Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Research/Factors
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Datapoints we will be seeking through on-wiki checks and interviews with professors. Letters in brackets correspond to columns in a spreadsheet where data is being collected; please ignore those.
General Information
[edit]Professor
[edit]- Instructor name [C,D]
- Which term(s) did this instructor participate in our program? [E]
- (a) Fall 2010
- (b) Spring 2011
- (c) Fall 2011
- (d) Spring 2012
- (e) other (please specify)
- Instructor status (check all that apply) [F]
- (a) professor
- (b) adjunct professor
- (c) graduate student
- (d) Teaching Assistant
- (e) undergraduate student
- (f) other (please specify)
- How did we find this instructor? [G] ("How did you hear about the Wikipedia Education Program?")
- (a) met at a conference
- (b) via Regional Ambassadors or Recruitment Ambassadors
- (c) via Campus or Online Ambassadors
- (d) via outreach from WMF staff
- (e) s/he reached out to us
- (f) his/her colleague told him/her about WEP
- (g) other (please specify)
- Instructor age [H]
- Instructor Wikipedia experience (by edit count), before the start date of each new term:
- (a) never edited Wikipedia before class started
- (b) 1-50 edits
- (c) 51-200 edits
- (d) more than 200 edits
- Instructor Wikipedia article editing experience (by main space edit count), before the start date of each new term: [I]
- (a) never edited Wikipedia before class started
- (b) 1-50 edits
- (c) 51-200 edits
- (d) more than 200 edits
- Had this instructor done Wikipedia assignments before officially connecting with the Wikipedia Education Program? [J]
- (a) yes
- (b) no
- Instructor general technical experience / competence (self assessment)? [K]
- (a) not very comfortable using a computer
- (b) uses computer to read email, browse the Internet and as word processors only
- (c) experienced with a variety of computer software and is familiar with social media
- (d) experienced with a variety of computer software, is savvy with social media, and knows some basic software/web programming
- (e) can program or create his/her own applications
- What is this instructor's primary motivation for assigning students to edit Wikipedia? [L]
- (a) in order to be on the cutting edge of using technology in education
- (b) in order to improve students' learnings (pedagogical benefits for students) — e.g. improving students' writing, research, collaboration, or media literacy skills
- (c) in order to give students the opportunity to be "published"
- (d) in order to be affiliated with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia movement
- (e) in order to improve free knowledge
- (f) other (please specify)
- Would this instructor be willing to talk more in depth (in an interview format) to discuss what led to the class's success? [M]
- (a) yes
- (b) no
- (c) it depends (please specify)
- Does this instructor intend to participate in the Wikipedia Education Program again? [N]
- (a) yes
- (b) no
- (c) it depends (please specify)
Campus Ambassador
[edit]- How many Campus Ambassadors did this class have? [O]
- Each Campus Ambassador: was s/he (check all that apply) [P]
- (a) the class teaching assistant
- (b) graduate student
- (c) undergraduate student
- (d) working professional
- (e) retiree
- (f) university employee
- (g) other (please specify)
- Each Campus Ambassador: was s/he Q
- (a) experienced Wikipedian (500+ edits)
- (b) relatively new to editing Wikipedia (1-500 edits)
- (c) never edited before
- Each Campus Ambassador: did s/he know the instructor before becoming an Ambassador? [R]
- (a) yes
- (b) no
- How frequently did the Campus Ambassador(s) communicate and/or meet with the instructor? [S]
- (a) never
- (b) 1-3 times during the semester
- (c) monthly
- (d) weekly
- What was the instructor's observation of the Campus Ambassador(s)? [T]
- (a) responded well to students and knew how to help them
- (b) responsive most of the time, answered most questions
- (c) responsive to students but rarely knew how to help them
- (d) unresponsive; did not add to the Wikipedia assignment
- Where did the Campus Ambassadors train this instructor's students? [U]
- (a) in class
- (b) in a lab setting during class time
- (c) in a lab setting outside of regular class time
- (d) via email when asked questions
- (e) other (please specify)
- Campus Ambassador time in class: in total for the whole academic term, approximately how many minutes of time did the Campus Ambassadors interact with this instructor's students (both during regular class time and outside of it)? [V]
- (a) under 30 minutes
- (b) 30-60 minutes
- (c) one to three hours
- (d) three to ten hours
- (e) more than ten hours
- What content did the Campus Ambassador cover in class? (please check all that apply) [W]
- (a) creating Wikipedia user accounts
- (b) wiki markup basics
- (c) references and citations
- (d) Wikipedia policies (neutrality, no original research, etc.)
