Factors Influencing Perceived Usefulness of Wikis for Group Collaborative Learning by First Year Students

Autor/inn/en	Guo, Zixiu; Stevens, Kenneth John
Titel	Factors Influencing Perceived Usefulness of Wikis for Group Collaborative Learning by First Year Students
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27 (2011) 2, S.221-242 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Introductory Courses; Cooperative Learning; Group Activities; College Freshmen; Educational Technology; Computer Mediated Communication; Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Educational Strategies; Instructional Effectiveness; College Instruction; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Use Studies; Usability; Computer Science Education; Computer Assisted Instruction; Information Systems; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Einführungskurs; Kooperatives Lernen; Gruppenaktivität; Studienanfänger; Unterrichtsmedien; Computerkonferenz; Web-Design; Elektronisches Publizieren; Lehrstrategie; Unterrichtserfolg; Hochschullehre; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Benutzerschulung; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Australien
Abstract	This study reports the findings of an investigation of the factors influencing the use and usefulness of wikis in an introductory, undergraduate information systems course. Informed by the media choice, technology acceptance model from information systems research, and group collaborative learning research from the education literature, a survey instrument was developed and administered across the entire course. The study found that wiki use was influenced by the student's prior expertise with wikis, with their perceived usefulness of wikis being strongly influenced by their teachers' attitudes towards the technology, and the ease of access to the wikis. The students' overall attitude towards wikis was largely influenced by the extent to which they saw wikis as helping with their assignment work, and their intention to use wikis in the future was driven by their perception of wiki's usefulness. The paper concludes with an outline of the lessons learned from the study and recommendations for instructors who are thinking of using wikis in their teaching. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10