Paper presentation

In a paper presentation, you will get the opportunity to present your research and ask for feedback on your work during a discussion.

To prepare for the paper presentation, you write a paper about your research. You can also use a paper you have written recently. When your paper is ready, prepare an interesting presentation in English to inform the audience about your research. The presentation should take no more than 10 minutes (try to prepare no more than 15 slides). Keep in mind that your audience did not read the paper. The paper (and the presentation) addresses one or more central aspects of the research project. Which aspects are fit for inclusion depends on the content and nature of your research. Examples include an elaborate theoretical framework that operationalizes the project's central research questions, the experimental set-up and results of an empirical study, the design of a learning environment, teacher training, or assessment instrument, and so on.

The presentation is followed by 20 minutes of discussion, which is started by the appointed discussants. Inform your discussants about the goals of your presentation and write down two questions that can help focus the discussion. The audience can also give feedback on your presentation based on the presentation feedback form. This form may also help you to prepare your presentation.

All presenters of a paper presentation will be appointed junior discussant at one of the other paper presentations. Are you presenting a paper? Prepare to be a discussant for one of your peers!

We will inform you about your discussants and your own role as a discussant in March.


Paper presentation total duration: 30 minutes

  • Presentation: 10 minutes

  • Discussants: 5 minutes for each discussant

  • Group discussion: 10 minutes

There will be 2 paper presentations in a session of 1 hour.


Send in your paper and abstract before 11 February, using the submission form.

If you wish to present a paper at the NSS, please send your paper (APA style; maximum 6000 words, including references in Word or PDF format) and a short abstract (max. 300 words). We will use your abstract on this website to inform the National Spring School-attendants about your presentation.

Use the submission form to enclose the document. Name your document "Last name"_"presentation type", like "VanDijk_Paper.pdf".

Prepare a presentation in PowerPoint. Please check it on another computer to be sure everything works and bring the presentation on a USB memory stick to the Spring School.