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 …

Leren is een actief proces waarin kennis wordt geconstrueerd. Dit proces is voor iedere leerling anders en vraagt individuele ondersteuning. Onderwijsmaterialen en werkvormen zouden zich gedurende het leerproces steeds moeten aanpassen aan de specifieke behoefte van elke leerling. Ontwikkelingen in het …

Motivating students to actively engage in their studying efforts is an ongoing challenge, because motivation is a key factor in study success. In the work presented here, we investigate whether the use of a mobile app with a teacher-like avatar (StudyGotchi), based on the successful digital pet Tamagotchi, …