M. Jacobs
Madelon Jacobs is a researcher and PhD-student at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) at Maastricht University. Her PhD research centers on the development of skills and learning outcomes among students in primary and secondary education, and on assessing policies that influence student skill formation. Furthermore, at ROA she is currently involved as a researcher at the Netherlands Cohort Study on Education (Nationaal Cohortonderzoek Onderwijs).
She has completed the International Double-degree Master in Sociology and Population Studies which included the Research Master in Sociology and Demography from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona and the Master of Science in Sociology from Tilburg University.
Key publications
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Jacobs, M., Haelermans, C., & Meeter, M. (2025). Effective remediation programs for vulnerable students to overcome learning loss. PLOS ONE, 20(5), Article e0323352. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323352More information about this publication
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Jacobs, M., van der Velden, R., & van Vugt, L. (2024). High-Stakes Testing and Educational Careers: Exploiting the Differences in Cutoffs Between Test Recommendations in The Netherlands. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 17(4), 711–745. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2023.2242342More information about this publication
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de Leeuw, S., Haelermans, C., Jacobs, M., van der Velden, R., van Vugt, L., & van Wetten, S. (2023). The role of family composition in students' learning growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Marriage and Family, 85(3), 807-828. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12912More information about this publication
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Haelermans, C., Korthals, R., Jacobs, M., de Leeuw, S., Vermeulen, S., van Vugt, L., Aarts, B., Breuer, T., van der Velden, R., van Wetten, S., & de Wolf, I. (2022). Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic. PLOS ONE, 17(2), Article e0261114. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261114More information about this publication
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HAELERMANS, C., JACOBS, M., VAN DER VELDEN, R., VAN VUGT, L., & VAN WETTEN, S. (2022). Inequality in the effects of primary school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the Netherlands. In AEA PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS (Vol. 112, pp. 303-307). American Economic Association. https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20221107More information about this publication
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Haelermans, C., Huijgen, T., Jacobs, M., Levels, M., van der Velden, R., van Vugt, L., & van Wetten, S. (2020). Using data to advance educational research, policy and practice: Design, content and research potential of the Netherlands cohort study on education. European Sociological Review, 36(4), 643-662. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaa027More information about this publication
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Haelermans, C., Jacobs, M., van Vugt, L., Aarts, B., Abbink, H., Smeets, C., van der Velden, R., & van Wetten, S. (2021). A full year COVID-19 crisis with interrupted learning and two school closures: The effects on learning growth and inequality in primary education. Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics. GSBE Research Memoranda No. 021 https://doi.org/10.26481/umagsb.2021021More information about this publication
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Jacobs, M., Leest, B., Huijts, T., & Meng, C. (2021). How are students selected for excellence programmes in the Netherlands? An analysis of selection procedures using vignette data. European Journal of Higher Education, 11(1), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2020.1850314More information about this publication
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Jacobs, M., Huijts, T., van Broekhoven, K., Straetmans, S., Meng, C., & van der Velden, R. (2021). Effects of participation in Excellence Programmes on cognitive and non-cognitive skills among higher education students in the Netherlands. European Journal of Higher Education, 11(1), 44-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2020.1850315More information about this publication
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van Huizen, T., Jacobs, M., & Oosterveen , M. (2024). Teacher bias or measurement error? Cornell University - arXiv. arXiv.org No. 2401.04200 https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2401.04200More information about this publication