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Abstract
Academic thriving stands for a combination of academic outcomes as well as success in other relevant domains, such as well-being or finding the right job. What causes students to thrive academically? The studies in this dissertation contributed to this question with the use of experimental, interdisciplinary and longitudinal studies, and a critical theoretical examination of the arguments against evidence-based education. A large-scale field experiment showed that first-year students who reflected on their desired future, prioritized goals, and wrote detailed plans on how to reach these goals, performed significantly better (in study credits and retention) than students who made a control assignment. This low-cost and scalable goal-setting assignment was made at the start of college and only took the students two hours to complete. Personalized follow-up feedback delivered by an AI-enhanced chatbot could further improve benefits to study outcomes as well as well-being. The final study in this dissertation tracked the effects of different types of work on the study progress of teacher education students over a four-year span. This longitudinal study showed that student who had a paid job in education gained more study credits than students with other types of work or without a job. Additionally it showed that working 8 hours per week relates with the most study progress in the first and third semester of college.
Original language | English |
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Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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Award date | 2 Jun 2022 |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
Print ISBNs | 9789058926197 |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jun 2022 |
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Izaak Dekker (Speaker)
21 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Professional
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Izaak Dekker (Speaker)
15 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Professional