Cognitive network science: A review of research on cognition through the lens of network representations, processes, and dynamics

CSQ Siew, DU Wulff, NM Beckage, YN Kenett - Complexity, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Network science provides a set of quantitative methods to investigate complex systems,
including human cognition. Although cognitive theories in different domains are strongly …

Contributions of modern network science to the cognitive sciences: Revisiting research spirals of representation and process

N Castro, CSQ Siew - Proceedings of the Royal Society …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Modelling the structure of cognitive systems is a central goal of the cognitive sciences—a
goal that has greatly benefitted from the application of network science approaches. This …

Dis-cover ai minds to preserve human knowledge

L Ranaldi, F Fallucchi, FM Zanzotto - Future Internet, 2021 - mdpi.com
Modern AI technologies make use of statistical learners that lead to self-empiricist logic,
which, unlike human minds, use learned non-symbolic representations. Nevertheless, it …

Applications of network science to education research: Quantifying knowledge and the development of expertise through network analysis

CSQ Siew - Education Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
A fundamental goal of education is to inspire and instill deep, meaningful, and long-lasting
conceptual change within the knowledge landscapes of students. This commentary posits …

Forma mentis networks quantify crucial differences in STEM perception between students and experts

M Stella, S De Nigris, A Aloric, CSQ Siew - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
In order to investigate how high school students and researchers perceive science-related
(STEM) subjects, we introduce forma mentis networks. This framework models how people …

Fostering creativity in science education reshapes semantic memory

CKY Lai, E Haim, W Aschauer, K Haim… - Thinking Skills and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fostering creativity is vital for tackling 21st-century challenges, and education plays a key
role in nurturing this skill. According to the associative theory, creativity involves connecting …

Investigating the network structure of domain-specific knowledge using the semantic fluency task

CSQ Siew, A Guru - Memory & cognition, 2023 - Springer
Cognitive scientists have a long-standing interest in quantifying the structure of semantic
memory. Here, we investigate whether a commonly used paradigm to study the structure of …

Network psychometrics and cognitive network science open new ways for understanding math anxiety as a complex system

M Stella - Journal of Complex Networks, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Math anxiety is a clinical pathology impairing cognitive processing in math-related contexts.
Originally thought to affect only inexperienced, low-achieving students, recent investigations …

Structural analysis of factual, conceptual, procedural, and metacognitive knowledge in a multidimensional knowledge network

Đ Vukić, S Martinčić-Ipšić, A Meštrović - Complexity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Discovering the most suitable network structure of the learning domain represents one of the
main challenges of knowledge delivery and acquisition. We propose a multidimensional …

Networks in education: A travelogue through five decades

M Saqr, O Poquet, S López-Pernas - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For over five decades, researchers have used network analysis to understand educational
contexts, spanning diverse disciplines and thematic areas. The wealth of traditions and …