genes, regulatory skills, and computer games
Kegel, C.A.T.
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Kegel, C. A. T. (2011, October 19). Differential susceptibility in education.
Interaction between genes, regulatory skills, and computer games. Mostert &
Van Onderen, Leiden. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/17974
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Differential Susceptibility in Education
Cornelia A. T. Kegel
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Differential Susceptibility in Education
Interaction between Genes, Regulatory Skills, and Computer Games
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P. F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op woensdag 19 oktober 2011
klokke 16.15 uur door
Cornelia Aria Theodore Kegel
geboren te Mijnsheerenland in 1984
Promotor:
Prof. dr. A. G. Bus
Overige leden:
Prof. dr. M. H. van IJzendoorn Prof. dr. C. A. Espin
Dr. E. Segers (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
This research was supported by a grant from the Dutch organization Kennisnet/ ICT op School to Adriana G. Bus.
Contents
Chapter 1 7
General introduction
Chapter 2 13
Improving early phoneme skills with a computer program:
Differential effects of regulatory skills
Chapter 3 23
Online tutoring as a pivotal quality of web-based early literacy programs
Chapter 4 37
Differential susceptibility in early literacy instruction through computer games:
The role of the Dopamine D4 Receptor gene (DRD4)
Chapter 5 47
Executive attention mediates the role of the Dopamine Receptor D4 gene (DRD4) on reading acquisition in a non-clinical sample
Chapter 6 61
General discussion
Appendix 67
References 69
Samenvatting (Summary in Dutch) 77
Dankwoord (Acknowledgements) 81
Curriculum Vitae 83
List of Publications 85