This study evaluates the effect of gamification on the engagement and performance of first-year students in the International Supply Chain Management course at a University of Applied Sciences. Several students were exposed to the pilot of The Fresh Connection compact, a simulation game which was implemented …

Gamification in education has gained momentum as a means to improve students’ motivation and learning outcomes. This study evaluates the effect of gamification on the engagement and performance of first students in the International Supply Chain Management course at a University of Applied Sciences. …

There is a lack in researching chatbots in terms of organizational boundaries and on stakeholder perspective regarding the feelings of end users toward the interactions for corporate communications (Syvänen and Valentini in J. Commun. Manag. 24:339–362, 2020). Mainly, chatbots are being used to assist …

Dutch universities of applied sciences (UASs) had been teaching-only institutes since their legal origin in 1960. The development of higher education (HE) in Europe in the past twenty years requires UASs to embody and become hybrid organ-isations where education and research are integrated. Ever-changing, …

In dit kwalitatieve ontwerponderzoek is onderzocht hoe formatieve evaluatie kan worden toegepast in een lessituatie op vmbo Pascal Zuid in Zaandam. Dit onderzoek zal antwoord geven op de hoofdvraag: ‘Op welke wijze kunnen formatieve evaluatietechnieken/tools worden toegepast in een biologiesituatie …

Scleractinische koralen met endosymbiotisch Symbiodinium zijn de dominante soort van tropische koraalriffen. Deze koraalriffen vormen de habitat voor ongeveer 25% van de mariene soorten op Aarde. Ook voor de mens zijn koraalriffen van groot belang voor voedsel, toerisme en voor de economie. De laatste …

Abstract Purpose: The pharmacology and clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT) education during the undergraduate medical curriculum of NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal, was changed from a traditional programme (i.e. discipline-based, lectures) to a problem-based learning (PBL) programme (i.e. …

Dit onderzoek gaat over de concept-contextbenadering en hoe deze didactiek in relatie staat tot de betrokkenheid en motivatie van leerlingen uit de derde klas theoretische leerweg/mavo. De concept-contextbenadering is een didactiek die voor leerlingen bij kan dragen aan het relevant maken van het vak …

In this co-authored article, one contributor presents a case story from an interview with a social worker in Slovenia, while five others offer commentaries on ethical aspects of the case. The story comes from a practitioner working with a pregnant young woman, arranging for adoption following birth. …