Msc in educational sciences from the University of Nijmegen (1997)
Ph.D in educational sciences, from the Open University of the Netherlands (2002)
Scientific assistent at the Open University of the Netherlands (1997-1998)
Ph.D-student at the Open University of the Netherlands (1998-2002)
Educational technologist at the Open University of the Netherlands (2002-)
Peer assesment
Performance assessment
Competency based education
Instructional design
Evidence of acquired competencies: how to support (prospective) adult students in gathering and presenting the appropriate evidence for 'assessment of prior learning' (Desirée Joosten, 2004-)
Optimizing the effectiveness and reliability of reciprocal peer assessment in secondary education (Marjo van Zundert, September 2006-)
The design of developmental portfolios for flexible learning: The use of assessment criteria by students, teachers, and professionals (Greet Fastré, September 2006-).
Peer assessment in group work: Effects on the quality of group learning, the perceived group efficiency and the reliability of peer assessments (September 2006-)
Dochy, F., Segers, M., & Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (1999). The use of self-, peer-, and co-assessment in higher education: a review. Studies in Higher Education, 24, 3, 331-350.
Joosten-ten Brinke, D., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Jochems, W. (submitted). The quality of procedures to assess and credit prior learning: Implications for design. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Joosten-ten Brinke, D., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Jochems, W. (submitted). Self-assessment in University Assessment of Prior Learning Procedures. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Prins, F., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Kirschner, P., & Strijbos, J.W. (2005). Formative peer assessment in a CSCL environment: A case study. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 30, 417-444.
Prins, F., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Kirschner, P., & Schreurs, M. (2006). Feedback for General Practitioners in Training: Styles, Quality and Preferences. Advances in Health Science Education, 11, 289-303.
Prins, F., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Kirschner, P., & Schreurs, M. (submitted). Perceptions of General Practitioners-in-Training on Feedback Exercises. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Brand-Gruwel, S., Van Merriënboer, J.J.G., & Martens, R. (2004). Training teachers in peer-assessment skills: Effects on performance and perceptions. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 41, 59-78.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Brand-Gruwel, S., & Van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (2002). Peer assessment training in teacher education. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 27, 443-454.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Brand-Gruwel, S., Van Merriënboer, J.J.G., & Bastiaens, T.R. (2003). The training of peer assessment skills to promote the development of reflection skills in teacher education. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 29, 23-42.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Dochy, F., & Moerkerke, G. (1999). Creating a learning environment by using self- peer- and co-assessment. Learning Environments Research, 1, 293-319.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Moerkerke, G., Dochy, F., & Van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (2001). Peer assessment in problem based learning. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 27, 153-173.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Prins, F., Martens, R. (2006). A Framework for Integrated Performance Assessment in E-Learning. Learning Environments Research, 9 (1), 45-66.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Prins, F. (2006). A conceptual framework for integrating peer assessment in teacher education. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 32, 6-22.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Straetmans, G., & Van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (submitted). Integrating authentic assessment with competency based learning: the Protocol Portfolio Scoring. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Smits, M., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Jochems, W. (submitted). Effects of a Competency-Oriented Learning Environment and Teacher Training on Reflection Skills of Nursing Student. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Smits, M., Boon, J., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Van Gog, T. (in press). Content and Timing of Feedback in a Web-based Learning Environment: Effects on Learning as a Function of Prior Knowledge. Manuscript accepted for publication in the International Journal of Interactive Learning Environments.
Van Gog, T., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Joosten-ten Brinke, D., & Prins, F.J. (resubmitted). Formative assessment in a virtual learning environment to support flexible learning in complex domains. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Smits, M.S. B, Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Jochems, W.M.G. (2007). Performance assessment in nursing education: Exploring different perspectives. In A. Havnes, & L. McDowell, L. (Eds.), Balancing Dilemmas in Assessment and Learning in Contemporary Education. New York: Routledge.
Kirschner, P., Valcke, M., & Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (1999). Design and development of third generation distance learning materials: from an industrial second generation approach towards realizing third generation distance education. In J. Van den Akker, R.M. Branch, K. Gustavson, N. Nieveen, & Tj. Plomp (Eds.), Design Approaches and Tools in Education and Training (pp.81-93). ICO: Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Sloep, P., Slot, W., Sluijsmans, D.M.A. & De Haan, D. (1999). Competentiegericht leren in een Virtueel Bedrijf. [Competency-based learning in a Virtual Company]. In K. Schlusmans, S. Everwijn, G. Kinkorst, C. Nagtegaal, & R. Slotman (Eds.), Computergerichte leeromgevingen (pp. 193-208) [Competency-based learning environments]. Utrecht, The Netherlands:Utrecht.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Brand-Gruwel, S. (2001). Integratie van toetsing en onderwijs: de docent als toetsontwerper. In A. Wald & J. van de Linden (Eds), Leren in perspectief (143-156) [Learning in perspective]. Leuven/Apeldoorn, The Netherlands: Garant.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Brand-Gruwel, S., Mittendorff, M., & Van der Veen, A. (2001). Het trainen van beoordelingsvaardigheden door peer assessment. In J.C.A. van Loon (Ed), Maatwerk in uitvoering (pp. 157-164). Tilburg, The Netherlands: Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Dierick, S. (2002). Studentbetrokkenheid in assessment door peer assessment. In F. Dochy, L. Heylen, & H. van de Mosselaer (Eds.), Assessment in onderwijs (pp. 181-202) [Assessment in Education]. Utrecht, The Netherlands: Lemma.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Martens, R. (2003). A framework for integrated performance assessment in E-learning. In W. Jochems, J. van Merriënboer., & R. Koper (Eds.), Integrated E-learning: Towards more powerful learning environments (pp. 39-50). London, UK: Routledge Falmer.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Martens, R. (2003). Performance assessment in E-learning. In W. Jochems, J. van Merriënboer., & R. Koper (Eds.), Een geïntegreerde benadering van e-learning (pp. 57-70). Groningen/Houten: Wolters Noordhoff.
