Taking Constructivism One Step Further: Post Hoc Analysis of a Student-Created Wiki.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wiki platform use has potential to improve student learning by improving engagement with course material. A student-created wiki was established to serve as a repository of study tools for students in a medical school curriculum. There is a scarcity of information describing student-led creation of wikis in medical education.

Objective

The aim is to characterize website traffic of a student-created wiki and evaluate student perceptions of usage via a short anonymous online survey.

Methods

Website analytics were used to track visitation statistics to the wiki and a survey was distributed to assess ease of use, interest in contributing to the wiki, and suggestions for improvement.

Results

Site traffic data indicated high usage, with a mean of 315 (SD 2

SUBMITTER: Pascoe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6024102 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature