CV

· Diplomirala fiziku 1988, PMF, Sveučilište u Zagrebu

· Magistrirala na smjeru Atomska i molekularna fizika 1994, tema „Neradijalne pulsacije Be zvijezde ϑ Coronae Borealis” ( PMF, Sveučilište u Zagrebu)

· Studijski boravila na Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana, SAD, 2000 – 2002)

· Doktorirala fiziku 2005, PMF, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, tema „Komparativno istraživanje učeničkog razumijevanja nekih temeljnih koncepata u mehanici i elektromagnetizmu“

· Profesor fizike, XV. gimnazija u Zagrebu (1989 – 1991)

· Znanstveni novak, stručni suradnik, PMF, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (1991-2006)

· Viši predavač, PMF, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (2007-2017)

· Docent, PMF, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (od 2017)

Područje istraživanja: Edukacijska istraživanja u fizici

· Istraživanje učeničkog i studentskog razumijevanja osnovnih koncepata, zakona i modela u fizici

· Konstrukcija i evaluacija edukacijskih dijagnostičkih instrumenata (testova) uz primjenu Raschovog modela

· Istraživanje učeničkog i studentskog razumijevanja i uporabe osnovnih matematičkih alata u fizici (npr. grafova, algebarskih jednadžbi, proporcionalnosti, vektora)

· Istraživanje razvoja učeničkog znanstvenog zaključivanja kroz nastavu fizike

· Razvoj kurikuluma iz fizike u RH

Projekti

· Voditeljica Stručne radne skupine iz fizike na projektu uvođenja državne mature u RH (2005-2010)

· Voditeljica znanstvenog projekta „Edukacijska istraživanja u fizici i matematici“ (financiranog od Ministarstva znanosti, obrazovanja i športa, 2007-2014)

· Članica Stručne radne skupine za izradu Nacionalnog predmetnog kurikuluma iz fizike (2015-2016)

· Voditeljica projekta „Istraživanje studentskog razumijevanja grafova u fizici i matematici“ (financiranog od Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2014-2015)

· Sudionica projekta na Sveučilištu u Beču „Implementacija Raschovog modeliranja u edukacijska istraživanja u fizici“ (financiranog od Austrijske akademije znanosti, u programu Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities, 2015)

· Voditeljica projekta „Utjecaj uključivanja učeničkih istraživačkih pokusa u srednjoškolsku nastavu fizike na znanstveno zaključivanje i konceptualno razumijevanje (financiranog od Hrvatske zaklade za znanost, 2018-2022)

Odabrane publikacije

Članci u časopisima

Ivanjek, L., Shaffer, P., Planinic, M. & McDermott, L. C. (2020). Probing student understanding of spectra through the use of a typical experiment used in teaching introductory modern physics Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 16, 010102

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). 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.

Planinic, M., Ivanjek, L. & Sušac, A. Rasch model based analysis of the Force Concept Inventory, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res, 6, 010103 (2010).

Planinic, M., Boone, W. J., Krsnik, R. & Beilfuss, M. (2006). Exploring alternative conceptions from Newtonian dynamics and simple DC circuits: Links between item difficulty and item confidence, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43, 150 - 171.18.

Planinic, M. (2006). Assessment of difficulties of some conceptual areas from the domain of electricity and magnetism with the use of the Conceptual Survey in Electricity and Magnetism, American Journal of Physics, 74 (12), 1143 - 1148.

Poglavlja u knjigama

Planinic, M., Susac, A., Ivanjek, L. & Milin Sipus, Z. (2019). Comparing Student Understanding of Graphs in Physics and Mathematics in Mathematics in Physics Education, GIREP (Eds. G. Pospiech, M. Michelini, B. Eylon), Springer, 233 - 246.

Ivanjek, L., Planinic, M., Hopf, M.& Susac, A. (2017). Student difficulties with graphs in different contexts, in Cognitive and affective aspects in science education research, Selected papers from the ESERA 2015 Conference (Eds. Hahl, K., Juuti, K., Lampiselka, J., Uitto, A, & Lavonen, J.), Springer, 167 – 178.