Students often struggle with constructing models of system behaviour, particularly in open modelling tasks where there is no single correct answer. The challenge lies in providing effective support that helps students develop high quality models while maintaining their autonomy in the modelling process. …

Although near-peer role modeling (NPRM) has been suggested as an effective pedagogical intervention for boosting confidence, motivation, and self-efficacy, few studies have examined its connection with learner needs and well-being utilizing an established psychological framework. The present study investigates …

Hospitals are encouraged to provide care closer to patients’ homes. This study investigates how patients, informal caregivers, and nurses experience home-based hospital-level care for decompensated heart failure. This mixed-methods study employed semi-structured interviews with 11 patients and 4 informal …

Een tussentijdse update over het onderzoeksproject Curious Ears naar het aanleren van strategieën rondom non verbale en muzikale openheid in muzieklessen tijdens het Research Festival 2025 op het Prins Claus Conservatorium in Groningen.

The dissertation Pathways of Musical Creativity shows that students’ musical creativity can develop in an intervention with Video Feedback Coaching for teachers, mediated by their support of students’ creative autonomy during classroom interactions in music lessons. Autonomy support entails fostering …

In this thesis, we focus on developing behaviours for socially interactive agents (SIAs). The context in which the agent is used is a self-regulated learning system for children. We focus on personalising learning objectives and interaction content within an intelligent tutoring system (ITS). We envision …

Acknowledging the knowledge gaps and novel paradigms outlined above within both coaching research and practice, the PhD research aims to investigate how need-supportive coaching—rooted in Self-Determination Theory (SDT)—effectively fulfils the satisfaction of beginning teachers’ basic psychological needs …

Objective In 2016, a selective preventive spinal immobilization protocol for emergency medical service (EMS) nurses was introduced in the Netherlands. This protocol leaves more room for autonomous decision-making in the pre-hospital phase regarding preventive spinal immobilization (PSI), compared to …

Het doel van dit artikel is om een brede visie te schetsen op creativiteit in de kunsteducatie en het belang van autonomie voor leerlingen daarin. Eerst bespreken we de verschillende definities van het begrip creativiteit in de literatuur. Vervolgens lichten we onze bredere en dynamische visie op creativiteitsontwikkeling …

De toenemende complexiteit van het tekort aan zorg- en gezondheidspersoneel in Nederland vereist de verkenning van interprofessionele samenwerking (IPC). Het overheersende mono-professioneel opleiden kan leiden tot een professionele identiteit (PI) onder studenten in de gezondheidszorg, hetgeen succesvolle …