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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 Modern Languages and Cultures)
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 (Development 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

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

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Boys perform less well in secondary school than girls because of 'bad friends'

Research news item

Secondary school boys get lower grades than girls and this is partly due to the fact that their friends are more likely to misbehave at school. That is the conclusion of a research study conducted by educational sociologist Margriet van Hek.

Docent spreekt groep studenten toe in hoorcollege zaal

In the lecture hall or online: students perform equally well

Research news item

For academic performance, it doesn’t matter whether students attend a lecture in person, stream it, or watch it later. The key is that they choose for themselves and actively participate. This is shown by research from Tilburg and uu77.

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Cattle trackers in the classroom may provide more information about bullying

Research news item

Primary school teachers can tackle bullying better if they have a better understanding of the social dynamics in a class, says developmental psychologist Nathalie Hoekstra. She used cattle trackers to map the movements of primary school children.

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