Effectiveness of a Framed Wiki-Based Learning Activity in the Context of HCI Education

Author

Tselios, Nikolaos ; Altanopoulou, Panagiota ; Katsanos, Christos

Author_Institution

Educ. Sci. & Early Childhood Educ., Univ. of Patras, Patras, Greece

fYear

2011

fDate

Sept. 30 2011-Oct. 2 2011

Firstpage

368

Lastpage

372

Abstract

In this paper, the effectiveness of a framed wiki-based learning activity is investigated. A one-group pretest -- posttest study was conducted towards this aim. The study involved 36 first year university students of a Greek Education Department using wikis to learn basic aspects and implications of usability evaluation in the frame of a first year course entitled "Introduction to Web Science". Analysis of the results showed significant improvement in learning outcomes, in particular for students with low initial performance. The average students\´ questionnaire score jumped from 35.2% to 54.0%. In addition, a positive attitude towards using wikis in their project was expressed by the students. The design of the activity, the context of the study as well as the results obtained are discussed in detail.

Keywords

Web sites; computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; Greek education department; HCI education; first year course; first year university students; framed wiki based learning activity; introduction to Web science; pretest-posttest study; usability evaluation; Context; Education; Electronic publishing; Information services; Internet; Materials; Usability; Web 2.0; activity design; collaborative learning; hci education; learning outcome; project based learning; wikis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Informatics (PCI), 2011 15th Panhellenic Conference on

Conference_Location

Kastonia

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-962-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCI.2011.51

Filename

6065116