Middelbare scholieren in een klaslokaal. Eén scholier wijst enthousiast naar iets in de verte.
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 (Educational Sciences), 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

Digitaal klaslokaal met leerlingen met computers en laptops

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

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Study programmes

News about research into education

Foto van Mirjam van der Sprong in een wit imkerpak terwijl ze haar bijen bestudeert

Mirjam van der Sprong’s Summer: Writing about education and caring for bees

Research news item

This summer, Mirjam van der Sprong is continuing her research into how primary school teachers manage the diverse needs of their students. She also dons her beekeeping suit and spends as much time as possible on Goeree-Overflakkee.

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When do you step in? How teachers decide to address unexpected controversial situations in the classroom

Research news item

Why does a teacher intervene when a controversial moment arises in the classroom? Researchers from the RDA identify five forms of justification, in which how the situation is interpreted matters more than the topic itself.

Foto van twee wandelende studenten

Thanks to this project, sedentary students are getting active

Research news item

Students spend large parts of the day sitting down. That is why programme director and professor Esther Tanck is investigating, with the help of a TLC voucher and a Comenius grant, how students can get more exercise.

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