

Prof. Dr. Han van der Maas


Dr. Claire Stevenson


Dr. Abe Hofman


Dr. Brenda Jansen


Drs. Sharon Klinkenberg


Prof. Dr. Maartje Raijmakers


Dr. Alexander Savi


Dr. Gunter Maris


Dr. Alexander Krepel


Dr. Marco van de Ven


Dr. Elise de Bree


Dr. Evelien Mulder


Dr. Matthieu Brinkhuis


Dr. Sergey Sosnovsky


Prof. Dr. Wim van den Noordgate


Dr. Rogier Kievit (Cambridge)


Susanne de Mooij, MSC
Key publiations
Brinkhuis, M. J., Savi, A. O., Hofman, A. D., Coomans, F., van der Maas, H. L., & Maris, G. (2018)
Learning as it happens: A decade of analyzing and shaping a large-scale online learning system.
Journal of Learning Analytics, 5(2), 29-46.
Hofman, A., Kievit, R., Stevenson, C., Molenaar, D., Visser, I., & van der Maas, H. (2018)
The dynamics of the development of mathematics skills: A comparison of theories of developing intelligence.
Savi, A. O., van der Maas, H. L. J., & Maris, G. K. J. (2015)
Navigating massive open online courses.
Science, 347 (6225), 958.
van der Maas, H. L. J., Kan, K.-J., Hofman, A. D., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2014)
Dynamics of development: a complex systems approach.
In P. C. Molenaar & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of developmental systems theory and methodology (pp. 270–286).
Klinkenberg, S., Straatemeier, M., & van der Maas, H. L. (2011)
Computer adaptive practice of maths ability using a new item response model for on the fly ability and difficulty estimation.
Computers & Education, 57(2), 1813-1824.
Proefschriften
Brinkhuis, M. J. S. (2014, december)
Tracking educational progress
(Doctoral dissertation, University of Amsterdam).
Straatemeier, M. (2014, April 25)
Math Garden: a new educational and scientific instrument
(Doctoral dissertation, University of Amsterdam).
Hofman, A. D. (2018)
Psychometric analyses of computer adaptive practice data: A new window on cognitive development.
Klinkenberg, S. (In progress)
A psychometric perspective on personalized assessment in education
Savi A. O. (2019),
Towards an idiographic education
Research papers
Hofman, A. D., Visser, I., Jansen, B. R., Marsman, M., & van der Maas, H. L. (2018)
Fast and slow strategies in multiplication.
Learning and Individual Differences, 68, 30-40.
Savi, A. O., Deonovic, B., Bolsinova, M., van der Maas, H., & Maris, G. (2018)
Automated Diagnosis of Misconceptions in Single Digit Multiplication. Tracing Systematic Errors to Personalize Recommendations in Single Digit Multiplication and Beyond.
PsyArXiv. July, 31.
Savi, A. O., Ruijs, N. M., Maris, G. K., & van der Maas, H. L. (2018)
Delaying access to a problem-skipping option increases effortful practice: Application of an A/B test in large-scale online learning.
Computers & Education, 119, 84-94.
Nyamsuren, E., van der Maas, H. L., & Maurer, M. (2018).
Set-theoretical and Combinatorial Instruments for Problem Space Analysis in Adaptive Serious Games. International Journal of Serious Games, 5(1), 5-18.
Hofman, A. D., Jansen, B. R., de Mooij, S. M., Stevenson, C. E., & van der Maas, H. L. (2018)
A Solution to the Measurement Problem in the Idiographic Approach Using Computer Adaptive Practicing.
Journal of Intelligence, 6(1), 14.
Sosnovsky, S., Müter, L., Valkenier, M., Brinkhuis, M., & Hofman, A. (2018)
Detection of Student Modelling Anomalies.
In European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (pp. 531-536). Springer, Cham.
de Bree, E., van der Ven, S., & van der Maas, H. (2017)
The voice of Holland: Allograph production in written Dutch past tense inflection.
Language Learning and Development, 13(3), 215-240.
van der Ven, S. H., Klaiber, J. D., & van der Maas, H. L. (2017)
Four and twenty blackbirds: How transcoding ability mediates the relationship between visuospatial working memory and math in a language with inversion.
Educational Psychology, 37(4), 487-505.
van der Maas, H. L., & Nyamsuren, E. (2017)
Cognitive analysis of educational games: The number game.
Topics in cognitive science, 9(2), 395-412.
Braithwaite, D. W., Goldstone, R. L., van der Maas, H. L., & Landy, D. H. (2016)
Non-formal mechanisms in mathematical cognitive development: The case of arithmetic.
Cognition, 149, 40-55.
Buwalda, T. A., Borst, J. P., van der Maas, H., & Taatgen, N. A. (2016, September)
Explaining mistakes in single digit multiplication: A cognitive model.
In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, University Park, PA, USA (pp. 11-18).
