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Epistemic Network Analysis

Resources on Epistemic Network Analysis (ENA), the ENA webtool, and rENA

ENA Demos


ENA of COVID Press Conferences

This video:

  • Compares press conferences held by Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and the President of the United States Donald Trump on the novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Visualizes how ENA networks are constructed
ENA on the fly demo (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

This video:

  • Compares discourse of different detectives discussing a case
  • Visualizes how ENA networks are constructed

ENA Webtool Videos


Short videos showing the ENA webtool
QE Tutorial: Webtool Demo

A short introduction to the Epistemic Network Analysis webtool.

ENA webtool bookdown

A comprehensive introduction to the Epistemic Network Analysis webtool.

rENA


Advanced ENA and rENA, ICQE’20, workshop materials by Zachary Swiecki, Vitomir Kovanovic and Cody Marquart

This workshop introduces using rENA and combining ENA with other methods. Zip file includes: workshop slides, workshop datasets, r code

Documentation of the ‘rENA’ package

Readings


Shaffer, D. W., Collier, W., & Ruis, A. R. (2016). A tutorial on epistemic network analysis: Analyzing the structure of connections in cognitive, social, and interaction data. Journal of Learning Analytics, 3(3), 9-45.

This paper covers, among others:

  • The theory behind ENA
  • The process by which ENA creates network models
  • Example analyses using the ENA web tool
Shaffer, D., & Ruis, A. (2017). Epistemic network analysis: A worked example of theory-based learning analytics. Handbook of learning analytics.

This handbook chapter covers, among others:

  • A theory-based approach to learning analytics
  • The process by which ENA creates network models
  • Development of ENA graphs from data to visualizations
Shaffer, D. W. (2014). Formatting data for Epistemic Network Analysis. Technical Report 2014-1. Games and Professional Simulations (GAPS). Technical Report Series.

This report covers, among others:

  • Data formatting for ENA
  • Model development from data in ENA
  • Explanation of stanza
Bowman, D., Swiecki, Z., Cai, Z., Wang, Y., Eagan, B., Linderoth, J., & Shaffer, D. W. (2021, February). The Mathematical Foundations of Epistemic Network Analysis. In International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography (pp. 91-105). Springer, Cham.

This paper covers, among others:

  • The transformations that constitute ENA in formal mathematical terms
Wang, Y., Swiecki, Z., Ruis, A. R., & Shaffer, D. W. (2021, February). Simplification of Epistemic Networks Using Parsimonious Removal with Interpretive Alignment. In International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography (pp. 137-151). Springer, Cham.

This paper covers, among others:

  • A formalized way for code removal in an ENA model
Brohinsky, J., Marquart, C., Wang, J., Ruis, A. R., & Shaffer, D. W. (2021, February). Trajectories in Epistemic Network Analysis. In International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography (pp. 106-121). Springer, Cham.

This paper covers, among others:

  • Development of ENA trajectories
  • Challenges and design decisions associated with visualizing ENA trajectory models
Fogel, A., Swiecki, Z., Marquart, C., Cai, Z., Wang, Y., Brohinsky, J., … & Shaffer, D. W. (2021, February). Directed Epistemic Network Analysis. In International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography (pp. 122-136). Springer, Cham.

This paper covers, among others:

  • Development of directed ENA graphs
Zero Re-centered Projection: An Alternative Proposal for Modeling Empty Networks in ENA

This paper covers, among others:

  • the impact of having empty networks in an Epistemic Network Analysis model, that is, units whose networks contain no connections in a given model

Workshop Materials


Introduction to ENA, ICQE'22, Yuanru Tan, Hazel Vega and Brendan Eagan

This workshop will explore the basics of quantitative ethnography using ENA, explain the underlying theory of the tool, and discuss basic use.

Advanced ENA Interpretations, QErious’20, workshop materials by David Williamson Shaffer

This workshop focuses on interpreting ENA models and associated results. Zip file includes: workshop slides