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Network analysis of graduate program support structures through experiences of various demographic groups
Robert P. Dalka, Justyna P. Zwolak
Physics graduate studies are substantial efforts on the part of individual students, departments, and institutions of higher education. Understanding the factors that lead to stude…
Understanding the development of interest and self-efficacy in active-learning undergraduate physics courses
Remy Dou, Eric Brewe, Geoff Potvin +2
Modeling Instruction (MI), an active-learning introductory physics curriculum, has been shown to improve student academic success. Peer-to-peer interactions play a salient role in…
Network analysis approach to Likert-style surveys
Robert P. Dalka, Diana Sachmpazidi, Charles Henderson +1
Likert-style surveys are a widely used research instrument to assess respondents' preferences, beliefs, or experiences. In this paper, we propose and demonstrate how network analys…
Beyond performance metrics: Examining a decrease in students' physics self-efficacy through a social network lens
Remy Dou, Eric Brewe, Justyna P. Zwolak +3
The Modeling Instruction (MI) approach to introductory physics manifests significant increases in student conceptual understanding and attitudes toward physics. In light of these f…
Practitioner's guide to social network analysis: Examining physics anxiety in an active-learning setting
Remy Dou, Justyna P. Zwolak
The application of social network analysis (SNA) has recently grown prevalent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education research. Research on classroom network…
Studying community development: a network analytical approach
C. A. Hass, Florian Genz, Mary Bridget Kustusch +4
Research shows that community plays a central role in learning, and strong community engages students and aids in student persistence. Thus, understanding the function and structur…
Using Social Network Analysis on classroom video data
Katarzyna E. Pomian, Justyna P. Zwolak, Eleanor C. Sayre +2
We propose a novel application of Social Network Analysis (SNA) using classroom video data as a means of quantitatively and visually exploring the collaborations between students.…
Student perceptions of the value of out-of-class interactions: Attitudes vs. Practice
Justyna P. Zwolak, Remy Dou, Eric Brewe
From industry to government to academia, attracting and retaining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors is recognized as a key element of the 21 ce…
Linking engagement and performance: The social network analysis perspective
Eric A. Williams, Justyna P. Zwolak, Remy Dou +1
Theories developed by Tinto and Nora identify academic performance, learning gains, and involvement in learning communities as significant facets of student engagement that, in tur…
Varied reasoning schema in students' written solutions
Nandana Weliweriya, Justyna P. Zwolak, Eleanor C. Sayre +1
The Mathematization project investigates students' use of mathematical tools across the undergraduate physics curriculum. As a part of this project, we look at intermediate mechani…
Students' network integration as a predictor of persistence in introductory physics courses
Justyna P. Zwolak, Remy Dou, Eric A. Williams +1
Increasing student retention (successfully finishing a particular course) and persistence (continuing through a sequence of courses or the major area of study) is currently a major…
The impact of social integration on student persistence in introductory Modeling Instruction courses
Justyna P. Zwolak, Eric Brewe
Increasing student retention and persistence -- in particular classes or in their major area of study -- is a challenge for universities. Students' academic and social integration…
Assessing student reasoning in upper-division electricity and magnetism at Oregon State University
Justyna P. Zwolak, Corinne A. Manogue
Standardized assessment tests that allow researchers to compare the performance of students under various curricula are highly desirable. There are several research-based conceptua…
Revealing Differences Between Curricula Using the Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics Diagnostic
Justyna P. Zwolak, Corinne A. Manogue
The Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics (CUE) Diagnostic is an exam developed as part of the curriculum reform at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). It was designed to as…
Re-thinking the Rubric for Grading the CUE: The Superposition Principle
Justyna P. Zwolak, Mary Bridget Kustusch, Corinne A. Manogue
While introductory electricity and magnetism (E&M) has been investigated for decades, research at the upper-division is relatively new. The University of Colorado has developed the…