Most violence risk assessment tools have been validated predominantly in males. In this multicenter study, the Historical, Clinical, Risk Management–20 (HCR-20), Historical, Clinical, Risk Management–20 Version 3 (HCR-20V3), Female Additional Manual (FAM), Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START), Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for violence risk (SAPROF), and Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) were coded on file information of 78 female forensic psychiatric patients discharged between 1993 and 2012 with a mean follow-up period of 11.8 years from one of four Dutch forensic psychiatric hospitals. Notable was the high rate of mortality (17.9%) and readmission to psychiatric settings (11.5%) after discharge. Official reconviction data could be retrieved from the Ministry of Justice and Security for 71 women. Twenty-four women (33.8%) were reconvicted after discharge, including 13 for violent offenses (18.3%). Overall, predictive validity was moderate for all types of recidivism, but low for violence. The START Vulnerability scores, HCR-20V3, and FAM showed the highest predictive accuracy for all recidivism. With respect to violent recidivism, only the START Vulnerability scores and the Clinical scale of the HCR-20V3 demonstrated significant predictive accuracy.
Waarom een AIESEP Standpunt over Beoordeling bij Lichamelijke Opvoeding? Het doel van dit AIESEP Standpunt is viervoudig: • Om internationaal te pleiten voor de centrale positie van beoordeling bij de realisatie van een betekenisvolle, relevante, waardevolle lichamelijke opvoeding (LO)*; • Om het vakgebied LO op basis van inzichten uit onderzoek en eigentijdse praktijken te adviseren over beoordelings-gerelateerde zaken; • Om dringende onderzoeksvragen en -richtingen te signaleren, op het gebied van beoordeling binnen de LO; • Om onderbouwing te leveren voor collega’s die onderzoeksfinanciering willen aanvragen op het gebied van beoordelen binnen de LO, of die in de positie zijn om met beleidsmakers samen te werken of deze te beïnvloeden. De belangrijkste doelgroepen voor dit AIESEP Standpunt zijn leraren LO, studenten LO, ALOdocenten, LO-leerplanontwerpers, LO-onderzoekers, en leidinggevenden en beleidsmakers binnen de vakwereld. Hoe werd dit AIESEP Standpunt ontwikkeld? Het AIESEP-symposium ‘Future Directions in PE Assessment’ vond plaats van 18 t/m 20 oktober 2018 in Eindhoven, georganiseerd door Fontys Sporthogeschool. Het doel was om onderzoekers met inhoudelijke expertise op het gebied van beoordelen bij LO samen te brengen, om te presenteren en discussiëren over dit onderwerp op basis van wetenschappelijke inzichten. Er namen 71 specialisten uit 20 verschillende landen deel (zie bijlage 2) via lezingen, onderzoekspresentaties, en verschillende vormen van interactieve discussiesessies. Op basis hiervan werd een eerste versie geschreven van het AIESEP Standpunt. Deze werd gestuurd naar alle deelnemers voor feedback, waarna een tweede versie werd gepresenteerd op de AIESEP International Conference 2019 in Garden City, New York. Deelnemers aan deze sessie gaven hun input zowel ter plekke als achteraf via een online bevraging. De primaire opstellers van het Standpunt staan vermeld in Bijlage 1. Het bestuur van AIESEP gaf goedkeuring aan het Standpunt op 7 mei 2020. In lijn met de hoofdthema’s van het AIESEP-symposium ‘Future Directions in PE Assessment’ is het Standpunt opgedeeld in de volgende paragrafen: Beoordelingscompetentie, Beleid & Verantwoording, Constructive Alignment, Formatieve Beoordeling, Opleiding van Leraren LO & Professionele Ontwikkeling, Digitale Technologie. Deze paragrafen worden voorafgegaan door een kort overzicht van relevant onderzoek, en er wordt afgesloten met aanbevelingen voor toekomstig onderzoek.
The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the interplay between student perceptions of competence-based assessment and student self-efficacy, and how this influences student learning outcomes. Results reveal that student perceptions of the form authenticity aspect and the quality feedback aspect of assessment do predict student self-efficacy, confirming the role of mastery experiences and social persuasions in enhancing student self-efficacy as stated by social cognitive theory. Findings do not confirm mastery experiences as being a stronger source of self-efficacy information than social persuasions. Study results confirm the predictive role of students’ self-efficacy on their competence outcomes. Mediation analysis results indicate that student’s perceptions of assessment have an indirect effect on student’s competence evaluation outcomes through student’s self-efficacy. Study findings highlight which assessment characteristics, positively influencing students’ learning, contribute to the effectiveness of competence-based education. Limitations of the study and directions for future research are indicated.
De aanvraag betreft het ontwikkelen en verkennen van de marktmogelijkheden van een IT-tool dat de slaagkans van bedrijfsoverdrachten verbetert. De (emotionele) barrières die ondernemers bij de verkoop hun bedrijf tegenko-men worden inzichtelijk gemaakt. Tevens wordt getoetst of de manier waarop ondernemers nu omgaan met die barrières (coping) effectief is. De doelgroep voor het onderzoek zijn overname-adviseurs, kopende en verkopende ondernemers alsmede investeerders.
Teachers have a crucial role in bringing about the extensive social changes that are needed in the building of a sustainable future. In the EduSTA project, we focus on sustainability competences of teachers. We strengthen the European dimension of teacher education via Digital Open Badges as means of performing, acknowledging, documenting, and transferring the competencies as micro-credentials. EduSTA starts by mapping the contextual possibilities and restrictions for transformative learning on sustainability and by operationalising skills. The development of competence-based learning modules and open digital badge-driven pathways will proceed hand in hand and will be realised as learning modules in the partnering Higher Education Institutes and badge applications open for all teachers in Europe.Societal Issue: Teachers’ capabilities to act as active facilitators of change in the ecological transition and to educate citizens and workforce to meet the future challenges is key to a profound transformation in the green transition.Teachers’ sustainability competences have been researched widely, but a gap remains between research and the teachers’ practise. There is a need to operationalise sustainability competences: to describe direct links with everyday tasks, such as curriculum development, pedagogical design, and assessment. This need calls for an urgent operationalisation of educators’ sustainability competences – to support the goals with sustainability actions and to transfer this understanding to their students.Benefit to society: EduSTA builds a community, “Academy of Educators for Sustainable Future”, and creates open digital badge-driven learning pathways for teachers’ sustainability competences supported by multimodal learning modules. The aim is to achieve close cooperation with training schools to actively engage in-service teachers.Our consortium is a catalyst for leading and empowering profound change in the present and for the future to educate teachers ready to meet the challenges and act as active change agents for sustainable future. Emphasizing teachers’ essential role as a part of the green transition also adds to the attractiveness of teachers’ work.
Due to the existing pressure for a more rational use of the water, many public managers and industries have to re-think/adapt their processes towards a more circular approach. Such pressure is even more critical in the Rio Doce region, Minas Gerais, due to the large environmental accident occurred in 2015. Cenibra (pulp mill) is an example of such industries due to the fact that it is situated in the river basin and that it has a water demanding process. The current proposal is meant as an academic and engineering study to propose possible solutions to decrease the total water consumption of the mill and, thus, decrease the total stress on the Rio Doce basin. The work will be divided in three working packages, namely: (i) evaluation (modelling) of the mill process and water balance (ii) application and operation of a pilot scale wastewater treatment plant (iii) analysis of the impacts caused by the improvement of the process. The second work package will also be conducted (in parallel) with a lab scale setup in The Netherlands to allow fast adjustments and broaden evaluation of the setup/process performance. The actions will focus on reducing the mill total water consumption in 20%.
