Wiki Technology: A Virtual, Cooperative Learning Tool Used to Enhance Student Learning

Alessandra L. Barrera

doi:10.1525/abt.2015.77.6.421

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1 August 2015 Wiki Technology: A Virtual, Cooperative Learning Tool Used to Enhance Student Learning

Alessandra L. Barrera

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The American Biology Teacher, 77(6):421-425 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.6.421

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This study demonstrates the use of wiki technology (an editable webpage environment) to provide a virtual, asynchronous collaborative-learning environment for students for the purpose of working on course-content-focused study-guide questions. To analyze the effectiveness of this course tool, students' responses to various qualitative and quantitative questions were collected from multiple classes of various levels. Preliminary findings demonstrate that students preferred and were better able to use the wiki cooperative learning group compared with common classroom resources (PowerPoint, videos, in-class group activities, and the textbook).

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Alessandra L. Barrera "Wiki Technology: A Virtual, Cooperative Learning Tool Used to Enhance Student Learning," The American Biology Teacher 77(6), 421-425, (1 August 2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.6.421

Published: 1 August 2015

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