E. (Erdem) Onan
E. (Erdem) Onan
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Integrating insights from educational and cognitive psychology, my research focuses on supporting students in becoming effective self-regulated learners. I investigate how students can actively manage their learning by employing strategies that enhance their motivation, cognition, and behavior.
My work not only examines which strategies lead to improved learning outcomes but also delves into the underlying motivational and metacognitive factors that influence students' decisions to adopt or avoid evidence-informed strategies. I am particularly interested in designing cost-effective instructional interventions—whether technology enhanced or not—that help students develop and refine their self-regulated learning skills.
In my current position as a postdoctoral researcher, I contribute to a project centered on students taking responsibility for their learning at TU Delft. Our goal is to understand the culture of responsibility within the university, exploring how students and teachers perceive and enact responsibility in the learning process.
Biography
Erdem Onan is a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Architecture, TU Delft. Originally from Turkey, he has pursued much of his higher education abroad. After completing his bachelor's degree at Hacettepe University in Turkey, he earned a master's degree in educational sciences from the Learning Education and Technology Research Unit at the University of Oulu, Finland. Before joining TU Delft, he worked as a doctoral candidate at Maastricht University. During his studies, he worked as a research trainnee at Radboud University and visiting researcher at University of Texas at Austin.
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Publications
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2024
Instruction meets experience
Using theory- and experience-based methods to promote the use of desirable difficulties
Erdem Onan / Felicitas Biwer / Wisnu Wiradhany / Anique B.H. de Bruin -
2024
Optimizing self-organized study orders
Combining refutations and metacognitive prompts improves the use of interleaved practice
Erdem Onan / Felicitas Biwer / Roman Abel / Wisnu Wiradhany / Anique de Bruin -
Ancillary activities
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2024-08-08 - 2025-08-08