01/2015
In the news: Iro Xenidou-Dervou interviewed by Didactief. The interview will appear in the next issue published at the end of February/beginning of March.
13/01/2015
Some of our findings discussed in KIJK
12/01/2015
Iro Xenidou-Dervou defended her dissertation titled "Setting the Foundations of Math Achievement: Working Memory, Nonsymbolic and Symbolic Numerosity Processing" (awarded with Cum Laude distinction)
07/01/2015
In the news: Iro Xenidou-Dervou interviewed by the NRO: Rekenonderwijs is op lange termijn meer bepalend voor rekenprestaties dan aanleg.
19/11/2014
New publication: "Working memory and number line representations in single-digit addition: Approximate versus exact, nonsymbolic versus symbolic" published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
05/2014
Our latest article published in Learning and Individual Differences discussed in Neuronet Learning
15/07/2013
New publication: "Working Memory in nonsymbolic approximate arithmetic: a dual-task study with preschoolers" published in Cognitive Science.
08/2013
The U&P MathChild research group participated in the 15th Biennial EARLI conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Munich, GER.
07/2013
The 3-year longitudinal testing has now finished. A big thank you to all participating schools!
06/2013
The U&P MathChild research group participated in the IACEP (Internation Assosiation for Cognitive Education & Psychology) 2013Conference, Leiden, NL.
03/2013
The U&P MathChild research group participated in the 5th Expert Meeting on Mathematical Thinking and Learning. Luxembourg city, Luxembourg.
06/2012
The Interlinked MathChild research group participated in the Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD; National Research Days) 2012, Wageningen, NL.
05/2012
The U&P MathChild research group participated in the Special Interest Group (SIG) 22, “Neuroscience and Education” Conference, London, UK.
02/2012
The U&P MathChild research group participated in the 4th Expert meeting for Mathematics Researchers from the Benelux, Leuven, Belgium.
2011
Dr. Menno van der Schoot was awarded two NWO (National Dutch Organization for Scientific Research) grants! > Read more!
Invitation for "interlinked MathChild"participants:
Teacher Workshop with Prof. Dr. Hans van Luit (in Dutch). This will take place at the University of Utrecht on the 14th of September 2011.
11/02/2011
The MathChild research group participated in the Expertmeeting for Math Researchers 2011 in Ghent, Belgium. > Read more!
23/06/2010
Our project leader Prof. Dr. Ernest van Lieshout and Dr. Inez Berends win the AWARD FOR BEST SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE IN EDUCATIONAL STUDIES during the opening sessions of Educational Research days 2010 in Enschede. > Read more!