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Wiki in the first and second. Wikis have been completed (quasi!) late last year, and finally I have revised the satisfaction questionnaires and include together.

Four classes, four wiki. Sull'elettrizzazione one, two and a lightning strike on the balance of fluids. Obviously it was an excuse to talk a bit 'of electricity and fluids.

The work was then organized as follows:

1. research materials to answer some questions raised by the observation of phenomena
2. process of accumulation of materials, skimming groups, to draft a single document for each person / group that contains the information it deems relevant, sufficient and necessary to frame the argument
3. identification of keywords and building a concept map
4. word splitting key and writing encyclopedic entries on individual words themselves
5. populating the wiki with
2. text images and graphics
3. link in accordance with the concept map and more
6. read and update mutual peer self-evaluation of encyclopedia articles
7. Student Suil quality of their work, evaluation of teacher quality of work, checking the contents with a questionnaire on the rating of

From a scientific perspective, this is only the beginning of a methodological approach that should lead to verification experimental laboratory found the explanations to the phenomena in question.

For me it's still a start. The interesting thing is that I want to share the results of the questionnaire on the rating. The question was:

Question 3: With activity on the wiki so we worked quite different from the usual one: To take stock of this methodology to work on addressing in particular:
a) is or is not to learn more (if necessary, what kinds of things you learn better and which worse?)
b) shall serve or not serve the motivation to study
c) which aspects of this work will seem more positive and more critical as
d) suggestions , various thoughts, your ideas about the type of work done.

Results were interesting. Participants: 73 students. The responses were very free and of different lengths, some members of the track time, others are more original. I summarize here the results.

Pro

• learning Computer (32)
• learning on the subject (22) makes light
  
• study physics (21)
• motivation from the fact that we are creating something (20)
• use of the Internet addressed to study and learning (14)
• collaboration with peers, even after the class is growing (14)
• is different from the usual (13)
• study of terms and concepts unknown (10)
• learn a method of work that will serve us in the future (8)
• exchange of ideas (8)
• attention to the connections between concepts (8)
• specific information, detailed (7)
• motivation to 'Internet use (6)
• study in a creative and constructive (5)
• you learn to work together (5)
• facilitates learning theory (5)
• working hard on the material found and reworking it you can understand better content (4)
• the material increases with the contribution of each (4)
• accessible anywhere and at any time (3)
• direct interaction with the professor (2)
• makes the school more in keeping with the times (2)
• curiosity about the final result (2)
• responsibility than what is written (2) is produced
• own study material (2)
• you can work both individually and in groups (2)
• improves Internet (2)
• you learn to evaluate and modify their work and other (2)
  
• exchange working methods (1)
• motivates the study boys who like to work in groups and deal with others (1)
• work in computer labs, as not all have the pc at home (1)
• not written with a pen but with a keyboard (1)
• you learn to express themselves relevant (1)
• is easier than learning from books (1)
• forces you to read all (1)

Against

• difficulties in accessing the Internet or using pc not working too (16)
• complexity and difficulty from the point of view Technical (5)
• sometimes the materials found were incorrect, appropriate or reliable (4)
• can work some more and others less, coordination is not always easy (2)
• work in the classroom distracts PC (2)
  
• at certain stages, the work becomes, however, equipment (1)
• little practical learning (1)
• there is a risk that the materials produced someone to be manipulated by someone else (1)
• deepens little physics (1)
• there are those who study evil on PC (1)
• the argument was not good (1)
• learn how well your contributions but not those of others (1)
• there is not enough time to assimilate the concepts (1)
  

Tips

• work so more often (30)
• use this method with other subjects or topics (4)
• make wiki visible to everyone, not just to our classes (3)
• groups other than the usual (2) build
• a social network (1)
• build a gaming site (1)
• improve the graphic style (1)
• schools should provide all the tools necessary for play something like that (1)
• choose topics of interest ( 1)
  
• put exercises on the wiki (1)
• include summaries (1)
• include notes taken in class (1)
• also use IM services (1)
  

It seems a good first experiment. I already have some idea of \u200b\u200bsteering corrections and to give here and there, but I'll talk about in a future post.

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