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Research Institute of Child Development and Education (RICDE) RICDE

S. (Stephan) Venmans

Ph.D. Candidate
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Photographer: Ron Koffeman
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  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
Postal address
  • Postbus 15776
    1001 NG Amsterdam
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    Stephan Venmans is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Research Institute of Child Development and Education (RICDE) of the University of Amsterdam.

    Stephan researches the educational implications of controversy on Critical Thinking skills in adolescents. He develops a testing measure and curricular intervention surrounding critical thinking skills on controversial subjects that touch on the Dutch history curriculum. His project’s aim is not only to make it easier for teachers to teach about controversies and to make controversies pedagogically meaningful and didactically rewarding avenues of learning for students.

    Outreach

    Stephan’s project is open to participation by teachers who teach subjects in third-year’s secondary school (3de Klas) and other experts in cocreating the abovementioned curricular intervention. Feel free to reach out through LinkedIn or email (S.Venmans@UvA.nl ) if you are interested.

    About

    Stephan studied History at Utrecht University (BA 2018, GPA 8.33 cum laude; and RMA 2020, GPA 8.27) specializing in the modern perceptions of historical Islamic identity. He obtained First-Degree Teaching Qualification in Human and Social Sciences (WTP) at ICLON, Leiden University (MA 2021, GPA 9.0, cum laude).

    Expertise and research fields

    • Critical Thinking
    • Controversy
    • Sensitive History
    • Social Memory
    • Perceptions on Islam

    Research Institute: https://cde.uva.nl/

  • Research

    Research methods

    • Quantitative Research
    • Qualitative Research
    • Hermeneutics

    Current research projects

    Teaching critical thinking about controversial issues: the potential of an integrative approach: Interlinked research project funded by NRO. Senior researchers: Carla van Boxtel, Geerte Savenije, Tessa van Schijndel, Jaap Schuitema. PhD students Saskia Arbon and Stephan Venmans

  • Publications

    2024

    • Arbon, S., Venmans, S., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Schuitema, J. A., Savenije, G. M., & van Boxtel, C. A. M. (2024). Measuring secondary school students’ understanding of socio-scientific issues (SSIs). Paper presented at Ninth annual conference on citizenship education, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • Venmans, S., Arbon, S., Savenije, G. M., van Schijndel, T. J. P., Schuitema, J. A., & van Boxtel, C. A. M. (2024). Students’ understanding of disagreement in science and history-related controversies. Paper presented at EARLI SIG 20-26, Berlin, Germany.
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