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ERIC Number: EJ984623
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1443-833X
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Wiki as a Collaborative Learning Tool in a Language Arts Methods Class
Matthew, Kathryn I.; Felvegi, Emese; Callaway, Rebecca A.
Australian Educational Computing, v27 n1 p39-47 Sep 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine how contributing to a class wiki affected the learning of pre-service teachers enrolled in a language arts methods class. Participants included 37 preservice teachers enrolled in three sections of a field-based language arts methods class during two semesters. Data collection included online observations of the development of the wiki pages, students' reflections periodically posted in WebCT, final reflections, e-mail correspondence, interview transcripts, and researcher notes. Students' reflections indicate that contributing to the class wiki led to a deeper processing of the course content and was personally beneficial to the students in spite of persistent technology challenges.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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