Dr. T.J.P. (Tessa) van Schijndel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group: Educational Sciences
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 127
Postal address
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Postbus 15776
1001 NG Amsterdam
Contact details
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Profile
My main interest is in the field of Science Education, particularly in inquiry-based learning and teaching. I am fascinated by questions concerning individual differences in and adaptive guidance of students’ inquiry behaviors, and teachers’ professional learning on inquiry-based teaching. In studying these topics I have taken a wide range of approaches. I have investigated student learning in preschool, primary and secondary settings, as well as teacher learning in the workplace and family learning in museums. To this end, I have applied a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods with a special focus on examining individual differences. I have developed an expertise in the design of observational measures, as evidenced by the development of the Exploratory Behavior Scale for quantifying preschoolers’ inquiry behaviors in informal educational settings (See for example Van Schijndel, Franse & Raijmakers, 2010).
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Publications
- refereed (16)
- professional (6)
- conference contributions (5)
- recognitions (5)
- supervised theses (1)
- doctoral thesis (1)
2023
Potters, O. T. A., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Jak, S., & Voogt, J. (2023). Two decades of research on children's creativity development during primary education in relation to task characteristics. Educational Research Review, 39, Article 100532. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2023.100532 [details]
2021
- Franse, R. K., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Plankman, T. I., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2021). Families' experiments and conversations at an open-ended exhibit in a science museum: Individual characteristics and the influence of minimal guidance strategies. Science Education, 105(4), 707-742. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21620 [details]
2020
- Franse, R. K., van Schijndel, T. J. P., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2020). Parental Pre-knowledge Enhances Guidance During Inquiry-Based Family Learning in a Museum Context: An Individual Differences Perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 1047. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01047 [details]
- van Bers, B. M. C. W., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Visser, I., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2020). Cognitive flexibility training has direct and near transfer effects, but no far transfer effects, in preschoolers. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 193, Article 104809. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2020.104809 [details]
2018
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., Huijpen, K., Visser, I., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2018). Investigating the development of causal inference by studying variability in 2- to 5- year-olds' behavior. PLoS ONE, 13(4), Article e0195019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195019 [details]
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., Jansen, B. R. J., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2018). Do individual differences in children’s curiosity relate to their inquiry-based learning? International Journal of Science Education, 40(9), 996-1015. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2018.1460772 [details]
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., van Es, S. E., Franse, R. K., van Bers, B. M. C. W., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2018). Children’s mental models of prenatal development. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 1835. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01835 [details]
2016
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2016). Parent explanation and preschoolers’ exploratory behavior and learning in a shadow exhibition. Science Education, 100(1), 153-178. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21193 [details]
2015
- Hohenstein, J., van Schijndel, T., King, H., & DeWitt, J. (2015). Learning as cultural practice. In J. Hohenstein, & H. King (Eds.), Learning Beyond the Classroom (pp. 55-65). (British journal of educational psychology. Monograph series II, Psychological aspects of education: current trends; No. 11). The British Psychological Society. [details]
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., Visser, I., van Bers, B. M. C. W., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2015). Preschoolers perform more informative experiments after observing theory-violating evidence. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 131, 104-119. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2014.11.008 [details]
2012
- Bonawitz, E. B., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Friel, D., & Schulz, L. (2012). Children balance theories and evidence in exploration, explanation, and learning. Cognitive Psychology, 64(4), 215-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2011.12.002 [details]
2011
- van Bers, B. M. C. W., Visser, I., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Mandell, D. J., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2011). The dynamics of development on the Dimensional Change Card Sorting task. Developmental Science, 14(5), 960-971. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01045.x [details]
2010
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., Franse, R. K., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2010). The exploratory behavior scale: assessing young visitors hands-on behavior in science museums. Science Education, 94(5), 794-809. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.20394 [details]
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., Singer, E., van der Maas, H. L. J., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2010). A sciencing programme and young childrenʼs exploratory play in the sandpit. The European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 7(5), 603-617. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405620903412344 [details]
2009
- Poletiek, F. H., & van Schijndel, T. J. P. (2009). Stimulus set size and statistical coverage of the grammar in artificial grammar learning. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 16(6), 1058-1064. https://doi.org/10.3758/PBR.16.6.1058 [details]
- van Es, S. E., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Franse, R., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2009). Children’s thoughts on unborn babies: representational redescription in preconceptions of children on fetal development. In The annual meeting of the cognitive science society Amsterdam (pp. 112-117) http://csjarchive.cogsci.rpi.edu/proceedings/2009/papers/22/paper22.pdf [details]
2017
- van Schijndel, T. (2017). Stimuleren van zandbakspel van jonge kinderen. Zone, 16(3), 10-12. https://issuu.com/kvguitgeverij/docs/zone [details]
2015
- Raijmakers, M., Franse, R., & van Schijndel, T. (2015). Creativiteit in onderzoekend leren. Didactief, 45(6, special), 14-15. https://didactiefonline.nl/artikel/talentenkracht [details]
- van Schijndel, T. J. P. (2015). Nieuwsgierigheid als 21st century skill? Prima Onderwijs.
