Conducted and ongoing research into university education @EUR Gerard Baars, Risbo, Erasmus University Rotterdam Marit Wijnen, ESL/ Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam 6 December 2018

Research into University Education @EUR Transition from pre-university education to EUR Research into education @EUR Research after student graduation 12/6/2018

Transition pre-university education to EUR Determinants for study success (before admission) “Pre-university math grade and intrinsic motivation (economics)” (Arnold & Straten, 2012) “Pre-university GPA and intrinsic motivation (medical faculty)” (Baars, 2009) “Pre-university GPA and observed learning behavior (Psychology)” (De Koning et al., 2012) Selection of students “Those who have been admitted by selection (based on extra-curricular activities before admission and a cognitive test) outperform students who had been admitted by weighted lottery” (Urlings-Strop et al., 2009) 12/6/2018

Transition pre-university education to EUR Facilitating the transition from pre-university education and university Qualitative research into factors that play a role in the transition from pre-university education to EUR (Van Herpen, Risbo) Research into the effect of a pre-academic development program on study success in B1 “Preliminary results show that those who participated in the pre-academic programme study harder, show more proactive communication with peers and staff, and attain higher (+0.5) grades in the first course than students who did not attend the programme” (Van Herpen, Risbo) Research into the effect of study choice activities (SMC, Risbo) 12/6/2018

Research into education @EUR Early identification of dropouts “70% of the students who drop out in the first year do not participate in the first exams or do not manage to pass at least 50% of the first exams” (Baars & Arnold, 2014) Implementation N=N (o.a. BSA 60 ECTS) “The same percentage of students completed the first year within one year after the start as previously within two years after the start” (Baars, et al., 2013) Comparison of psychometric quality of the BSA final judgment regarding the study results of B1 before and after implementation N=N (Lidia Arends, FSW) Influence N=N on study strategies of students (Guus Smeets, FSW) Influence of N=N on study progress and time spend on study (Stegers-Jager, Erasmus MC & Meeuwisse, FSW) 12/6/2018

Research into education @EUR Problem Based Learning A lot of research into PBL (Psychology, FSW) “PBL students do not necessarily acquire more knowledge, however, they retain more knowledge on long-term and develop better skills and are more satisfied about their study” (Schmidt, et al., 2009) Effectiveness of PBL at Erasmus School of Law (Wijnen, ESL) Minorities Ethnic diversity in higher education, with a special interest in the learning environment, students’ (study)time investment and the role of different life domains related to students’ academic success (Meeuwisse, et al., 2010; Meeuwisse, 2012) Structured curricula, involved teachers/ supervisors and small-scale education and social networks promote the learning of non-Western students (Wolff, 2013) Ethnic disparities in undergraduate pre-clinical and clinical performance (Stegers-Jager, et al., 2012) 12/6/2018

Research into education @EUR Compensatory grading / testing “Especially students with a (preliminary) positive BSA benefit from compensatory grading / testing; the total percentage of students who can study further does not increase (Arnold & Van den Brink, 2009) Making use of the compensation regulation does not lead to poorer performance in follow-up courses (Arnold, 2011) Online learning Relationship between motivation, tool use, participation, and performance in an e-learning course using web-videoconferencing (Giesbers, et al., 2013) A Dynamic Analysis of the Interplay between Asynchronous and Synchronous Communication in Online Learning: The Impact of Motivation (Giesbers, et al., 2014) A blended design in acute care training: similar learning results, less training costs compared with a traditional format (Dankbaar, et al., 2014) 12/6/2018

Research into education @EUR Research in medical education (Dankbaar, Mamede, Stegers-Jager, Themmen) Among others: Research into clinical reasoning 12/6/2018

Research after student graduation Explaining professional success through students’ learning outcomes, their learning process, and the quality of the learning environment (Vermeulen-Kerstens, 2007) Investigating the effectiveness of particular learning environments (problem-based learning versus conventional learning environment) in terms of students’ mastery-level of job competencies (Vermeulen-Kerstens, 2007) 12/6/2018