In this PhD thesis, we aimed to improve understanding of the study progression and success of autistic students in higher education by comparing them to students with other disabilities and students without disabilities. We studied their background and enrollment characteristics, whether barriers in …

Artikel over hoe op Avans Hogeschool professionals van morgen leren om op een laagdrempelige manier ondernemers en bestuurders te verrassen en te inspireren. Dit bij het nemen van verantwoordelijkheid voor veranderingen, waarmee organisaties en bedrijven geconfronteerd worden. Dit vanuit de noodzaak …

Presenting novices with examples and problems is an effective and efficient way to acquire new problem-solving skills. Nowadays, examples and problems are increasingly presented in computer-based learning environments, in which learners often have to self-regulate their learning (i.e., choose what type …

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People with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities (ID) have a higher risk of health problems and, therefore, healthy living is of great importance for them. To achieve this, this group requires support from the people around them such as relatives and direct support professionals (DSPs). However, …

The objective of this study is to investigate the heart rate (HR) accuracy measured at the wrist with the photoplethysmography (PPG) technique with a Fitbit Charge 2 (Fitbit Inc) in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury, how the activity intensity affects the HR accuracy, and whether this HR accuracy …

Huisartsen en verpleegkundigen in de eerstelijnszorg ervaren soms een moeizame samenwerking rondom de palliatieve zorg. Videocommunicatie kan ondersteuning bieden, maar wordt nog nauwelijks ingezet. Welke factoren liggen hieraan ten grondslag?

Recent years have seen a massive growth in ethical and legal frameworks to govern data science practices. Yet one of the core questions associated with ethical and legal frameworks is the extent to which they are implemented in practice. A particularly interesting case in this context comes to public …

Social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have millions of users logging in every day, using these platforms for commu­ nication, entertainment, and news consumption. These platforms adopt rules that determine how users communicate and thereby limit and shape public discourse.2 Platforms …