Reducing resistance to repeating a wiki activity: What can teachers do?

Fraj-Andrés, E. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Lucia-Palacios, L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Pérez-López, R. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Wiki activities are among the most common online learning activities examined by previous research due to the collaborative learning properties wikis offer; however, students are not always satisfied with such activities. Due to this dissatisfaction, learners may finish the wiki activities but not repeat them. While wikis are primarily used to collate content, the wiki activity proposed in this study is used foremost as a discussion forum. Drawing on the value-based adoption model, this study examines the influence of perceived benefits, enjoyment, peer interaction, ease of use, and time and effort costs to explain students'' reluctance to repeat the wiki activity. Furthermore, it assesses the moderating effect of peer interaction on the other variables. A survey was conducted, and 110 valid responses obtained. The findings reveal that the need to invest a lot of time and effort into the activity is the main reason for not repeating the activity proposed, while peer interaction and enjoyment help to reduce these perceived costs. Therefore, teachers should emphasize the benefits of in-group wiki activities with regard to not only the final learning performance but also the activities'' hedonic and social value. Furthermore, teachers should offer a training session and a user''s guide for each specific activity, as well as courses about the team management. © 2020 British Educational Research Association

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12903

Año: 2020

Publicado en: BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 51, 6 (2020), 2286-2305
ISSN: 0007-1013

Factor impacto JCR: 4.929 (2020)

Categ. JCR: EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH rank: 19 / 264 = 0.072 (2020) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.79 - E-learning (Q1) - Education (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Comerci.Investig.Mercados (Dpto. Direc.Mark.Inves.Mercad.)