Analyses & Modeling

Readings

Approaches to Code Selection for Epistemic Networks.

 Dorottya Árva, Anna Jeney, Dunai Diána, David Major, Annamária Cseh, and Szilvia Zörgő (2023). Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol 1895. Eds. Arastoopour Irgens G and Knight S. pp 409-425. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. 

Guidance on selecting codes to be included in an ENA model (if one is working with a multitude of codes)

Shaffer, D. W., Collier, W., & Ruis, A. R. (2016). Journal of Learning Analytics, 3(3), 9-45.

Theory behind ENA; Process of network construction; Example analysis using the ENA web tool

Shaffer, D. & Ruis, A. (2017). Handbook of learning analytics. pp. 175-187. Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR).

Epistemic Frame Theory; Process by which ENA creates network models

Bowman, D., Swiecki, Z., Cai, Z., Wang, Y., Eagan, B., Linderoth, J., & Shaffer, D. W. (2021) In: Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. Communications in Computer and Information Science Series. Vol. 1312., pp 91-105. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.

Transformations that constitute ENA in formal mathematical terms

Incorporating Sentiment Analysis with Epistemic Network Analysis to Enhance Discourse Analysis of Twitter Data

Misiejuk, K., Scianna, J.,  Kaliisa, R., Vachuska, K., & Shaffer, D. W.  (2021) In: Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. Communications in Computer and Information Science Series. Vol. 1312., pp 375-389. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. 

Using sentiment analysis as metadata and as discourse codes; Model assessment, interpretability

Wang, Y., Swiecki, Z., Ruis, A. R., & Shaffer, D. W. (2021) In: Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. Communications in Computer and Information Science Series. Vol. 1312., pp 137-151. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.

Tool/technique for removing codes from an ENA model;
Retain interpretability compared to gold standard model

Brohinsky, J., Marquart, C., Wang, J., Ruis, A. R., & Shaffer, D. W. (2021) In: Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. Communications in Computer and Information Science Series. Vol. 1312., pp 106-121. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.

Use case of Trajectory Epistemic Network Analysis (tENA)
Development of ENA trajectories; Challenges

Fogel, A., Swiecki, Z., Marquart, C., Cai, Z., Wang, Y., Brohinsky, J., et al. (2021) In: Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. Communications in Computer and Information Science Series. Vol. 1312., pp 122-136. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.

Development of directed epistemic network graphs

Step-by-step tutorial on how to use the ENA web tool

Videos

ICQE '21 conference presentation 

QE Sandbox session on operationalizing unit for Epistemic Network Analysis

QE Sandbox session on selecting codes for ENA models

Podcasts

Zach Swiecki @ The QE Podcast by the Learning Analytics program in the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Background and framing of QE processes; Write-up of QE studies; Conditional exchangeability

Tools

Epistemic Network Analysis

Web tool

Weighted network models visualizing code co-occurrences

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