- van Schijndel, T. J. P. (2015). Stimuleer onderzoekend spelen! De Wereld van het Jonge Kind, 43(4), 13-15. https://www.hjk-online.nl/nummer/december-2015/
2010
- Raijmakers, M., van Schijndel, T., Franse, R., & van Es, S. (2010). De ideeënwereld van kinderen. In TalentenKracht magazine (pp. 110-114). TalentenKracht/Platform Bèta Techniek. [details]
- van Schijndel, T., Franse, R., & Raijmakers, M. (2010). Kleuters aan zet. In TalentenKracht magazine (pp. 6-14). TalentenKracht/Platform Bèta Techniek. [details]
2023
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., & Jansen, B. R. J. (2023). De relatie tussen nieuwsgierigheid en het leren van kinderen: Integratie van twee onderzoekslijnen. Poster session presented at Onderwijs Research Dagen 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., & Jansen, B. R. J. (2023). Integrating lines of research on how state curiosity relates to learning. Paper presented at EARLI, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2022
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., Tio, P., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2022). Individual differences in preschoolers’ scientific thinking: relations between exploration and knowledge acquisition under different instructional conditions. Paper presented at EARLI SIG 5 2022 CONFERENCE Learning and Development in Early Childhood
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2019
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., & Jansen, B. R. J. (2019). Curiosity and inquiry-based learning. Paper presented at European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, EARLI 2019, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Aachen, Germany.
2017
- van Schijndel, T. J. P., Saab, N., Pat-El, R., Chenevix Trench, P., Berry, A., & van Driel, J. (2017). Teachers' scientific thinking: How does teachers' epistemic thinking relate to their inquiry-based teaching practices?. Paper presented at 17th Biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) 2017, Tampere, Finland.
Prize / grant
- van Boxtel, C., Schuitema, J., van Schijndel, T. & Savenije, G. (2021). Teaching critical thinking about controversial issues: the potential of an integrative approach.
Talk / presentation
- van Schijndel, T. (speaker) (12-9-2023). Invited keynote "Children’s curiosity-driven learning", Annual conference of the Society for Chemistry and Physics Education, Hamburg.
- van Schijndel, T. (speaker), Grey, C. (speaker) & Lahy-Neary, W. (speaker) (31-10-2017). Professional Learning: The Sharing Knowledge project, IB World Conference, The Hague.
Others
- van Schijndel, T. (other) (18-2-2023 - 5-3-2023). Kleuterworkshop "Speel met licht en schaduw" in NEMO Science Museum (other).
- van Schijndel, T. J. P. (organiser) (2013). Symposium organized at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, USA. Preschool Science: Learning and Exploration in Different Settings (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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Potters, O. T. A., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Jak, S., & Voogt, J. (2023). Two decades of research on children's creativity development during primary education in relation to task characteristics. Educational Research Review, 39, Article 100532. Advance online publication.