Game-based learning (GBL) and gamification can improve the learning experience of students by making learning more fun, interesting, and motivating. However, integrating games in practice is challenging for many teachers as it requires competences that not necessarily are part of their teaching repertoire. …

In this paper we present an educational digital game, Function Dungeon, that we developed for learning about functions in a playful way. Results from a pilot conducted with fourteen 13-year-old students in a school in the Netherlands show that the game can foster ‘joyful practice’. That is, students …

Computers are promising tools for providing educational experiences that meet individual learning needs. However, delivering this promise in practice is challenging, particularly when automated feedback is essential and the learning extends beyond using traditional methods such as writing and solving …

Using game-based learning (GBL) has a proven potential to be an effective didactical method but it is not easy to implement in practice. Teachers find e.g. difficult to match a particular game dynamics and the curricular goals or to connect with the pedagogical models of particular games. In order to …

Josper Bouwer is eigenaar van Bouwtechnics C & C B.V. Josper is van mening dat er te weinig aandacht is voor robotisering in het onderwijs. Uit de enquête die onder studenten is gehouden in het onderzoek blijkt dat studenten weinig kennis hebben van robotica en meer zouden willen leren op het gebied …

Het onderzoeksprogramma Smart Education van de Faculteit Onderwijs en Opvoeding richt zich op het ontwikkelen en verspreiden van kennis en expertise over de effectieve inzet van de mogelijkheden van Kunstmatige Intelligentie in het onderwijs.

In mathematics, sciences and economics, understanding and working with graphs are important skills. However, developing these skills has been shown to be a challenge in secondary and higher education as it involves high order thinking processes such as analysis, reflection and creativity. In this study, …

Een programma van de Faculteit Onderwijs en Opvoeding dat zich richt op het ontwikkelen en verspreiden van kennis en expertise over de effectieve inzet van de mogelijkheden van ICT in het onderwijs.

The potential of software tools to support learning mathematics is widely acknowledged, but their use can be hindered for many reasons. When teaching future mathematics teachers, we observed that these students were unmotivated to use such tools. This lack of motivation was caused by two concerns held …