Projects
Biography, history and philosophy in the 3rd century BCE Peripatos: the case of Hieronymos of Rhodes KU Leuven
Human Adaptation in Climatically Marginal Environments of late-5th to 3rd Millennium BC Syria and Jordan Ghent University
The late-5th to 3rd millennium BC saw complex dynamics in nomadic and settled lifestyles in the semi-arid and arid steppe regions of Syria and Jordan, when large, often fortified cities emerged in several areas, while nomadic practices waxed and waned. To survive in these climatically uncertain environments of low and strongly fluctuating rainfall, populations in the steppe needed to constantly adapt their subsistence methods, leading to ...
Development of key components for 3rd generation gravitational wave instrumentation. University of Antwerp
Model-based evaluation of 'digital game-based learning' in the 3rd grade of secondary education. Interaction between beliefs, player behavior, meta-cognitive strategies, and learning effects. Ghent University
This PhD project focuses on the exploration of learning effects (content and media literacy) of Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) in higher secondary education. Central is the development and testing of a path model that integrates the curriculum potential of games, player behavior and stakeholder beliefs, self-efficacy, media literacy and academic performance.
Evaluation of a model for studying the curriculum impact of commercial videogames in the 3rd grade secondary education. Interaction between beliefs, actual behaviour and learning effects Ghent University
The general goal of this phd project is the measurement of curriculum effects of students (age 15-18) playing video games in a school context. The central aspect is the development and evaluation of a complex padmodel that integrates the curriculum impact of video games, actual player behaviour and the beliefs of learners/players and teachers about video games, and learning with them.