Van Merriënboer, J.J.G., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Corbalan, G., Kalyuga, S., Paas, F., & Tattersall, C. (2006). Performance assessment and learning task selection in complex learning environments. In J. Elen & R. E. Clark (Eds.), Handling Complexity in Learning Environments: Theory and Research (pp. 201-220). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Prins, F. (2004). Boekbespreking Peer assessment in universitair onderwijs. Pedagogische Studiën, 81 , 3, 256-258.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Strijbos, J.W. & Van de Watering, G. (2007, August). Modelling the impact of individual contributions on peer assessment during group work: In search of flexibility. Paper to be presented at the EARLI, Budapest, Hungary.
Sluijsmans, D., Segers, M., Nijhuis, J., & Gyselaers, W. (2005, April). Assessment as the centerpiece of educational evaluation. Paper presented at the AERA, Montreal, Canada.
Sluijsmans, D. (2005, April).Peer assessment. Paper presented at the Trends mini-conference Active Learning, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D., Straetmans, G., & Van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (2004, June). A New Approach in Portfolio Assessment: the Protocol Portfolio Scoring-Method. Paper presented at the Joint SIG/Northumbria conference, Bergen, Norway.
Sluijsmans, D., Brand-Gruwel, S., Van Merriënboer, J.,J.G. & Martens, R. (2003, August). Redesigning education for training peer assessment skills in teacher education. Paper presented at the EARLI, Padova, Italy.
Sluijsmans, D., & Martens, R. (2003, October). A Framework for Integrated Performance Assessment in E-Learning. Paper presented at the AECT, Anaheim, USA.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2003, February) Competency-based education and assessment. Presentation held at the Gezondheidszorgcongres, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D., & Martens, R. (2002, May). The right questions for designing assessment activities in e-learning. Paper presented at the Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD), Antwerpen, Belgium.
Sluijsmans, D., Brand-Gruwel, & Van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (2002, August). Peer assessment training in teacher education. Paper presented at the Joint SIG/Northumbria conference, Newcastle, England.
Sluijsmans, D. (2002, February). De bijdrage van assessment aan de ontwikkeling van reflective practitioners. Paper presented at the Fontys University Assessment Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D. (2001, November). Peer assessment als complexe vaardigheid. Paper presented at the Nederlandse Vereniging Medisch Onderwijs Congres, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D. (2001, October). Competentieleren en studentbetrokkenheid in toetsing. Paper presented at the Nationaal Onderwijs Congres, Ede, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D., & Brand-Gruwel, S. (2001, June). Het trainen van beoordelingsvaardigheden bij PABO-studenten [Training student teachers in assessment skills]. Paper presented at the Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D. (2001, May). Leren beoordelen binnen het wiskunde-onderwijs op de PABO. Landelijke Dag Studievaardigheden, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D., & Imandt, B. (2001, March). Leren beoordelen binnen het wiskunde-onderwijs op de PABO [Assessment training within mathematics in teacher education]. Paper presented at the VELON-conference, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D. (2000, September). Peer assessment as a way of structuring independent learning. Paper presented at the Summerschool, Rhodos, Greece.
Sluijsmans, D., & Brand-Gruwel, S. (2000, May). Elkaar leren beoordelen in competentiegericht onderwijs [Evaluating peers in competency-based learning]. Paper presented at the Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD), Leiden, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D., & Brand-Gruwel, S. (2000, April). Integratie van onderwijs en instructie in PABO's [Integration of instruction and assessment in teacher education]. Paper presented at the VELON-conference, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D., & Dochy, F. (1999, August). The use of self-, peer- and co-assessment in higher education: a review of the literature. Paper presented at the EARLI, Göteborg, Sweden.
Sluijsmans, D., & Moerkerke, G. (1999, May). Peer assessment in probleemgestuurde onderwijsomgevingen: ervaringen en kwaliteiten van studenten [Peer assessment in problem based learning environments: experiences and qualities of students]. Paper presented at the Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D., & Moerkerke, G. (1999, March). Student involvement in assessment. Paper presented at the Self and Peer Assessment in Higher Education Conference (SAPHE), Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Sluijsmans, D., Dochy, F., & Moerkerke, G. (1998, May). The use of self- peer- and co-assessment in higher education. Paper presented at the Onderwijs Research Dagen (ORD), Enschede, The Netherlands.