- (e) good vs. bad sources
- (f) anatomy of a good article
- (g) how to find a stub article
- (h) information about copyright
- (i) what is the Wikipedia Education Program
- (j) how to get help from Online Ambassadors
- When did the Campus Ambassadors check-in with the instructor? (check all that apply) [X]
- (a) before the course
- (b) during the course
- (c) after the course
Online Ambassador
[edit]- How many Online Ambassadors did this class have? [Y]
- How many edits did each Online Ambassador have before the beginning of this course? [Z]
- (a) 1–999
- (b) 1,000–2,999
- (c) 3,000–5,999
- (d) 6,000–9,999
- (e) 10,000+
- Were any Online Ambassadors for the class Wikipedia administrators? [AA]
- (a) yes
- (b) no
- How many Good Articles and Featured Articles did each Online Ambassador have? [AB]
- (a) None
- (b) 1–5
- (c) 6-10
- (d) 11+
- How technically competent is the Online Ambassador? [AC]
- (a) understands general wiki markup
- (b) can make templates/use advanced template features
- (c) understands css/html and can use it in the article
- (d) can program/write own software (or has a bot approved)
- When did the instructor first make contact with the Online Ambassador? [AD]
- (a) never
- (b) before the classes began
- (c) during the semester
- (d) after classes ended
- How often did the Online Ambassador engage with the class? [AE]
- (a) never
- (b) one time
- (c) 2–3 times during the semester
- (d) monthly
- (e) weekly
- (f) 2+ times a week
- Please check all interactions the Online Ambassador had with students: [AF] (from prof's observations)
- (a) the OA answered student questions
- (b) the OA monitored student work and suggested ways to meet Wikipedia policies
- (c) the OA monitored student work for content and suggested ways to meet Wikipedia standards
- (d) the OA criticized student work without providing constructive feedback
Students
[edit]- Overall number of students in class [AG]
- How many students edited Wikipedia as part of this instructor's class? [AH]
- Of the students who edited Wikipedia as part of the class, how many were male? [AI]
- Of the students who edited Wikipedia as part of the class, how many were female? [AJ]
- Class level for majority of students in class [AK]
- (a) 1st and 2nd year undergraduate
- (b) 3rd+ year undergraduate
- (c) a balanced mix of undergraduates
- (d) Master's students
- (e) PhD students
- Age range of students (approximately): [AL]
- (a) 20 and under
- (b) 21—24
- (c) 25—29
- (d) 30-34
- (e) 35+
- Average student technical experience/competence (as assessed by the instructor) [AM]
- (a) they are not very comfortable using a computer
- (b) they use their computers to read email, browse the Internet and as word processors only
- (c) they are experienced with a variety of computer software and are familiar with social media
- (d) they are experienced with a variety of computer software, are savvy with social media, and know some basic software/web programming
- (e) they can program or create their own applications
University and Course
[edit]- University name: [A]
- Course title: [B]
- Subject area:
- (a) psychology
- (b) sociology
- (c) social sciences (excluding psychology and sociology)
- (d) humanities (e.g. English, history)
- (e) journalism, media, and communications
- (f) mathematics and natural sciences
- (g) engineering
- (h) business
- (i) law
- (j) other (please specify)
- Is this a survey course or a topic-focused course? [AP]
- (a) survey
- (b) topic-focused
- Who received orientation? (check all that apply) [AQ] (Prof will only know if prof received and maybe if CA received)
- (a) Campus Ambassadors
- (b) Online Ambassadors
- (c) Instructor
- Did students know there would be a Wikipedia component before enrolling in the course? [AR]
- (a) yes
- (b) no
Wikipedia Assignment
[edit]- How many weeks was the whole course? [AS]
- How many weeks was the Wikipedia assignment, from the first step to due date? [AT]
- Wikipedia assignment options [AU]
- (a) mandatory for entire class
- (b) optional (students could choose between different options; each option was graded)
- (c) optional (instructor chose which students would edit Wikipedia and the Wikipedia assignment was graded)
- (d) extra credit
- (e) extracurricular (no academic credit given at all)
- What kinds of content did students contribute as part of the Wikipedia assignment? (check all that apply) [AV]
- (a) text
- (b) charts and infographics
- (c) photos
- (d) videos
- (e) other (please specify)
- If student contributions to Wikipedia include text contributions, did they add new content to Wikipedia (based on research and writing) or did they translate articles? [AW]
- (a) writing based on sources (like books, scientific journals)
- (b) translation
- (c) both
- If students wrote based on sources, how much did you ask the students to contribute? [AX]
- (a) write new article
- (b) expand start or stub article
- (c) improve a section of an existing article
- (d) add references to an article
- (e) other (please specify)
- Was the assignment a group or individual assignment? [AY]
- (a) group work
- (b) individual
- (c) other (please specify)
- What was the timing of the addition of content (live edits) in relation to the course schedule? [AZ]
- (a) first month
- (b) second month
- (c) third month
- (d) end of term
- How is the assignment grade determined? (check all that apply) [BA]
- (a) quality of article namespace contributions
- (b) quantity of article namespace namespace contributions
- (c) quality/quantity of edits in sandboxes or off-wiki places
- (d) reflection writing about the assignment
- (e) in-class presentation
- (f) peer reviews
- (g) interactions with Wikipedians
- (h) other (please specify)