{"id":1771,"date":"2026-03-23T19:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.leaphy.nl\/research\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:53:26","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leaphy.nl\/en\/about-us\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\tThe Leaphy Foundation is a strong advocate of peer-to-peer education. Having students teach other students helps them in many ways. It trains skills in acquiring and replicating knowledge. Furthermore, planning, organizing, leadership, and knowledge transfer naturally come into play. \t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n\t\tPeer-to-peer education is a relatively unknown phenomenon in current education, especially in combination with robotics. The Leaphy Foundation has had very positive experiences with this setup for years. To better understand why peer-to-peer education works so well with robotics, we are conducting research from within the foundation. This research is part of an initiative to introduce more primary school students to robotics, programming, and technology. \t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This research was initiated and made possible by the postdoc VO grant provided by Utrecht University. The research has been continued in collaboration with SLO. For more information, see also this link to the HU website: Link<\/a>
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\u200bDr. Olivier van Beekum (lead researcher)
Dr. Jos Tolboom<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tThe Effect of Robotics Education on Gender Differences in STEM Attitudes among Dutch 7th and 8th Grade Students<\/a>
Nora van Wassenaer, Jos Tolboom and Olivier van Beekum
Educ. Sci. 2023, 13(2), 139
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The relation between computational thinking and logical thinking in the context of robotics education<\/a>
Kim Veenman, Jos L. J. Tolboom and Olivier van Beekum
Front. Educ., 05 October 2022, Sec. STEM Education
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\n\t\tExploring the effects of near-peer teaching in robotics education: the role of STEM attitudes<\/a>. De Vink, I. C., Tolboom, J. L. J., and Van Beekum, O. Inform.
Educ. 2022
NVOX 2021, issue 5: Robotics for every student
NVOX 2019 issue 4: The kind bridge builder. A DIY robot with endless possibilities \t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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