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Article: Affordances and constraints of a wiki for primary-school students’ group projects
Title | Affordances and constraints of a wiki for primary-school students’ group projects |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Affordances Collaborative learning Constraints Group project Primary school Wiki |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | International Forum of Educational Technology & Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ifets.info/ |
Citation | Educational Technology & Society, 2013, v. 16 n. 4, p. 85–96 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study examined a wiki as a computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment at upper primary level. A total of 388 Hong Kong Primary-five (P5) students in four Chinese primary schools used a wiki platform within the context of their group projects in General Studies (GS) classes. Adopting a mixed-methods design, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from focus group interviews, survey and wiki entries. Findings showed that the wiki platform provided educational, technological, and social affordances for the P5 students’ collaborative learning. At the same time, constraints were found to be related to technological factors and users’ dispositions, which may be counterbalanced by providing scaffolding and selecting wiki variants. Students’ attitudes towards the pedagogical value of the wiki were found to be strongly positive after the group project implementation. Overall, this research contributes to the literature on the use of wikis in primary education. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/203457 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.559 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Fu, H | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chu, SKW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kang, W | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-19T15:16:51Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-19T15:16:51Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Educational Technology & Society, 2013, v. 16 n. 4, p. 85–96 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1176-3647 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/203457 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined a wiki as a computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment at upper primary level. A total of 388 Hong Kong Primary-five (P5) students in four Chinese primary schools used a wiki platform within the context of their group projects in General Studies (GS) classes. Adopting a mixed-methods design, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from focus group interviews, survey and wiki entries. Findings showed that the wiki platform provided educational, technological, and social affordances for the P5 students’ collaborative learning. At the same time, constraints were found to be related to technological factors and users’ dispositions, which may be counterbalanced by providing scaffolding and selecting wiki variants. Students’ attitudes towards the pedagogical value of the wiki were found to be strongly positive after the group project implementation. Overall, this research contributes to the literature on the use of wikis in primary education. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | International Forum of Educational Technology & Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ifets.info/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Educational Technology & Society | - |
dc.subject | Affordances | - |
dc.subject | Collaborative learning | - |
dc.subject | Constraints | - |
dc.subject | Group project | - |
dc.subject | Primary school | - |
dc.subject | Wiki | - |
dc.title | Affordances and constraints of a wiki for primary-school students’ group projects | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chu, SKW: samchu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chu, SKW=rp00897 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84890112948 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 235378 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 85 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 96 | - |
dc.publisher.place | New Zealand | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1176-3647 | - |