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2024. Examining peer review network dynamics in higher education visual communication courses using ERGM

Peer review plays a pivotal role in shaping collaborative learning environments and evaluating student engagement, [...]

2024. Using Textual Analysis to Examine Student Engagement in Online Undergraduate Science Education. Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education

This study investigates the relationship between student engagement and peer review performance in an online [...]

2024 Enhancing Student Feedback Using Predictive Models in Visual Literacy Courses IEEE EDUCON Conference

Abstract Peer review is a popular feedback mechanism in higher education that actively engages students [...]

2024 Exploring the Landscape of Information Visualization through a Mark Lombardi Lens. ICDAV 2024: 18. International Conference on Data Analysis and Visualization, Paris, France

Abstract This bibliometric study takes an artistic and storytelling approach to explore the term “Information [...]

2023 Visual Peer Review: Examining Students’ Parts of Speech Comments vs. Grade – ” EdMedia + Innovate Learning, Univ. of Vienna

Abstract: Increasingly, educators are using peer review as a pedagogical tool to engage students in [...]

2023. Icons and metaphors in visual communication: The relevance of Peirce’s theory of iconicity for the analysis of visual communication

In this paper we adopt Charles Sanders Peirce’s concept of iconicity to analyse pictural communication. [...]

2022. Big data visualization through the lens of Peirce’s visual sign theory

Data from social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, are generated by people who [...]

2022 Visualizing protein data sets in R through a student peer-review rubric.

The R programming language and computing environment is a powerful and common platform used by [...]

NSF Award III-2216227: Using Behavioral Nudges in Peer Review to Improve Critical Analysis in STEM Courses

Award Number and Duration: NSF III-2216227: November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025 https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2216227&HistoricalAwards=false Overview [...]

2021. Through the Looking Glass: Insights into Visualization Pedagogy through Sentiment Analysis of Peer Review Text

Peer review is a widely utilized feedback mechanism for engaging students. As a pedagogical method, [...]

2014. Learning the R: Needs analysis, Learning Taxonomies and Methodology @ UseR!

This research was based on looking at R through both student survey results and through [...]

2017. Measures of greatness: A Lotkaian approach to literary authors using OCLC WorldCat. Library and Information Science Research 39(3).

This study examines the productivity, eminence, and impact of literary authors using Lotka’s law, a [...]