Purpose: Children’s physical education (PE) motivation is vital for their development and health and can be fostered by satisfying the needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Yet, not all children have positive need-satisfying and motivational PE experiences. We examined individual differences …

Hoe krijgen we álle leerlingen mee in de gymles? Uit een grootschalig onderzoek van 2010 tot 2024, uitgevoerd onder duizenden leerlingen van groep 7 tot en met de examenklassen blijkt dat beweegmotieven een cruciale rol spelen bij het vervullen van psychologische basisbehoeften en daarmee bij de waardering …

Waarom beweegt jouw leerling? Hoe beweegmotieven het verschil maken in de gymles.  Wat maakt dat de ene leerling elke gymles vol energie binnenkomt, terwijl de ander nauwelijks gemotiveerd is? Als gymleraar kan je de motivatie van leerlingen versterken. Wat kan je als docent doen? Een grootschalig onderzoek …

Introduction: Self-Determination Theory (SDT) has been widely applied in coaching to support coachees’ needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, which are collectively known as Basic Psychological Needs (BPNs). Although these BPNs are typically viewed as interpersonal constructs, there is a notable …

Although near-peer role modeling (NPRM) has been suggested as an effective pedagogical intervention for boosting confidence, motivation, and self-efficacy, few studies have examined its connection with learner needs and well-being utilizing an established psychological framework. The present study investigates …

Acknowledging the knowledge gaps and novel paradigms outlined above within both coaching research and practice, the PhD research aims to investigate how need-supportive coaching—rooted in Self-Determination Theory (SDT)—effectively fulfils the satisfaction of beginning teachers’ basic psychological needs …

Acknowledging the knowledge gaps and novel paradigms outlined above within both coaching research and practice, the PhD research aims to investigate how need-supportive coaching—rooted in Self-Determination Theory (SDT)—effectively fulfils the satisfaction of beginning teachers’ basic psychological needs …

Many institutions of higher education offer honors education, but research on teacher behavior in honors classes is scarce. Our aim is to gain deeper understanding of how teachers adapt their teaching practices in the honors classroom as compared with the regular classroom. We conducted semi-structured …

Motivating gifted children to become and stay engaged with classroom tasks can be a huge struggle for primary education teachers. This concurrent parallel mixed method design study investigates the relative differences in the importance of the basic psychological needs between gifted children and children …

Contemporary education increasingly involves a blended learning environment, which consists of a combination of offline and online delivery methods. Blended learning environments can motivate students to learn, but designing motivating blended learning environments is challenging and can result in environments …