Improving Revision in Wiki-Based Writing: Coordination Pays Off

Autor/inn/en	Wichmann, Astrid; Rummel, Nikol
Titel	Improving Revision in Wiki-Based Writing: Coordination Pays Off
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 62 (2013), S.262-270 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2012.10.017
Schlagwörter	Collaborative Writing; Scripts; Web 2.0 Technologies; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Encyclopedias; Revision (Written Composition); Writing Skills; College Students; Cooperative Learning; Foreign Countries; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Skript; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Encyclopedia; Enzyklopädie; Korrektur; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Collegestudent; Kooperatives Lernen; Ausland; Deutschland
Abstract	Wiki-based writing possesses a great deal of educational potential, yet students face difficulties while writing a shared document. Revising a shared document, in particular, seems to be a demanding activity for students. This study investigated whether collaboration scripts can help to improve students' revision activities and overall text quality. We compared scripted (script+) with unscripted (script-) collaboration in a wiki-based writing setting that was adapted for educational purposes. Students from two university courses participated in a one-week collaborative writing activity. Results showed that students in the scripted condition outperformed students in the unscripted condition with respect to revision behavior and text coherence. Furthermore, we found that students' revision behavior correlated positively with text coherence. Results from analyzing students' discussions during the writing activity revealed more frequent coordination with respect to task division and increased communication frequency for students in the scripted condition. Results also indicate that collaboration scripts can foster coordination. Our findings suggest that collaboration scripts are promising means of structuring collaboration during wiki-based writing. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10