Journal publications

1. Planinic, M., Jelicic, K., Matejak Cvenic, K.,  Susac, A. & Ivanjek, L.  (2024). Effect of an inquiry-based teaching sequence on secondary school students’ understanding of wave optics, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 20, 010156

2. Susac, A., Kuchemann, S., Planinic, M. & Kuhn, J. (2024). University students’ recognition of typical wave optics patterns, European Journal of Physics 45(4):04570
3. Matejak Cvenić, K., Ivanjek, L., Planinić, M.,  Jeličić, K., Sušac, A., Hopf, M. &  Cindric Brkic, M. (2023). Probing high school students’ understanding of interference and diffraction of light using standard wave optics experiments,  Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 2; 020118, 25.
4. Sušac, A., Planinić, M., Bubić, A., Jeličić, K., & Palmović, M. (2023). Effect of representation format on conceptual question performance and eye-tracking measures. Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19(2), 02011
5. Sušac, A., Planinić, M., Bubić, A., Jeličić, K., & Palmović, M. (2023). Linking information from multiple representations: an eye-tracking study. Frontiers in Education, 8, 1141896.
6. Matejak Cvenic, K., Planinic, M., Susac, A., Ivanjek, L., Jelicic, K. & Hopf, M. (2022). Development and validation of the Conceptual Survey on Wave Optics, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 18, 010103
7. Matejak Cvenic, K., Ivanjek, L., Planinic, M., Jelicic, K., Susac, A. & Hopf, M. (2021). Analyzing high school students’ reasoning about polarization of light, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010136
8.  Susac, A., Planinic, M., Bubic, A., Jelicic, K., Ivanjek, L., Matejak Cvenic, K. & Palmovic, M. (2021). Effect of students' investigative experiments on students' recognition of interference and diffraction patterns: An eye-tracking study, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010110  
9. Susac, A., Planinic, M., Bubic, A., Ivanjek, L. & Palmovic, M. (2020). Student recognition of interference and diffraction patterns: An eye-tracking study, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 16, 020133
10. Ivanjek, L., Shaffer, P. S., 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. Jelicic, K., Planinic, M. & Planinsic, G. (2017). Analyzing high school students’ reasoning about electromagnetic induction, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13, 010112
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. Planinic, M., Ivanjek, L. & Sušac, A. Rasch model based analysis of the Force Concept Inventory, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res, 6, 010103 (2010).
26. 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.
27. 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.

Book chapters

1. Planinić, M., Matejak Cvenić, K. M.,  Sušac, A., Ivanjek, L.,  Jeličić, K.  (2024) What is Difficult in Learning Physics and What We Can Do About It: The Case of Wave Optics, In: Faletič, S., Pavlin, J. (eds) Teaching and Learning Physics Effectively in Challenging Times. Challenges in Physics Education. Springer, Cham.
2. Ivanjek, Lana; Planinić, Maja; Sušac, Ana: Graphs (2023) In Tasar, M.F., Heron, P: R. L. (eds): The International Handbook of Physics Education Research: Special Topics,  Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics (AIP).
3. Planinic, M., Susac, A., Ivanjek, L., Jelicic, K., Cvenic, K.M. (2021). Measuring Scientific Reasoning Using the LCTSR. In: Jarosievitz, B., Sükösd, C. (eds) Teaching-Learning Contemporary Physics . Challenges in Physics Education. Springer, Cham.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Planinić, M. Metodika nastave fizike u kontekstu edukacijskih istraživanja u fizici, u znanstvenoj monografiji Metodike u suvremenom odgojno – obrazovnom sustavu (Ur. D. Milanović, A. Bežen i V. Domović) (2013), 240 – 257.