Wikis in Higher Ed

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Assessment

Here's an excellent article from the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition proceedings by Ed Gehringer:
Assessing Students' Wiki Contributions

Some main points:
  • Assessment can be difficult because of the group collaborative nature of a wiki
  • Difficult to attribute work to a single student
  • Assessment strategies include:
    • self-assessment
    • group-based assessment
    • instructor/TA assessment
    • expert assessment
    • peer review