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B.Sc. in
physics, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science (1988)
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M.Sc. in
atomic and molecular physics, thesis " Nonradial Pulsations of Be star ϑ
Coronae Borealis" (1994)
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Visiting scientist
at Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana, USA, 2000 – 2002)
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PhD in
physics, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, thesis „Comparative study of
student understanding of some basic concepts in mechanics and electromagnetism“
(2005)
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Physics teacher
at XV. gymnasium, Zagreb (1989 – 1991)
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Scientific
novice, staff associate at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science (1991
-2006)
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Senior
Lecturer at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science (2007 -2017)
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Assistant
Professor at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science (since 2017)
· Research on student understanding
of basic concepts, laws and models in physics
· Construction and evaluation of
educational diagnostic instruments (tests) with the use of Rasch modeling
· Research on student understanding
and use of mathematical tools in physics (e.g. graphs, algebraic equations,
proportionality, vectors)
· Research on the development of
student scientific reasoning through physics education
· Development of physics curriculum
in Croatia
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Head of the
working group for the development and implementation of the State matriculation
exam in physics in Croatia (2005-2010)
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Principal
investigator on the scientific project „Physics and mathematics education
research“ (funded by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports,
2007-2014)
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Member of
the working group for the development of the National Physics Curriculum
(2015-2016)
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Principal
investigator on the project „An investigation of student understanding of
graphs in physics and mathematics“ (funded by the University of Zagreb,
2013-2014)
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Collaborator
on the project at the University of Vienna „Implementation of Rasch modeling in
physics education research“ (funded by the Austrian Academy of Science, under
programme Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities 2015)
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Principal
investigator on the scientific project „Effect of inclusion of students'
investigative experiments in secondary school teaching on the development of
scientific reasoning and conceptual understanding“ (funded by the Croatian
Science Foundation, 2018 -2022)
Selected
publications
Journal
articles
Planinic M., Boone, W. J., Susac, A. & Ivanjek, L. (2019). Rasch analysis in physics education research: Why measurement matters, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 15, 020111
Susac, A.,
Planinic, M., Klemencic, D. & Milin Sipus, Z. (2018). Using
the Rasch model to analyze the test of understanding of vectors, Phys. Rev. Phys.
Educ. Res. 14, 023101
Susac, A.,
Bubic, A., Planinic, M., Movre, M. & Palmovic, M. (2018). The
role of diagrams in problem solving: an evaluation of eye-tracking parameters
as a measure of visual attention Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 15, 013101
Susac, A.,
Bubic, A., Kazotti, E., Planinic, M. & Palmovic, M. (2018). Student
understanding of graph slope and area under a graph: A comparison of physics
and nonphysics students, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 14, 020109
Susac, A.,
Bubic, A., Martinjak, P., Planinic, M. & Palmovic, M. (2017). Graphical
representations of data improve student understanding of measurement and uncertainty: An eye-tracking
study, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13, 020125
Jelicic, K., Planinic, M. & Planinsic, G. (2017). Analyzing
high school students’ reasoning about electromagnetic induction, Phys. Rev.
Phys. Educ. Res. 13, 010112
Ivanjek, L.,
Susac, A., Planinic, M. , Milin-Sipuš, Z. & Andrasevic, A. (2016). Student
reasoning about graphs in different contexts, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res.
12, 010106.
Ivanjek, L.,
Shaffer, P.S., McDermott, L.C., Planinic, M., & Veza, D. (2015). Research as a guide for
curriculum development: An example from introductory spectroscopy. Part I: Identifying student difficulties with atomic
emission spectra, American Journal of
Physics, 83 (1), 85-90.
Ivanjek, L., Shaffer, P.S., McDermott, L.C.,
Planinic, M., & Veza, D. (2015). Research as a guide for
curriculum development: An example from introductory spectroscopy. Part
II: Addressing student difficulties with
atomic emission spectra, American Journal
of Physics, 83 (2), 171-178.
Susac, A., Bubic, A., Kaponja, J., Planinic, M., & Palmovic, M.
(2014). Eye movements reveal students' strategies in
simple equation solving. International
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 12 (3) 555- 577.
Susac, A., Bubic, A., Vrbanc A. & Planinic, M. (2014). Development
of abstract mathematical reasoning: the case of algebra, Frontiers in Human
Neuroscience, Vol 8, 679.
Planinic, M., Ivanjek, L., Susac, A. & Milin – Sipus, Z. (2013). Comparison of university students'
understanding of graphs in different contexts, Phys.
Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Rev. 9, 020103.
Planinic, M., Milin – Sipus, Z., Katic, H.,
Susac, A. & Ivanjek, L. (2012) Comparison
of student understanding of line graph slope in physics and mathematics, International Journal of Science and
Mathematics Education , 10, 1393–1414.
Vecchiato, G., Susac, A., Margeti, S., De Vico Fallani, F., Maglione, A. G., Supek, S., Planinic, M. & Babiloni, F. (2012). High resolution EEG analysis of power spectral density maps and coherence networks in a proportional reasoning task, Brain Topography 26 (2), 303 – 314.