Publications

Background : Computer-supported collaborative inquiry learning (CSCiL) has been proposed as a successful learning method to foster scientific literacy. This research aims to bridge the knowledge gap surrounding the role of peers as scaffolding sources in CSCiL environments. The primary objective is to explicitly implement peer assessment as a scaffolding tool to enhance students' inquiry output in terms of research question, data, and ...

Introduction: Manually analysing the quality of large amounts of written feedback comments is time-consuming and demands extensive resources and human effort. Therefore, this study aimed to explore whether a state-of-the-art large language model (LLM) could be fine-tuned to identify the presence of four literature-derived feedback quality criteria (performance, judgment, elaboration and improvement) and the seven CanMEDS roles (Medical Expert, ...

Introduction: Competency-based education requires high-quality feedback to guide students’ acquisition of competencies. Sound assessment and feedback systems, such as ePortfolios, are needed to facilitate seeking and giving feedback during clinical placements. However, it is unclear whether the written feedback comments in ePortfolios are of high quality and aligned with the current competency focus. Therefore, this study investigates the ...

In the ever-changing higher education climate, university teachers often rely on traditional, teacher-centred educational practices. While universities worldwide attempt to improve teaching quality by investing in professional development, many university teachers do not receive formal teaching training - even though teaching is often the largest part of their job responsibility. This study explores the effects of an evidence-based professional ...

In order to achieve educational changes, professional development initiatives are needed. Recently more emphasis is placed on methods in which teachers are engaged in collaborative discourse. One potential strategy for this is the use of Teacher redesign Teams (TrDT), in which the support of an academic developer is imperative for its effectiveness. Previous studies show diversified findings on role categorization and role uptake of academic ...

Background: Although blended learning (BL) has multiple educational prospects, it also poses challenges such as keeping students motivated. Objectives: This study investigates students' perceptions of how learning analytics (LA) can be used to support the design of a BL environment in order to promote students' basic need for relatedness, which is a dimension of motivation. Hence, it is hypothesized that sharing LA trends with students and ...

Although previous research has indicated that providing anonymity is effective to create a safe peer assessment (PA) setting. However, ensuring anonymity prevents students from experiencing genuine two-way interactive feedback dialogues. The present study investigates how fading anonymity over time can overcome this challenge. 46 Bachelor students in Educational Studies participated in multiple PA cycles in which groups of students assessed each ...

Although Blended Learning (BL) has many opportunities for flexible learning, it also poses some challenges. One of the challenges is to keep students motivated. This study investigates students' perceptions of how learning analytics (LA) can be used to support the design of a BL environment in order to promote students' basic need for relatedness, which is a dimension of motivation. A quasi-experimental intervention study was executed using a ...

This study focuses on the impact of active learning course redesigns in higher education. 851 students participated in surveys conducted in ten different courses within five different university faculties. Each of these courses were redesigned by educational developers to be more in line with active learning principles and to provide a better learning experience for students and educators. Based on this data, multilevel regression analyses were ...

Technical and vocational secondary school students take internships in enterprises as part of their training. As such, they are often confronted with hazardous situations, such as contact with chemical substances, operating specialist machinery or in potentially dangerous working conditions. Students therefore need to be prepared in the school setting, prior to their internship experience. To address this challenge an immersive virtual reality ...