Really interesting research regarding the pilot education program in the United States. It includes information about the likelihood of students to continue editing after the classroom projects ends:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single#Recent_research Public Policy Initiative motivated students to become Wikipedians In a paper titled "Classroom Wikipedia participation effects on future intentions to contribute"[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single#cite_note-2> (presentation slides<http://www.slideshare.net/clifflampe/cscw-2012-note-wikipedia-public-policy-initiative>), five Michigan-based researchers looked at a sample of over 400 students who were involved in a pilot of the WMF education initiative<http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_Policy_Initiative> (87% of whom were native speakers of English), and asked how likely the student-editors were to be become real editors after the end of their class projects, and what the relevant factors in such conversions are. They find that the student retention ratio is higher than the average editor retention ratio (while only 0.0002% of editors who make one edit become regulars, about 4% of students have made edits after their course ended). About 75% of the students preferred the Wikipedia assignment to a regular one, and major reasons for their enjoyment included the level of engagement in class, an appreciation of global visibility of the article, and the exposure to social media. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wikipedia Signpost <wikipediasignp...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:45 PM Subject: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 8, Issue 09 -- 27 February 2012 To: wikimediaannounce-l <wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org> News and notes: Finance meeting fallout, Gardner recommendations forthcoming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-02-27/News_and_notes Recent research: Gender gap and conflict aversion; collaboration on breaking news; effects of leadership on participation; legacy of Public Policy Initiative http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-02-27/Recent_research Discussion report: Focus on admin conduct and editor retention http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-02-27/Discussion_report WikiProject report: Just don't call it "sci-fi": WikiProject Science Fiction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-02-27/WikiProject_report Featured content: By plane, by ship, and by stagecoach: Featured content goes trekking this week http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-02-27/Featured_content Arbitration report: Final decision in TimidGuy ban appeal, one case remains open http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-02-27/Arbitration_report Technology report: 1.19 deployment stress, Meta debates whether to enforce SUL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-02-27/Technology_report Single page view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single PDF version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-02-27 http://identi.ca/wikisignpost / https://twitter.com/wikisignpost -- Wikipedia Signpost Staff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost _______________________________________________ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Foundation-L, the public mailing list about the Wikimedia Foundation and its projects. For more information about Foundation-L: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- *Jessie Wild Global Development, Manager Wikimedia Foundation *
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