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Andy BarrowFindings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for
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Emma CoonanWikipedia’s greatest value to students may be its ability to
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Over half of the survey respondents (52 percent) were frequent Wikipedia users — even if an instructor advised against it [12]. Students reported that they frequently, if not always, consulted Wikipedia at some point during their course–related research (see Figure 1).
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Students in the focus group sessions were precise in characterizing Wikipedia as “a .5 step in my research process” or “the very beginning of the very beginning for me.”
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“Sure, I use Wikipedia just to get a taste, even though my professors say not to.”
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“My professor says Wikipedia is a great place to start, but a horrible place to end.”
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* Architecture and engineering majors 1.02 .288 0 2.77 1.578 4.878 73.47% -
* Science majors .625 .213 .003 1.87 1.232 2.834 65.16% -
A recent study surveyed a small sample of communication majors (n=134) and found more than a third (39 percent) of the sample reported being frequent Wikipedia users (i.e., had used Wikipedia more than 15 times in the prior semester)
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This finding suggests respondents from two—year institutions may have received more hands–on training about how to conduct scholarly research than at four–year institutions, given the curriculum and accreditation requirements in community colleges.
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if a student uses Wikipedia, it is surgically and methodically applied; usually in the very beginning of the research process as a precursor to a more in–depth investigation of a topic.
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four Cs it delivers — currency, coverage, comprehensibility, and convenience.
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students appear to negotiate the accuracy of Wikipedia content, rather than assume it.
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Helen ChanAbstract:
Findings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for background information, but less often than they used other common resources, such as course readings and Google. Architecture, engineering, and science majors were more likely to use Wikipedia for course–related research than respondents in other majors. The findings suggest Wikipedia is used in combination with other information resources. Wikipedia meets the needs of college students because it offers a mixture of coverage, currency, convenience, and comprehensibility in a world where credibility is less of a given or an expectation from today’s students. -
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noemielesquinsFindings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for
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Ralf Appelta large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process
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Clive Thompson"Wikipedia’s greatest value to students may be its ability to alleviate common frustrations students initially have with conducting research [13]. Some students in our focus sessions described a vicious cycle during the research process from the outset.
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Carlos Lizarraga CelayaFindings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for
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Librarian DonFrom First Monday, Volume 15, Number 3 - 1 March 2010.
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Chris WillmottFindings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for
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Findings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process
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Findings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for background information, but less often than they used other common resources, such as course readings and Google. Architecture, engineering, and science majors were more likely to use Wikipedia for course–related research than respondents in other majors. The findings suggest Wikipedia is used in combination with other information resources. Wikipedia meets the needs of college students because it offers a mixture of coverage, currency, convenience, and comprehensibility in a world where credibility is less of a given or an expectation from today’s students.
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eric_francoeurFindings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for background information, but less often than they used other common resources, such as course readings and Google. Architecture, engineering, and science majors were more likely to use Wikipedia for course–related research than respondents in other majors. The findings suggest Wikipedia is used in combination with other information resources. Wikipedia meets the needs of college students because it offers a mixture of coverage, currency, convenience, and comprehensibility in a world where credibility is less of a given or an expectation from today’s students.
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Ivari Horm"Findings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for background information, but less often than they used other common resources, such as course readings and Google. Architecture, engineering, and science majors were more likely to use Wikipedia for course–related research than respondents in other majors. The findings suggest Wikipedia is used in combination with other information resources. Wikipedia meets the needs of college students because it offers a mixture of coverage, currency, convenience, and comprehensibility in a world where credibility is less of a given or an expectation from today’s students."
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jordiserranoRT @NievesGlez: How today’s college students use Wikipedia for course-related research http://trunc.it/6esm1 #alfin20
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Wilda RoweArticle - How today's college students use Wikipedia for course-related research.
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Findings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process.
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Major findings from the study are as follows:
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Far more students, than not, used Wikipedia. Wikipedia was used in addition to a small set of other commonly used information resources at the beginning of the research process.
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Reasons for using Wikipedia were diverse: Wikipedia provided students with a summary about a topic, the meaning of related terms, and also got students started on their research and offered a usable interface.
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Respondents who were majoring in architecture, engineering, or the sciences were more likely to use Wikipedia than respondents in other majors
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Wikipedia clearly has value to students as a workaround for previewing a topic. As one student in our sessions simply said, “Wikipedia tells me what’s what.”
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Wikipedia’s greatest value to students may be its ability to alleviate common frustrations students initially have with conducting research
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Students reported they could not begin their research process until they had an idea of what they were going to write about. They did not think that they could approach an instructor about an assignment, until they knew more about their topic. They did not use a scholarly research database early on, given the specificity of academic journal content.
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Wikipedia was a convenient go–to source under these circumstances.
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Students in the sessions explained that Wikipedia entries have value in the beginning because they provide a “simple narrative that gives you a grasp,” “can point you in the right direction,” and “help when I have no idea what to do for a research paper.”
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Few students in our sessions ended their course–related research with Wikipedia.
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we found that if a student uses Wikipedia, it is surgically and methodically applied; usually in the very beginning of the research process as a precursor to a more in–depth investigation of a topic.
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Melissa Higgs-HorwellFrom First Monday. By Head and Eisenberg
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Clint LalondeFindings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for
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