LA Publications (2025)

K. Misiejuk, R. Kaliisa, S. López-Pernas, M. Saqr. Expanding the Quantitative Ethnography Toolkit with Transition Network Analysis: Exploring Methodological Synergies and Boundaries. ICQE 2025
Y. Liu, S. Nawaz, M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas, R. Alfredo, P. Mejia-Domenzain, D. Rahayu, R. Martinez-Maldonado. Behavioural transitions in team teaching: Comparing low and high experience teachers via Transition Network Analysis. ASCILITE Publications 2025.
S. López-Pernas, M. Conde-González, M. Saqr. Three shades of self‐regulation with unique complex dynamics, drivers and targets for intervention. British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025.
S. López-Pernas, K. Misiejuk, E. A. Oliveira, M. Saqr. The dynamics of the self-regulation process in student-AI interactions: The case of problem-solving in programming education. Koli Calling 2025.
S. López-Pernas, L. Cheung, L. Strauss, U. Pesonen, E. A Niskanen, Y. J. E. Isaksson, I. Nedveckytė, R. Fisher, R.Elmoazen. Designing an Educational Escape Room in Biomedical Sciences using Text-to-Image Generative AI. ICSLE 2025 (Preprint)
S. López-Pernas, D. Girault, S. Tikka, M. Saqr. JTNA: A Desktop Software for Transition Network Analysis. ICSLE 2025 (Preprint)
J. Wu, A. Tlili, S. Salha, D. Mizza, M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas, R. Huang. Unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence in improving learning achievement in blended learning: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 2025.
M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods: AI, Precision and Complexity. Springer Cham, 2025
M. Saqr, A. Tlili, S. López-Pernas. Automating Individualized Machine Learning and AI Prediction Using AutoML: The Case of Idiographic Predictions. In M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods, 2025.
S. López-Pernas, E. A. Oliveira, Y. Song, M. Saqr. AI, Explainable AI and Evaluative AI: Informed Data-Driven Decision-Making in Education. In M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods, 2025.
S. López-Pernas, S. Tikka, M. Saqr. Mining Patterns and Clusters with Transition Network Analysis: A Heterogeneity Approach. In M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods, 2025.
S. López-Pernas, Y. Song, E. A. Oliveira, M. Saqr. LLMs for Explainable Artificial Intelligence: Automating Natural Language Explanations of Predictive Analytics Models. In M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods, 2025.
M. Saqr, H. Ito, S. López-Pernas. Individualized Analytics: Within-Person and Idiographic Analysis. In M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods, 2025.
R. AlMohammadi, M. AlTurayef, M. Walid, R. Elmoazen, M. Alkhodary ,The interactive effect of bone density and drill type on heat generated during drilling of dental implant osteotomy: a single versus sequential drills in vitro experiment. BMC Oral Health, 2025
F.G. Deriba, A.O. Sunday, Emerging trends in artificial intelligence for digital accessibility: A topic modelling approach. Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Development for Africa (ICT4DA), IEEE, 2025.
C.C. Ugo, S. López-Pernas, A. Gordillo, M. Tukiainen, Escape rooms for learning programming: A systematic literature review. Review of Education, 2025.
N. Pope, S. López-Pernas, M. Saqr, M. Tedre, How to train your own language model in the browser: Learning by doing. Accepted to the Internationcal Conference on Smart Learning Environments, 2025.
F.G. Deriba, I.T. Sanusi, E. Tsuduku, Bilingual instruction in programming: Preliminary insights from an Amrahic-English OOP course. Proceedings of the ACM Global on Computing Education Conference, pp. 382, ACM, 2025.
L. Malmi, S. López-Pernas, H. Nguyen, M. Apiola, M. Saqr, Topical analysis of programming education research literature. ACM Transaction on Computing Education, 2025.
H. Ahmed, H. Kayaduman, S. López-Pernas, M. Tukiainen, M. Saqr, User-centric evaluation of GenAI alignment and recmonnedations based on predictive learning analytics. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Generative AI for Learning Analytics, 2025.
N. Pope, J. Kahila, H. Vartiainen, M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas, T. Roos, J. Laru, M. Tedre, An XAI social media platform for teaching K-12 students AI-Driven profiling, clustering, and engagement-based recommending. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, vol.39, n.28, pp.29203-29211, 2025.
S. Heikkinen, M. Saqr. The Complex Dynamics of Self-Regulation: Analyzing State Transitions in Online Learning Environments. (Preprint 2025)
Z. Teuber, S. López-Pernas, G. Jordan, A. M. Weber, S. Greiff, S. Y. Kim, T. Dicke. Mapping Emotional Components in Daily Parent-Child Interactions: A Multilevel Psychological Network Approach (Preprint 2025).
A. Gordillo, A. S. Urbieta, S.López-Pernas, S. Gutiérrez, M. Milosevic, M. Ćosić, E. B. Arias, R. Elmoazen. Best Practices for Creating and Conducting Educational Escape Rooms: A Comprehensive Guide for Teachers. Publisher: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 1st Ed, ,2025.
M. E. Elgaafary, M. Abou Elela, O. H. Ahmed, R. Elmoazen.Usage of analgesic and anti-inflammatory medicine by Egyptian male international footballers: what are the patterns and the perceptions towards sports pharmacy and medication use?. BMJ Open Sports and Exercise Medicine,11(3):e002605
S. Heikkinen, M. Saqr, J. Malmberg, M. Tedre. The Interplay of Engagement and Learning Regulation in Online Learning. Proceedings of TEEM 2024 , Lecture Notes in Educational Technology 2025.
