Bio

I am an assistant professor at the department of Communication and Cognition, and Program Director of our Academic Teacher Training program (Universitaire Lerarenopleiding Tilburg, ULT)

I've always be interested in how people learn.  I love creating an educational environment in collaboration with schools to teach future teachers. I love doing research into how people learn. And I think I'm privileged to have a job in which I can keep on learning. 

 

Expertise

My research is aimed at different aspects of learning. I have been working on computer-supported collaborative learning and the role of visual representations in argumentation-based learning.

My current research is aimed at whether, and if so, how visualisations framed in different moralities can change a person's position on a topic. I have a special interest in learning about environmental issues.  

Courses

Recent publications

  1. Levensbeschouwelijke vorming in het openbaar voortgezet onderwijs

    Heijstek-Hofman, A., van Amelsvoort, M., & van Dijk-Groeneboer, M. C. H. (2022). Levensbeschouwelijke vorming in het openbaar voortgezet onderwijs. Tijdschrift voor religie, recht en beleid, 13(1), 34-49.
  2. Lifting the curse of knowing - How feedback improves perspective-taki…

    Damen, D., van Amelsvoort, M., van der Wijst, P., Pollmann, M., & Krahmer, E. (2021). Lifting the curse of knowing: How feedback improves perspective-taking. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74(6), 1054-1069.
  3. Learning How to Throw Darts Effects of Modeling Type and Reflection o…

    van der Loo, J., Krahmer, E., & van Amelsvoort, M. (2021). Learning How to Throw Darts Effects of Modeling Type and Reflection on Novices' Dart-Throwing Skills. Journal of Motor Behavior, 53(1), 105-116.
  4. Can the curse of knowing be lifted? The influence of explicit perspec…

    Damen, D., van der Wijst, P., van Amelsvoort, M., & Krahmer, E. (2020). Can the curse of knowing be lifted? The influence of explicit perspective-focus instructions on readers’ perspective-taking. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 46(8), 1407-1423.
  5. The Effect of Perspective-Taking on Trust and Understanding in Online…

    Damen, D., van der Wijst, P., van Amelsvoort, M., & Krahmer, E. (2020). The Effect of Perspective-Taking on Trust and Understanding in Online and Face-to-Face Mediations. Group Decision and Negotiation, 29(6), 1121-1156.

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