Coomans, F., Hofman, A., Brinkhuis, M., van der Maas, H. L., & Maris, G. (2016)
Distinguishing fast and slow processes in accuracy-response time data.
PloS one, 11(5), e0155149.
Jansen, B. R., Hofman, A. D., Savi, A., Visser, I., & van der Maas, H. L. (2016)
Self-adapting the success rate when practicing math.
Learning and Individual Differences, 51, 1-10.
Brinkhuis, M. J. S., Bakker, M., & Maris, G. (2015)
Filtering data for detecting differential development
Journal of Educational Measurement, 52 (3), 319–338.
Hofman, A. D., Visser, I., Jansen, B. R. J., & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2015)
The balance-scale task revisited: a comparison of statistical models for rule-based and information-integration theories of proportional reasoning.
PloS one, 10 (10), e0136449.
Research papers
Nyamsuren, E., van der Maas, H. L. J., & Taatgen, N. A. (2015, April)
How does prevalence shape errors in complex tasks?
In N. A. Taatgen, M. K. van Vugt, J. P. Borst, & K. Mehlhorn (Eds.), International conference on cognitive modeling (pp. 160–165).
Van den Bergh, M., Hofman, A.D, Schmittmann, V.D. & van der Maas, H.L.J. (2015)
Tracing the development of typewriting skills in an adaptive e-learning environment.
Perceptual & Motor Skills: Learning & Memory, 3, 727-745.
Groeneveld, C. M. (2014)
Implementation of an adaptive training and tracking game in statistics teaching.
In M. Kalz & E. Ras (Eds.), Computer assisted assessment: research into e-assessment (Vol. 439, pp. 53–58). Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springer International Publishing.
Jansen, B. R. J., Hofman, A. D., Straatemeier, M., van Bers, B. M. C. W., Raijmakers, M. E. J., & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2014)
The role of pattern recognition in children’s exact enumeration of small numbers.
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 32 (2), 178–194.
Kadengye, D. T., Ceulemans, E., & Van den Noortgate, W. (2014)
A generalized longitudinal mixture IRT model for measuring differential growth in learning environments.
Behavior Research Methods, 46 (3), 823–840.
Klinkenberg, S. (2014)
High speed high stakes scoring rule.
In M. Kalz & E. Ras (Eds.), Computer assisted assessment. research into e-assessment (Vol. 439, pp. 114–126). Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springer International Publishing.
Raijmakers, M. E. J., Mandell, D. J., van Es, S. E., & Counihan, M. (2014)
Children’s strategy use when playing strategic games.
Synthese, 191 (3), 355–370.
van der Maas, H. L. J., Kan, K.-J., Hofman, A. D., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2014)
Dynamics of development: a complex systems approach.
In P. C. Molenaar & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of developmental systems theory and methodology (pp. 270–286).
Jansen, B. R. J., De Lange, E., & Van der Molen, M. J. (2013)
Math practice and its influence on math skills and executive functions in adolescents with mild to borderline intellectual disability
Research in developmental disabilities, 34, 1815-1824.
Gierasimczuk, N., van der Maas, H. L., & Raijmakers, M. E. (2013)
An Analytic Tableaux Model for Deductive Mastermind Empirically Tested with a Massively Used Online Learning System.
Journal of Logic, Language and Information, 22 (3), 297–314.
Jansen, B. R. J., Louwerse, J., Straatemeier, M., Van de Ven, S. H., Klinkenberg, S., & Van der Maas, H. L. (2013)
The influence of experiencing success in math on math anxiety, perceived math competence, and math performance.
Learning and Individual Differences, 24, 190-197.
Van der Ven, S., van der Maas, H. L. J., Straatemeier, M., & Jansen, B. R. J. (2013)
Visuospatial working memory and mathematical ability at different ages throughout primary school.
Learning and Individual Differences, 27, 182–192.
Bouwman, M., & Van der Maas, H. L. J. (2013)
Taalzee illustratief voor de toekomst van het onderwijs.
Tijdschrift voor Remedial Teaching, 21(1), 24-26.
Pieters, W., van der Ven, S. H. G., & Probst, C. W. (2012)
A move in the security measurement stalemate: Elo-style ratings to quantify vulnerability.
In Proceedings of the 2012 workshop on new security paradigms (pp. 1–14). NSPW ’12. Bertinoro, Italy: ACM.
Savi, A., Williams, J. J., Maris, G. K., & van der Maas, H. L. (2017)
The role of A/B tests in the study of large-scale online learning.