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Weijers, Robert J. (author), de Koning, Björn B. (author), Scholten, Ester (author), Wong, L.Y.J. (author), Paas, Fred (author)Asking questions is vital for learning, yet students seldom exhibit this behavior. Given the increasing presence of online classrooms in tertiary education, it is much needed to examine ways to encourage students to ask questions and increase their engagement. Despite the critical role of asking questions to enhance learning, little is known...journal article 2024
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Hamida, A.B. (author), Eijkelenboom, A.M. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Understanding students' preferences of their study place, in particular acoustical and psychosocial preferences, is important to students' health and comfort. This study aimed to identify clusters of students with similar acoustical and psychosocial preferences, and to identify reasons for certain preferences of students in each cluster. A mixed...journal article 2024
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Veltman, M.M. (author), van Keulen, J. (author), Smits, A. E.H. (author), Voogt, J. M. (author)When addressing problems with wicked tendencies in higher professional education, students experience complexity, uncertainty, and value divergence. Furthermore, they are confronted with disciplinary, organisational, and sector boundaries. Prior research has revealed variability in students’ experiences and boundary-crossing behaviour when...journal article 2024
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Hamida, A.B. (author), Zhang, D. (author), Ortiz, Marco A. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Sounds (e.g., human activity, nature, building systems) are one of the indoor environmental stimuli that may have positive and/or negative effects on students’ well-being and performance in educational buildings. Students in educational buildings have individual acoustical preferences and needs as portrayed by occupant-related indicators, for...journal article 2023
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Dragutinovic, Anica (author), Milovanović, Aleksandra (author), Stojanovski, Mihajlo (author), Damjanovska, Tea (author), Ðordevic, Aleksandra (author), Nikezić, Ana (author), Pottgiesser, U. (author), Deskova, Ana Ivanovska (author), Ivanovski, Jovan (author)The article presents the potentials and capacities of extracurricular activities such as student workshops for strengthening existing curricula and introducing emerging specialised areas, topics, and challenges into architectural higher education. The specific objective of this study is to enhance and test different pedagogical models for...journal article 2023
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Hamida, A.B. (author), Eijkelenboom, A.M. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Research has shown that students differ in their preferences of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and psychosocial aspects of their study places. Since previous studies have mainly focused on identifying these preferences rather than investigating the different profiles of students, this study aimed at profiling students based on their IEQ and...journal article 2023
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Polyportis, A. (author)As the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to progress, the use of AI-powered chatbots, such as ChatGPT, in higher education settings has gained significant attention. This paper addresses a well-defined problem pertaining to the critical need for a comprehensive examination of students' ChatGPT adoption in higher education. To...journal article 2023
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Sheoratan, Sathyam (author), Henze, Ineke (author), de Vries, M.J. (author), Barendsen, Erik (author)Design activities are gaining interest as rich contexts for learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. STEM teachers may find this challenging however, as designing requires support that they are not used to providing. In a subject like chemistry, teachers would have to balance creativity and responsibility for...journal article 2023
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de Winter, J.C.F. (author), Dodou, D. (author), Stienen, A.H.A. (author)ChatGPT is widely used among students, a situation that challenges educators. The current paper presents two strategies that do not push educators into a defensive role but can empower them. Firstly, we show, based on statistical analysis, that ChatGPT use can be recognized from certain keywords such as ‘delves’ and ‘crucial’. This insight...journal article 2023
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Versteijlen, Marieke (author), Wals, Arjen E.J. (author), van Wee, G.P. (author)Introduction: Blended learning, i.e., a mix of online and in-class education, can be deployed for enhancing the educational quality and resilience in higher education (HE). It may also contribute to HE’s sustainability objectives by lowering the carbon emissions of students commuting to campus. In this study, pedagogical design principles for...journal article 2023
