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Middelbare scholieren in een klaslokaal. Eén scholier wijst enthousiast naar iets in de verte.

Education

We all want the best education, but how do we actually get there? To help students get ahead in the future, our researchers are working on innovations in education right now. Discover our community of research into better learning.

Researchers

Researchers from various faculties and research institutes are working on interdisciplinary projects for educational research. 

Prof. I. Molenaar (Inge)

Prof. I. Molenaar (Inge)

professor (Orthopedagogics: Learning and Development), professor (Behavioural Science Institute)
Inge Molenaar focuses on the role of artificial intelligence in education. She is interested in the interface between education and technology, and how we can develop personalised systems that are better suited to the needs of students.
Dr S. Unsworth (Sharon)

Dr S. Unsworth (Sharon)

associate professor (Centre for Language Studies), associate professor (Department of Language and Communication)
Sharon Unsworth researches the way in which multilingual children simultaneously learn multiple languages. Which corresponding factors may be deemed a success? This knowledge is shared with parents, teachers and policy makers so that it can subsequently be applied and implemented.
Dr Y.H.M. van den Berg (Yvonne)

Dr Y.H.M. van den Berg (Yvonne)

assistant professor (Developmental Psychology), assistant professor (Behavioural Science Institute)
What can teachers learn to help them nip bullying in the bud? Yvonne van den Berg develops practical tools to map social relationships in the classroom and interventions to reduce bullying.
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Projects

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Hybrid Human-AI Regulation

Research

This project focuses on the development of a ‘Hybrid Human-AI Regulation System’ (HHAIR system), which teaches 10- to 14-year-olds self-regulation skills. This will allow them to learn with support from adaptive or self-adaptive learning tools.

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VMBO Sportlab

Research

In the research project vmbo sportlab, a consortium of young people, practitioners and researchers will provide insights and knowledge about how to tackle inactivity among VMBO students and get them playing sport and exercising into later life

Beeldmerk 2in1project

2in1

Research

How does one child actually acquire and use two different languages? The 2in1 project examined how a bilingual child’s languages affect each other and the circumstances under which this occurs.

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Study programmes

News about research into education

Judith Homberg

Doctoral Network grant for training and research into the highly sensitive brain

Research news item

The European Horizon Europe programme’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has awarded a Doctoral Network grant to the DESTINIES project. Under the leadership of Judith Homberg (Radboudumc), this grant will establish an international network.

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How can generative AI be responsibly integrated into academic education?

Research news item

Commissioned by Radboud AI, students at Radboud University conducted a qualitative study on the role of GenAI within education on campus. Based on focus groups with students and lecturers, they mapped opportunities, concerns, and conditions.

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A board game, a city, and a wicked problem

Research news item

Floris Burgers and his colleagues developed a serious policy game: a game in which all parties involved in education learn to understand each other's perspectives in a playful way and make them open to discussion.

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