Docenten

Dr. Bjorn de Koning

Bjorn de Koning is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Education, and Child Studies (DPECS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He coordinates the master programme Educational Psychology: Learning and Performance, teaches courses about educational psychology and online learning, and is member of the Examination Board of ESSB. His main area of expertise is in learning and instruction, and he is dedicated to study, stimulate and support learning processes and -outcomes in education and training.

Prof. dr. Fred Paas

Fred Paas is professor of Educational Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam and a professorial fellow at the University of Wollongong in Australia. He is one of the developers of the Cognitive Load Theory, which is one of the most influential theories on instructional design. The theory uses evolutionary theory to consider human cognitive architecture and uses that architecture to devise novel, instructional procedures. His research is multidisciplinary, focusing on the design of effective and efficient learning environments. His recent research interests include the role of the physical environment in cognition and learning, evolutionary approaches to cognitive load and learning, and the effects of physical activities on cognition and learning. 

Dr. Lesya Ganushchak

Lesya Ganushchak is an assistant professor at the department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies/Educational and Developmental Psychology at Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research interests are related to language processing. Her current research is centred on the fundamental aspects of reading comprehension as well as developing interventions that improve reading comprehension. But also, topics such as (self) monitoring your own comprehension, bilingual language production and comprehension are part of her research interests. She examines these questions using behavioural, electroencephalogram recordings (EEG), and eye-tracking methods.

Dr. Huib Tabbers

Huib Tabbers (PhD, Open University of the Netherlands, 2002) is Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research interests are learning from multimedia, cognitive strategies and instructional design. His aim is to develop practically relevant guidelines for the design of instructional materials for primary and secondary education. To reach this aim, he has collaborated with schools (e.g., Bestuur Openbaar Onderwijs Rotterdam) and instructional design partners (e.g., CED-groep Rotterdam and Blink Educatie Den Bosch). Together with colleagues from Rotterdam, he has developed a practical ‘Toolbox’-book with instructional guidelines for teachers in primary education. About his research, he has published in many scientific journals. He has also supervised several PhD-projects, is member of the international editorial board of Learning & Instruction, and has served as coordinator of the EARLI Special Interest Group ‘Comprehension of text and graphics’.

Research interests: Cognitive strategies, Reading comprehension, Multimedia learning, Instructive animations, Digital learning environments, Retrieval practice.

Dr. Marloes Nederhand

Marloes Nederhand is an Assistant Professor at the section Curriculum Innovation and Professional Skills at Erasmus University Rotterdam and a research fellow of the Community for Learning and Innovation. Her fields of interest include: life-long learning, self-assessment, calibration accuracy, feedback, experimental research, academic success. 

On-going research: interventions to improve the judgements people make of their own performance; collaboration with RSM to examine how student evaluation cycles at higher education institutions can be improved.

Education: Coordinating master course and practical ‘Innovation in Education and Training’ and ‘Investigating Educational Innovations’ respectively. Coordination of bachelor theses at Psychology.