Evidence-based Education

The Master's track 'Evidence-based Education' is for students seeking a thorough understanding of how educational research can contribute to the development of educational innovations that are effective in fostering academic, meta-cognitive, socio-emotional and behavioural student outcomes. The core idea of the track is that—from macro to micro level—stable educational improvement can only occur if there is a solid knowledge base to feed educational practice. Graduates will be equipped to undertake and evaluate educational improvement initiatives, at whatever level they choose to operate as professionals.

Accreditation: NVAO, NVAO

Erasmus Mundus program: This is an Erasmus Mundus program.

Admission requirements

The applicants who meet all the requirements stated above will be invited to a Skype/Facetime interview with the admission board. In this interview the antecedents of the candidate will be discussed in depth. Note: the availability of a webcam is necessary for this interview. Also make sure to have your passport with you.

Other requirements

1. intake gesprek The applicants who meet all the requirements stated above will be invited to a Skype/Facetime interview with the admission board. In this interview the antecedents of the candidate will be discussed in depth. Note: the availability of a webcam is necessary for this interview. Also make sure to have your passport with you.
2. minimum kennis (ISPAC: overige vereisten) The official language of the programme is English. Non-native English speakers must provide evidence of satisfactory results for one of the following standard tests: TOEFL: ≥ 580 paper-based test, ≥ 237 computer-based test; ≥ 93 internet-based; IELTS (Academic): ≥ Band 6.5. Official test results must be supplied. Please note, we do not accept Institutional TOEFL results as evidence of English proficiency. Good basic knowledge on statistics must be proven by means of a mandatory statistics test. The link to an online diagnostic test will be made available on this website in December. Applications submitted before that will be conditional on the statistics test.
3. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) University BA- of BSc in the Educational Sciences or in one of the other Social Sciences. Good knowledge of research methodology, basic statistics and educational psychology.
4. schriftelijk verzoek Please register through StudieLink. After you have submitted your details in Studielink, you will receive an e-mail with the information necessary to activate your user account for OAS (the Online Application System). See the following website for some guidance in OAS: http://www.rug.nl/education/international-students/application-procedure/ Please upload the following documents in OAS: * a certified copy of the (Bachelor) diploma on the basis of which you ask admission to our programme (both original language and translated in English) * a certified copy of your transcript of records (both original language and translated in English) * a certified copy of your results for one of the mentioned English tests (exc. for native speakers) * a copy of your passport or ID card * a letter of motivation * two references Please send all documents to: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Admissions Office, Faculteit Gedrags- en Maatschappijwetenschappen, Broerstraat 5, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands. If you have any doubts about your application, please contact us at: bss.msc.admission@rug.nl. Write (type) a letter (no larger than one A4 sheet) explaining your motivation to follow this programme. You should consider at least the following topics: * Your motivation to study education at a Master's level; * Relevant study and/or work experience; * Areas of particular interest in education; * Career perspectives and in what way completing this Master's programme would contribute to accomplish them.