Wikipedia Uses in Learning Design: A Literature Review

Autor/inn/en	Fessakis, Georgios; Zoumpatianou, Maria
Titel	Wikipedia Uses in Learning Design: A Literature Review
Quelle	In: Themes in Science and Technology Education, 5 (2012) 1-2, S.97-106 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1792-8788
Schlagwörter	Encyclopedias; Collaborative Writing; Electronic Publishing; Literature Reviews; Instructional Design; Outcomes of Education; Learning Activities; Educational Research; Student Educational Objectives; Information Literacy; Technological Literacy; Skill Development; Research Skills; Research Methodology; Science Process Skills; Communication Skills; Writing Skills; Information Dissemination; Second Language Learning; Reading Assignments; Critical Thinking; Cooperative Learning; Intellectual Disciplines; Information Seeking; Editing; Classification; Writing (Composition); Revision (Written Composition) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Encyclopedia; Enzyklopädie; Elektronisches Publizieren; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Lernaktivität; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Informationskompetenz; Technisches Wissen; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Forschungsleistung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Kommunikationsstil; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Informationsverbreitung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Kritisches Denken; Kooperatives Lernen; Geisteswissenschaften; Informationserschließung; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Schreibübung; Korrektur
Abstract	This paper is a literature review report concerning educational uses of Wikipedia in the first 10 years of its existence. The aim of the work is the tracing and the presentation of published and validated educational applications of Wikipedia in a manner that could inform learning design by teachers or researchers. For the review, 24 scientific publications, retrieved from research databases and concerning educational applications of Wikipedia were analyzed. The review reveals a variety of learning uses of Wikipedia in several contexts, knowledge fields, education level and students' ages. In addition, the study shows a variety of expected learning outcomes and a pleiad of student tasks in the learning activities. Both, the learning outcomes and the students' tasks are organized in general types with the aim of constituting patterns for new learning designs. The findings are commented and possible future directions of research are described. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Themes in Science and Technology Education. The Educational Approaches to Virtual Reality Technologies Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR 45110, Greece. Tel: +30-2651005697; Fax: +30-2651005854; Web site: http://earthlab.uoi.gr/theste
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01