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Bluyssen, P.M. (author), Zhang, D. (author), Ortiz, Marco A. (author)Recent studies have shown that both personal and building-related factors may affect the health and comfort of occupants in their homes. It is also known that people differ in their needs and can therefore respond differently to these stressors. Therefore, based on the large database from the survey conducted yearly from 2016 to 2020 among the...journal article 2023
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Figueroa, C.A. (author), Gomez-Pathak, Laura (author), Khan, Imran (author), Williams, Joseph Jay (author), Lyles, Courtney R. (author), Aguilera, Adrian (author)University students have low levels of physical activity and are at risk of mental health disorders. Mobile apps to encourage physical activity can help students, who are frequent smartphone-users, to improve their physical and mental health. Here we report students’ qualitative feedback on a physical activity smartphone app with motivational...journal article 2023
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Kalmar, E. (author), Aarts, Tom (author), Bosman, Esther (author), Ford, Camera (author), de Kluijver, Lisa (author), Beets, Josine (author), Veldkamp, Lisette (author), Timmers, Pauline (author), Besseling, Diede (author), Koopman, Joris (author), Fan, Chuntzu (author), Berrevoets, Enya (author), Trotsenburg, Melissa (author), Maton, Loes (author), van Remundt, Jill (author), Sari, Ela (author), Omar, Lee Wen (author), Beinema, Emiel (author), Winkel, R.N.W. (author), van der Sanden, M.C.A. (author)Collaborative learning is a teaching method that brings together students to discuss a topic important for a given course or curriculum and solve a related problem or create a product. By doing this, learners create knowledge together and gain 21<sup>st</sup> –century skills such as communication, critical thinking, decision making,...journal article 2022
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Daniel, D. (author), Kurniawan, Arif (author), Pinawati, Ajeng Rahastri Indah (author), Thohira, Morrin Choirunnisa (author), Annaduzzaman, M. (author)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused lifestyle changes for everyone and led to the practice of regulated health protocols for preventing the spreading or severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines the differences in health protocols and health practices among university students. The designed online survey was conducted among 292...journal article 2022
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Jin, C. (author), Li, B. (author), Jansen, S.J.T. (author), Boumeester, H.J.F.M. (author), Boelhouwer, P.J. (author)In recent years, China has witnessed fierce competition for talents among cities. There is evidence that China's first-tier cities are losing their appeal for young talents due to the soaring housing prices and high living costs in first-tier cities, as well as the catch-up of next-tier cities. Therefore, uncovering what factors drive young...journal article 2022
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Price, R.A. (author)Higher education (HE) students experience rates of depression and anxiety substantially higher than those found in the general population. Many psychological approaches to improving wellbeing and developing student resilience have been adopted by HE administrators and educators, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article aims to...journal article 2022
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Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author)The doctoral defence is the oral examination of the doctoral thesis. While it is a major milestone for doctoral candidates, this event is often shrouded in mystery. In this article, I explore the doctoral defence from an international perspective. I have studied the format of the defence based on written testimonies as well as the literature...journal article 2022
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Baars, S. (author), Schellings, G. L.M. (author), Joore, Peter (author), van Wesemael, P. J.V. (author)Research into the relationship between innovative physical learning environments (PLEs) and innovative psychosocial learning environments (PSLEs) indicates that it must be understood as a network of relationships between multiple psychosocial and physical aspects. Actors shape this network by attaching meanings to these aspects and their...journal article 2022
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Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author)The doctoral defense is an important step in the doctoral journey and an essential requirement for obtaining a doctoral degree. Past research on the doctoral defense has focused solely on national practices. In this work, I investigate the potential link between the doctoral defense format based on its major and minor elements and the perception...journal article 2021
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Bluyssen, P.M. (author), Zhang, D. (author), Ortiz, Marco A. (author)Next to personal, psychosocial and physiological aspects, environmental aspects of homes may affect the health and comfort of their occupants. This study aimed to investigate the multifactorial character of both rhinitis and headaches among five groups of students from universities in five different cities: Taichung (Taiwan), Concepcion (Chile),...journal article 2021