researcher
Veronika Hein, MSc, Ph.D.
Veronika Hein, MSc, Ph.D. is a researcher at the Institute for Research in Social Communication of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
Her research focuses on self-directed and self-regulated learning, motivation to learn, metacognition, and learning strategies. In particular, she examines how individual competences and the social context influence people’s ability and motivation to manage their own learning in workplace and educational settings.
As part of her doctoral studies, she completed a research stay at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland (2024). She is the author and co-author of academic publications on workplace learning, motivation, metacognition, and learning supported by generative artificial intelligence, published in journals including Vocations and Learning, Journal of Workplace Learning, Learning and Instruction, Computers & Education, and British Journal of Educational Technology.
Her research focuses on self-directed and self-regulated learning, motivation to learn, metacognition, and learning strategies. In particular, she examines how individual competences and the social context influence people’s ability and motivation to manage their own learning in workplace and educational settings.
As part of her doctoral studies, she completed a research stay at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland (2024). She is the author and co-author of academic publications on workplace learning, motivation, metacognition, and learning supported by generative artificial intelligence, published in journals including Vocations and Learning, Journal of Workplace Learning, Learning and Instruction, Computers & Education, and British Journal of Educational Technology.