Social Network Analysis and Creative Potential

Dragan Gašević@dgasevic

Network brokers associated withachievement and creativity

Burt, R. S., Kilduff, M., & Tasselli, S. (2013). Social network analysis: foundations and frontiers on advantage. Annual review of psychology, 64, 527-547, http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/ronald.burt/research/files/SNA.pdf

Is creative capacity associated with network brokers hold in education?

Study

Students of medicine (N=76)

Social networks extracted from discussion boards

Learning disposition questionnairecognitive playfulness (CP) -> creativity (CP-cr) & curiosity (CP-cu)

Dawson, S., Tan, J. P. L., & McWilliam, E. (2011). Measuring creative potential: Using social network analysis to monitor a learners' creative capacity. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27(6), 924-942.

Results

Degree Betweenness Closeness

r = 0.334** r = 0.338** r = 0.145

** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)

Dawson, S., Tan, J. P. L., & McWilliam, E. (2011). Measuring creative potential: Using social network analysis to monitor a learners' creative capacity. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27(6), 924-942.

Social network analysis to provide insights into

the development of creative potential