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 …

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 …

Teacher classroom behavior is an important factor in student learning and motivation. Past research within higher education has primarily concentrated on identifying teaching behaviors that teachers and students deem important in honors classrooms. Yet, what specific teaching behaviors either support …

Binnen Aeres VMBO Ede signaleerden docenten een verminderde motivatie en betrokkenheid van leerlingen, zowel in theorie- als praktijklessen. Geïnspireerd door de drie pijlers van de Self-Determination Theory (SDT), initieerde Aeres VMBO Ede een onderwijsvernieuwing: het flexrooster, inclusief talentflexuren. …

A cornerstone of inclusive education is teacher’s readiness to respond adequately to different educational needs of students in their diverse classroom. Differentiated instruction, referring to the process by which teachers carefully monitor students’ needs and progress, and adapt their instruction according …

How can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) take care of their employees’ well-being so that they can retain a productive and satisfied workforce? The present study examines the relation between soft controls and the well-being of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises. Soft controls are …

Leerlingen van SG Were Di ervaren een verminderde mate van motivatie. Docenten merken dit in hun lessen, en ervaren hier hinder door. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat docenten invloed kunnen hebben op de motivatie van leerlingen, maar docenten van SG Were Di geven aan niet te weten hoe. Hiervoor is een …

Leerlingen van SG Were Di ervaren een verminderde mate van motivatie. Docenten merken dit in hun lessen, en ervaren hier hinder door. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat docenten invloed kunnen hebben op de motivatie van leerlingen, maar docenten van SG Were Di geven aan niet te weten hoe. Hiervoor is een toolbox …

The things teachers do in class have an important influence on their students’ motivation, engagement, and learning. This study uses an international expert panel to identify the teacher behaviors most likely to influence motivation—specifically, teacher behaviors that increase the more healthy, autonomous …

Introduction: The notion of autonomy in Self-Determination Theory is at the core of intrinsically motivated learning, and fulfilment of the need for autonomy is essential for thriving at school. Therefore teacher-provided autonomy support has grown into a key concern in educational research. In the present …