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Wikipedagogy: Enhancing student motivation and collaboration in an economics class with Wikipedia

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  • Stefan Humer
  • Matthias Schnetzer

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Wikipedia is not only a source of knowledge and a medium for communicating research but also opens new avenues for teaching in academia. In this article, the authors provide theoretical considerations and practical guidance for setting up a postgraduate economics course where students disseminate research on income inequality in Europe to a greater audience on Wikipedia. Publishing in the well-known and widely-used online encyclopedia has been shown to have a lasting impact on student motivation. Moreover, the authors assess the benefits of reciprocal feedback options and collaborative editing, and also the costs that accompany Wikipedia.

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  • Stefan Humer & Matthias Schnetzer, 2022. "Wikipedagogy: Enhancing student motivation and collaboration in an economics class with Wikipedia," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(1), pages 43-51, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jeduce:v:53:y:2022:i:1:p:43-51
    DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2021.2004273
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