G. Fitsum, F.G. Deriba, M. Saqr, M. Tukiainen, Exploring the role of AI in enhancing accessibility in user interface design: A qualitative study of student experiences. Proceedings of TEEM 2024 , Lecture Notes in Educational Technology 2025.
K. Misiejuk, S. López-Pernas, R. Kaliisa, M. Saqr. Learning Together: Modeling the Process of Student-AI Interactions When Generating Learning Resources. Proceedings of TEEM 2024 , Lecture Notes in Educational Technology 2025.
S. López-Pernas, M. Conde-González, M. Raspopovic, M. Saqr. Frequencies and Averages Miss the Point of SRL Evolution: A Complex Dynamic Systems Approach. Proceedings of TEEM 2024 , Lecture Notes in Educational Technology 2025.
M. Conde-González, J. A. G. Esteban, J. A. Román, S. López-Pernas. Analysing Student Engagement Through the Definition of Educational Escape Rooms. Proceedings of HCII 2025
L. V.D.E. Vogelsmeier, E. A. Oliveira, K. Misiejuk, S. López-Pernas, M. Saq. Delving Into the Psychology of Machines: Exploring the Structure of Self-Regulated Learning via LLM-Generated Survey Responses. (Preprint, 2025)
M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas. Changes in online engagement at the within-person level, profiles, dynamics and association with achievement. The Internet and Higher Education 67, 2025.
M. Saqr, K. Misiejuk, T. Törmänen, R. Kaliisa, S. Tikka, S. López-Pernas. Frequency Transition Network Analysis (FTNA). CSCL Proceedings in Helsinki, Finland, 2025.
S. Tikka, S. López-Pernas, M. Saqr. tna: An R Package for Transition Network Analysis. Applied Psychological Measurement 49 (6), 2025
S. López-Pernas, E. B. Arias, M. Kostić, M. Milosevic , A. Gordillo,M. Saqr. Escape Rooms for Media Literacy: A Systematic Literature Review (Preprint)
E. A. Oliveira, M. Mohoni, S. López-Pernas, M. Saqr. Human-AI Collaboration or Academic Misconduct? Measuring AI Use in Student Writing Through Stylometric Evidence. (Preprint)
S. López-Pernas, K. Misiejuk, R. Kaliisa, M. Saqr. Capturing the Process of Students’ AI Interactions When Creating and Learning Complex Network Structures. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies 18:556 – 568.
T. Valtonen, T. Paavilainen,S. López-Pernas, M.Saqr, L. Hirsto. Elementary and Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning Analytics: A Qualitative Approach. Technology, Knowledge and Learning 30(2):601-619, 2025.
N. Pope, J. Kahila, H. Vartiainen, M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas, T. Roos, J. Laru, M. Tedre, An XAI social media platform for teaching K-12 students AI-Driven profiling, clustering, and engagement-based recommending. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, vol.39, n.28, pp.29203-29211, 2025.
S. Heikkinen, M. Saqr, J. Malmberg, M. Tedre, A longitudinal study of interplay between student engagement and self-regulation. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, vol.22, 2025.
F.G. Deriba, I.T. Sanusi, Artificial ingelligence in Ethiophian school curriculum: Educators’ practices, challenges, and recommendations. Computers and Education Open, vol.8, 2025.
I. Jormanainen, S. Pramanic, M. Kortelainen, P. Vartiainen, Lessons Learnt from the Development of Remotely Accessible ROS 2 Learning Environment.16th International Conference on Robotics in Education (RiE 2025), 2025. Accepted for publication.
T. Cristea, S. Heikkinen, C. Snijders, M. Saqr, U. Matzat, R. Conijn, A. Kleingeld. Dynamics of self-regulated learning: The effectiveness of students’ strategies across course periods. Computers & Education.
X. Mengtong, J. Zhang, M. Saqr, H. Jiang, W.Liu. Capturing the temporal dynamics of learner interactions in MOOCs: A comprehensive approach with longitudinal and inferential network analysis. International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK 2025).
M. Saqr, S. López-Pernas, T. Törmänen, R. Kaliisa, K. Misiejuk, S. Tikka. Transition Network Analysis: A Novel Framework for Modeling, Visualizing, and Identifying the Temporal Patterns of Learners and Learning Processes. International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK 2025)
K. Misiejuk, S. López-Pernas, R. Kaliisa, M. Saqr. Mapping the Landscape of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Learning Analytics: A Systematic Literature Review. Preprint
S. Salem, I. Saad, Ramy Elmoazen, G. A. Khalifa. Anaesthetic efficacy of intraligamentary injection compared to incisive nerve block using 3% mepivacaine hydrochloride: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Oral Health.
H. Vartiainen, N. Pope, J. KahilaJuho, Kahila, S. López-Pernas, M. Tedre. Classroom Activities and New Classroom Apps for Enhancing Children’s Understanding of Social Media Mechanisms. Preprint
F. G. Deriba, A. Kassahun, B. Tekinerdogan. Enhancing Digitalization in Ethiopian Higher Education: A Technology Acceptance Model Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal (January 2025)
R. Kaliisa, S. López-Pernas, K. Misiejuk, C. Damsa, M. Sobocinski, S. Järvelä, M. Saqr. A Topical Review of Research in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Questions and Possibilities. Computers & Education
S. López-Pernas, M. Saqr, M.Á. Conde, M. Apiola, M. Tedre, Mapping computer engineering education research: A topic analysis. Computer, 2025.