Hoewel er weinig drop-outs zijn op de middelbare school Piter Jelles YnSicht, zijn er regelmatig leerlingen die niet gemotiveerd lijken. Deze leerlingen belemmeren de voortgang van de klas en van zichzelf. Om deze leerlingen te helpen gaat er een time-out voorziening opgestart worden. De leerlingen die …

This research is a contribution to the studies about a teachers’ proficiency and attitude. This case study focuses on finding out if there is a correlation between the teachers’ proficiency in English and the teachers’ attitude towards teaching English in Dutch schools. As the English language is taking …

Framed within achievement goal theory and self-determination theory, the aim of this study was to explore the experiences and motivational needs of students within secondary school Physical Education, attempting to identify their preferred motivational instructional strategies. Nine focus group interviews …

Unhealthy eating behaviors and low levels of physical activity are major problems in adolescents and young adults in vocational education. To develop effective intervention programs, more research is needed to understand how different types of motivation contribute to health behaviors. In the present …

Academic procrastination is one of the leading factors that makes students dropping out from school in The Netherlands. Especially among students in higher education. Saxion University of Applied Sciences has started an extensive research on academic procrastination. The purpose of this study is to investigate …

In the midst of continuous health professions curriculum reforms, critical questions arise about the extent to which conceptual ideas are actually put into practice. Curricula are often not implemented as intended. An under-explored aspect that might play a role is governance. In light of major curriculum …

I have a special and personal connection with the French Pays d’Auge. I appreciate its beauty and qualities but I am also seeing it decaying. My personal motivation, my role and mission as urban designer pushed me to think of a way to save – or better, upgrade – this beautiful valley. We know that …

The three key concepts of the research are Social Learning Theory, a virtual environment and female talent management. In this context, the elements to the Social Learning Theory (SLT); attention, retention, reproduction and motivation appeared relevant for further investigation. Four propositions were …

Background: The importance of clarifying goals and providing process feedback for student learning has been widely acknowledged. From a Self-Determination Theory perspective, it is suggested that motivational and learning gains will be obtained because in well-structured learning environments, when goals …

Although self-regulation is an important feature related to students’ study success as reflected in higher grades and less academic course delay, little is known about the role of self- regulation in blended learning environments in higher education. For this review, we analysed 21 studies in which self-regulation …