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University Students as Consumers and Producers of Online Encyclopedia Content

ÇEVRİMİÇİ ANSİKLOPEDİ İÇERİĞİNİN TÜKETİCİLERİ VE ÜRETİCİLERİ OLARAK ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİ

Funda TURHAN
Leman Pınar TOSUN
Pages
74–97
Publication Date
2022-10-11
DOI
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According to the results, most of the students met Wikipedia during their primary school years, and currently they use it mostly for doing their school assignments.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created by voluntary users.
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Key Findings & Data:Access to Wikipedia was blocked in 29 April 2017.
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Conclusion & Impact:According to the results, most of the students met Wikipedia during their primary school years, and currently they use it mostly for doing their school assignments.
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Abstract

Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created by voluntary users. Access to Wikipedia was blocked in 29 April 2017. Nevertheless, until this date, it was a well-known knowledge source from which mostly young people benefited. In this study, data were collected from 216 university students, about their Wikipedia use before the blocking. According to the results, most of the students met Wikipedia during their primary school years, and currently they use it mostly for doing their school assignments. Most students evaluated Wikipedia as objective, updated, and reliable. Among the students who reported that they do not trust Wikipedia, the most frequent reason given for the mistrust was that Wikipedia being a source written by anonymous authors. Students reported that academicians mostly had negative attitude towards their Wikipedia use in homework. Also, the number of students who actively contributes to Wikipedia is very few. In this paper, in the light of all these findings, a discussion about using Wikipedia as an educational tool was presented

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Vikipedi, içeriği gönüllü kullanıcılar tarafından oluşturulan ücretsiz bir çevrimiçi ansiklopedidir. Türkiye'de Vikipedi'ye erişim 29 Nisan 2017'den beri engellenmiş olsa da, söz konusu tarihe kadar özellikle gençlerin çok sık faydalandıkları tanınmış bir bilgi kaynağı olmuştur. Bu çalışmada engellemenin gerçekleştiği tarihten önceki dönemde 216 üniversite öğrencisine anket uygulanarak öğrencilerin Vikipedi kullanımlarına yönelik bilgi toplanmıştır. Bulgulara göre öğrencilerin çoğu Vikipedi'yle ilkokul yıllarında tanışmıştır ve şu anda onu en çok ev ödevleri için kullanmaktadır. Çoğu öğrenci onu nesnel, güncel, anlaşılır ve güvenilir bulmaktadır. Vikipedi'ye güvenmeyenler, en çok yazarlarının anonim olmasından ötürü güvenmediklerini söylemiştir. Öğrenciler, ev ödevlerinde Vikipedi kullanmalarına akademisyenlerin çoğunlukla olumsuz yaklaştığını bildirmiştir. Ayrıca, Vikipedi'ye içerik katkısı veren öğrenci sayısı çok azdır. Makalede bu bulgular ışığında, Vikipedi'nin bir eğitim aracı olarak kullanımı konusunda bir tartışma sunulmuştur

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TURHAN, F., TOSUN, L. P. (2022). University Students as Consumers and Producers of Online Encyclopedia Content. Eğitim Bilim Toplum, Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 59, 74–97. https://ajindex.com/articles/496720

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