Croock, M.B.M., Van Merriënboer, J.J.G., & Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2005). Het construeren van leertaken. In J. J. G. van Merrienboer (Ed.), Het ontwerpen van leertaken binnen de wetenschappen: Four-components instructional design als generatief ontwerpmodel. Hasselt, Belgie: Universiteit Hasselt.
Giesbertz, W., Van Gog, T., Prins, F., Rusmans, E., Schlusmans, K., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Wagemans, L. (2003). Een blik op de praktijk van de cursussen van de Open Universiteit Nederland anno 2003 [An overview of courses of the Open University of the Netherlands]. Heerlen, The Netherlands: Open University of the Netherlands.
Schreurs, M., Ram, P., Prins, F., & Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2004). Rapportage feedbacksessie [Report feedback sessions]. Maastricht, The Netherlands: Huisartsenopleiding Maastricht.
Slot, W., Jansen, D., De Haan, & Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (1999). Het Virtueel Bedrijf: een leeromgeving voor de competentiegroei van een ICT-er [The Virtual Company: a learning environment to develop competencies]. Tijdschrift voor Informatica Onderwijs, 8, 3, 101-105.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Boon, J. & De Haan, D. (1998). De alpha-run van het virtueel bedrijf: een evaluatie [The virtual company: a pilot study]. Heerlen, The Netherlands: Open University of the Netherlands (Center for Educational Technology and Expertise).
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Dochy, F., & Moerkerke, G. (1998). The use of self- peer- and co-assessment in higher education. Heerlen, The Netherlands: Open University of the Netherlands (Center for Educational Technology and Expertise).
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (2000). A peer assessment model. Heerlen: Open University of the Netherlands. (Center for Educational Technology and Expertise).
Sluijsmans, D.M.A (2002). De student als beoordelaar [The student as assessor]. LOS Contact 22, 1, 14-15.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2002, November). Samenvatting proefschrift [Abstract dissertation]. Opleiding & Ontwikkeling, 7, 18.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2002). Establishing learning effects with integrated peer assessment tasks. Article published 13 December on the member's area of the ILT-website.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2003). Peer assessment als leermiddel [Peer assessment as learning tool]. Onderzoek van Onderwijs, 32, 2, 21-25.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A (2002). Peer assessment als complexe vaardigheid [Peer assessment as complex skill]. Tijdschrift voor Medisch Onderwijs, 21, 4, 167-172.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2003). Kijken naar elkaar: peer assessment en de effecten op leergedrag [Taking a look at each other: Effects on learning behaviour]. Onderwijs en Gezondheidszorg, 7, 3-6.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2003). Peer assessment in competentiegericht onderwijs [Peer assessment in competency-based education]. Edusite.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2003, November). Hoe roze is de EVC-bril? De claims van EVC [The claims of EVC]. Opleiding en Ontwikkeling, 11, 13-18.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2003). De training van peer assessment vaardigheden in de lerarenopleiding [Training assessment skills in teacher education]. Tijdschrift voor Hoger Onderwijs, 4, 230-250.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Dochy, F. (1998). Alternatieve toetsmethoden in studentgericht onderwijs. [Alternative assessment in student centered education]. Tijdschrift voor Hoger Onderwijs, 16, 4, 298-314.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Martens, R., & Verheijen, H. (2000). Peer assessment en onderwijsontwerp [Peer assessment and instructional design]. Onderwijsinnovatie, 2, 17-24.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Moerkerke, G. (1999). Student involvement in performance assessment: a research project. European Journal of Open and Distance Learning.
Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Van Merrienboer, J.J.G., Kicken, W., & de Croock, M.B.M. (2005). Het vormgeven van autonoom leren in opdrachtgestuurd onderwijs. In J. van Merrienboer (Ed.), Het ontwerpen van leertaken binnen de wetenschappen: Four-components instructional design als generatief ontwerpmodel. Hasselt, Belgie: Universiteit Hasselt.
Straetmans, G., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., Bolhuis, B. & Van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (2003). Integratie van instructie en assessment in competentiegericht onderwijs [Integration of learning and instruction in competency-based education]. Tijdschrift voor hoger onderwijs, 3, 171-197.
Verreck, W., Joosten-Ten Brinke, D., Sluijsmans, D.M.A., & Volder, M. (2003). Competentie-assessment bij de Open Universiteit Nederland
[Competency-based learning at the Open University of the Netherlands]. Heerlen, The Netherlands: Open University of the Netherlands (Center for Educational Technology and Expertise).
Sluijsmans, D.M.A. (2002). Student involvement in assessment: The training of peer assessment skills.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen.
During the Onderwijs Research Dagen (Educational Research Days) the Dutch Society for Educational Research (VOR) and the Flemish Forum for Educational Research (VFO) awarded the prize for the best dissertation in this field to the dissertation Student involvement in assessment. The training of peer assessment skills
