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Personal profile
Quote
“Teaching people to become the best teacher they can be is my specialty. Educational research is my source. People are my drive.”
Research profile
Lesley de Putter is an Assistant Professor, manager of education and student affairs for ESOE, and teacher educator. Her research interests are STEM education, teacher education and continuing teacher professional development. A particular focus of her research is on engaging, context-based science learning environments. Science education in secondary level is evolving towards student-centered learning, learning through scientific inquiry, blended or flipped classrooms and mobile learning. This trend is nurtured by and grounds for educational research.
Academic background
Lesley de Putter obtained her MSc degree in Chemistry from Utrecht University in 2000, followed by a PDEng degree in Process and Product Design from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in 2003. In 2003, De Putter became a physics teacher at Heerbeeck College, a high school in the Eindhoven area, a position she held until 2012. In 2007, she started her PhD research at Eindhoven School of Education (ESoE), which she completed in 2011. In 2012, De Putter became a physics teacher educator at ESoE and in 2014 she was appointed Assistant Professor. In September 2019 she took up the position of manager ESA for ESOE.
Affiliated with
• KTP STEM center University of Technology Sydney
• Dudocnetwerk
Education/Academic qualification
Organic chemistry, Master, Utrecht University
1 Sep 1995 → 31 Jan 2000
External positions
Physics Teacher, Heerbeeck College
1 Sep 2003 → 31 Jul 2012Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Lesley G.A. de Putter-Smits is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Research Output
A one-year teacher professional development programme towards context-based science education using a concerns-based approach
de Putter-Smits, L. G. A., Nieveen, N., Taconis, R. & Jochems, W. M. G., 8 Jan 2020, In : Professional Development in Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Changing students’ beliefs about the relevance of mathematics in an advanced secondary mathematics class
Gijsbers, D. A. H., de Putter - Smits, L. & Pepin, B., 2 Jan 2020, In : International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 51, 1, p. 87-102 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Natuurkunde en scheikunde practica in het nieuwe curriculum: leren onderzoeken of niet?
de Putter - Smits, L. G. A. & Sanders, W. T. M., 2017, ORD 2017 - Onderwijs Research Dagen, 28-30 June 2017, Antwerp, Belgium : Onderzoek met impact. 3 p. (ORD).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Measuring context-based learning environments in Dutch science classrooms
Putter - Smits, de, L. G. A., Taconis, R. & Jochems, W. M. G., 6 Oct 2016, Teachers creating context-based learning environments in science. Taconis, R., Brok, den, P. J. & Pilot, A. (eds.). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, p. 103-124 21 p. (Advances in Learning Environments Research; vol. 9).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Mapping context-based learning environments : the construction of an instrument
Putter - Smits, de, L. G. A., Taconis, R. & Jochems, W. M. G., 2013, In : Learning Environments Research. 16, 3, p. 437-462Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Prizes
3e Prijs "Beste artikel VELON tijdschrift"
Gonny L.M. Schellings (Recipient) & Lesley G.A. de Putter-Smits (Recipient), 20 Mar 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
Rekening houden met verschillen bij natuurkunde
Lesley G.A. de Putter-Smits (Speaker)13 Dec 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
Kwantummechanica onderwijzen met digitale materialen
Tim Bouchée (Speaker), Lesley de Putter - Smits (Speaker)Dec 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Professional
2017 Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD 2017), 28-30 2017, Antwerpen, Belgie
Lesley de Putter - Smits (Contributor)28 Jun 2017 → 30 Jun 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
WND conferentie
Lesley de Putter - Smits (Participant)2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
WND Conferentie
Lesley de Putter - Smits (Invited speaker)11 Dec 2015 → 12 Dec 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Courses
Student theses
Analyse en herschrijven van het programma studieloopbaanbegeleiding t.b.v. uitvalpreventie bij Fontys Technische Natuurkunde
Author: Walraven, R., 2014Supervisor: Koopman, M. (Supervisor 1) & de Putter - Smits, L. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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CoCo-gehalte van het hedendaagse bètaonderwijs
Author: Voorbraak, J., 2011Supervisor: de Putter - Smits, L. (Supervisor 1), Taconis, R. (Supervisor 2) & den Brok, P. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Contextrijk onderwijs bij Achterhoek VO
Author: Kloek, J., 31 Aug 2017Supervisor: de Putter - Smits, L. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master
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De invloed van feedback op de tentamencijfers van mechanica: een experimenteel onderzoek in het eerste studiejaar Werktuigbouwkunde van de Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen
Author: Poelmans, F., 31 Aug 2015Supervisor: de Putter - Smits, L. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master
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Didactische redeneringen van docenten die ten grondslag liggen aan het gebruik van ICT-toepassingen in de les
Author: Adams, M. & Groenen, B., 2016Supervisor: de Putter - Smits, L. (Supervisor 1) & van den Beemt, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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