Hi Mattieu, I did some literature reviews on similar topics a few years back. Hope this helps!
1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Student_use_of_free_online_information_resources/Related_work 2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:The_role_of_citations_in_how_readers_evaluate_Wikipedia_articles/Bibliography Jonathan On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 1:24 AM Mathieu O'Neil <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone > > Apologies if this has been covered previously on the list. I was inspired > to write by the reference in the post below to the Wiki Ed Program. > > I am about to launch with an education scholar colleague a funded research > project aiming to develop fact-checking techniques with Y5, Y6 and Y7 > schoolchildren in three Canberra schools (Australian Capital Territory). We > are basing our approach to fact-checking on concepts developed by education > scholars in the US such as "civic online reasoning" and "lateral reading": > look away from the (potentially dubious) content; check the source. The > easiest and most effective way to "check the source" is to look at a > Wikipedia entry and check the reference list. > > In parallel, I am convening a first-year communication course on media > literacy at the University of Canberra with 140+ students. A couple of > weeks ago we did a group activity on Wikipedia, where students were asked > to review and discuss a Wiki Ed Program / Wikimedia brochure ("Instructor > Basics: How to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool") which clearly outlines > editorial and behavioral policies such as NPOV, Reliable Sources, Assume > Good Faith, etc. > > We then asked whether any prior assumptions had been challenged. It became > clear that when they were in high-school, these students had been > forcefully and repeatedly instructed by their teachers to NEVER use > Wikipedia ("unreliable"). After completing the activity, students > overwhelmingly expressed amazement about the existence of quality controls > on Wikipedia and said their opinion of its reliability had changed. > > We also have anecdotal evidence that primary and secondary school teachers > hold similar negative opinions about WP. > > It would be helpful for us to find out if this negative image is specific > to the Canberra education system, or has been encountered elsewhere. To > that end, I would very much appreciate it if anyone could point me to any > studies or projects which explore this issue, or who could share their > experiences of how teachers perceive Wikipedia. > > If you want to get in touch off-list I usually respond quickest to email > sent at my primary address: [email protected] > > Many thanks! > Mathieu > > > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] < > [email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 22:01 > To: [email protected] < > [email protected]> > Subject: Wiki-research-l Digest, Vol 193, Issue 5 > > Send Wiki-research-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.wikimedia.org%2Fpostorius%2Flists%2Fwiki-research-l.lists.wikimedia.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=oalgoACidjlDoO9m6Ku5OMm4RGiKGJT6bDNcmi%2FvDb8%3D&reserved=0 > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wiki-research-l digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [Wikimedia Research Showcase] September 15, 2021: Socialization > on Wikipedia > (Janna Layton) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:44:20 -0700 > From: Janna Layton <[email protected]> > Subject: [Wiki-research-l] Re: [Wikimedia Research Showcase] September > 15, 2021: Socialization on Wikipedia > To: [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected] > Message-ID: > < > cajxkj+oak+nal9qb4llmf1ofo1ktnibccqxd8gc5bknyyjm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Reminder that the September Research Showcase is this Wednesday. > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 1:15 PM Janna Layton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > The September Wikimedia Research Showcase will be on September 15 at > 16:30 > > UTC (9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET/ 18:30pm CEST). The theme will be > > "socialization on Wikipedia" with speakers Rosta Farzan and J. Nathan > > Matias. > > > > Livestream: > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DYVqabVvLIZU&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=fjAkyG8EsO7sKnb7Erh2ylJboPE1VecJESHxGX4zKuQ%3D&reserved=0 > > > > Talk 1 > > > > Speaker: Rosta Farzan (School of Computing and Information, University of > > Pittsburgh) > > > > Title: Unlocking the Wikipedia clubhouse to newcomers: results from two > > studies > > > > Abstract: It is no news to any of us that success of online production > > communities such as Wikipedia highly relies on a continuous stream of > > newcomers to replace the inevitable high turnover and to bring on board > new > > sources of ideas and workforce. However, these communities have been > > struggling with attracting newcomers, especially from a diverse > population > > of users, and further retention of newcomers. In this talk, I will > present > > about two different approaches in engaging new editors in Wikipedia: (1) > > newcomers joining through the Wiki Ed program, an online program in which > > college students edit Wikipedia articles as class assignments; (2) > > newcomers joining through a Wikipedia Art+Feminism edit-a-thon. I > present > > how each approach incorporated techniques in engaging newcomers and how > > they succeed in attracting and retention of newcomers. > > > > More information: > > > > - Bring on Board New Enthusiasts! A Case Study of Impact of Wikipedia > > Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon Events on Newcomers > > < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fchapter%2F10.1007%2F978-3-319-47880-7_2&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0KI7qsYZczVHga07k5waO1HTEAGFK6WVfNAKZcc6WjY%3D&reserved=0 > >, > > SocInfo 2016 (pdf > > < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaviaga.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F06%2Fsocinfo_ediathons.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tGpnIH3z7wYNcOqwpUysYAqCKzmHSd%2FWijK8a86FV9c%3D&reserved=0 > >) > > - Successful Online Socialization: Lessons from the Wikipedia > > Education Program < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdl.acm.org%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1145%2F3392857&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3UUvlGRCXkKd4y3VWXmVOoQpmwxCPtYUpu0PcCpXVQ4%3D&reserved=0>, > CSCW > > 2020 (pdf > > < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cc.gatech.edu%2F~dyang888%2Fdocs%2Fcscw_li_2020_wiki.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ktQFjngHxFjbtafyvV9CVxa8REsVMqrNqpJK0BPCWT8%3D&reserved=0 > >) > > > > > > Talk 2 > > > > Speaker: J. Nathan Matias < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnatematias.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=XYHvf%2B3X76oFFSpz%2BatZKXZNAxXmJtasR07JfJD40v4%3D&reserved=0> > (Citizens and > > Technology Lab < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcitizensandtech.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=YWrk3kV7y7%2B60g8DxLK6iGlXumUnYDTQGEmDosyp5io%3D&reserved=0>, > Cornell University > > Departments of Communication and Information Science) > > > > Title: The Effect of Receiving Appreciation on Wikipedias. A Community > > Co-Designed Field Experiment > > > > Abstract: Can saying “thank you” make online communities stronger & more > > inclusive? Or does thanking others for their voluntary efforts have > little > > effect? To ask this question, the Citizens and Technology Lab (CAT Lab) > > organized 344 volunteers to send thanks to Wikipedia contributors across > > the Arabic, German, Polish, and Persian languages. We then observed the > > behavior of 15,558 newcomers and experienced contributors to Wikipedia. > On > > average, we found that organizing volunteers to thank others increases > > two-week retention of newcomers and experienced accounts. It also caused > > people to send more thanks to others. This study was a field experiment, > a > > randomized trial that sent thanks to some people and not to others. These > > experiments can help answer questions about the impact of community > > practices and platform design. But they can sometimes face community > > mistrust, especially when researchers conduct them without community > > consent. In this talk, learn more about CAT Lab's approach to > community-led > > research and discuss open questions about best practices. > > > > More information: > > > > - > > > > Volunteers Thanked Thousands of Wikipedia Editors to Learn the Effects > > of Receiving Thanks > > < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizensandtech.org%2F2020%2F06%2Feffects-of-saying-thanks-on-wikipedia%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ksOIGRLWt7noQNET%2FDf1HxIKnSoRUysq9p0EkRN6Mes%3D&reserved=0 > >, > > blogpost (in EN, DE, AR, PL, FA) < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosf.io%2Fueq5f%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=FZ2axTbZpyhwkuhkDzqr7sqCOyvswweH00MzTbQ%2Fg6o%3D&reserved=0 > > > > - > > > > The Diffusion and Influence of Gratitude Expressions in Large-Scale > > Cooperation: A Field Experiment in Four Knowledge Networks > > < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosf.io%2Fueq5f%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490879764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=1M4xmoXA9e4iXv37txVTzp7dwQOTShrf2vYIRDOzgRk%3D&reserved=0>, > paper preprint > > > > > > More information: > > > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediawiki.org%2Fwiki%2FWikimedia_Research%2FShowcase&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490879764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=kJ5Pge%2FaAt4GKWyg0C67CZgWUg1t9HwbAhpWhvRCRBw%3D&reserved=0 > > > > -- > > Janna Layton (she/her) > > Administrative Associate - Product & Technology > > Wikimedia Foundation < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490879764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9aUFdLf%2B1p92BdDafSz20tf9XugleffgWiAwUx9weyw%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > -- > Janna Layton (she/her) > Administrative Associate - Product & Technology > Wikimedia Foundation < > https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490879764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9aUFdLf%2B1p92BdDafSz20tf9XugleffgWiAwUx9weyw%3D&reserved=0 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wiki-research-l Digest, Vol 193, Issue 5 > *********************************************** > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
