Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2024
Abstract
The authors, a chemistry professor and a librarian, used a qualitative survey to assess student perceptions of a Wikipedia editing assignment that they included in a large upper-level biochemistry course. The assignment was initially intended as a public-facing alternative to a short research paper, emphasizing information literacy and scientific literacy. The goal of the survey was to use the results to enhance the assignment. The results of the survey and research for the literature review inspired a novel approach to the assignment using the perspective of metaliteracy. This approach encourages students to think critically about their role as scholars in a participatory environment.
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Copyright © 2024 Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in portal: Libraries and the Academy, Volume 24, No. 2, April, 2024, pages 334-360.