both in teacher training and in Twente Academy, our junior colleges for primary and secundary education. Having a background in physics and a PhD in Educational Research the natural focus is on Science Education. The main goals of my work is to support the learning of science in such a way that learners can become flexible thinkers in science and have a realistic image of the scientific aspects of the world. This includes a firm basis in science theory but also a clear view on the model-based nature of scientific knowledge, including the capa...
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