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Vici grant for Maastricht researcher Anique de Bruin

Improving the dynamics of effort to optimize self-regulated learning

Professor Anique de Bruin, professor of Self-Regulation in Higher Education, has received a Vici grant of €1.5 million from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). The grant is an incentive for adventurous, talented, and groundbreaking researchers.

With the Vici grant, researchers can develop an innovative line of research and further expand a research group over the next five years. Vici is one of the largest individual scientific grants in the Netherlands and is aimed at advanced researchers. De Bruin is receiving the grant for research into students' self-regulatory learning abilities.

Silence the struggle: Improving the dynamics of effort to optimize self-regulated learning

Many students struggle to study consistently, often delaying their work until deadlines. They also rely heavily on ineffective learning strategies, further undermining achievement and causing dropout. To maximize students’ academic potential, the researchers interrelate students’ dynamic struggle experiences and learning behavior, and unravel social networks in vocational and higher education. This lays the foundation for the Silence the Struggle intervention, which combines
experience sampling, social network analysis, and proven digital tools to diminish struggle and optimize learning. Embedded in authentic curricula and building on the widely-implemented innovations Study Smart and MemoryLab, the project will generate substantial impact in education.

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