SNA Research News

Read the relationships behind the results.

A reviewed collection of journal and conference articles that use social network analysis as a substantive data analysis approach.

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Photograph of mathematics teachers collaborating with manipulatives at workshop tables, connected by colored message paths

Journal article2018Open access

Journal article 15

Supporting mathematics instructional change through professional-development message networks

Charles N. Hayward, Sandra L. Laursen

International Journal of STEM Education

A year-long listserv following an inquiry-based mathematics workshop linked qualitative coding with SNA. Thirty-five participants and 11 facilitators exchanged 281 messages; question and follow-up patterns sustained discussion, and 47 percent of messages included a community-building function.

Faculty developmentMessage networksMixed methods

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Photograph of an instructor and university students in a seminar room, with a network overlay shifting from teacher-centered to distributed peer coordination

Journal article2018Open access

Journal article 14

Monitoring online collaborative learning networks to guide an informed intervention

Mohammed Saqr, Uno Fors, Matti Tedre, Jalal Nouri

PLOS ONE

Interaction logs from three medical courses with 82 students and three teachers were mapped before and after a mid-course intervention. Participation roles, density, in-degree, and clustering increased after five targeted teaching actions, but the observational time comparison cannot isolate the intervention from normal course development.

Learning analyticsNetwork interventionOnline PBL

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Photograph of diverse dental students studying in small groups in a simulation clinic, with subtle network lines connecting peer circles

Journal article2017Open access

Journal article 13

Informal peer-assisted learning groups and dental exam performance: A network test

M. AbdelSalam, Maha El Tantawi, Asim Al-Ansari, Adel AlAgl, Ghada Al-Harbi

Medical Principles and Practice

Seventy-four of 92 invited fourth-year dental students reported self-formed peer-learning groups and friendship relations before a 22-item examination. Network and regression analyses found prior academic performance was the clearest predictor, while group structure and peer similarity did not show a dependable advantage.

Dental educationPeer learningFriendship networks

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