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Exploring Factors Influencing Minority Students’ Perceived Learning In Collaborative Wiki-Based Learning Environments, Yu-Chun Kuo, Yu-Tung Kuo, Hungwei Tseng
Exploring Factors Influencing Minority Students’ Perceived Learning In Collaborative Wiki-Based Learning Environments, Yu-Chun Kuo, Yu-Tung Kuo, Hungwei Tseng
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This study examined the factors affecting minority students’ learning experience in Wiki-based environments. These factors included perceived collaborative learning, sense of community, Wiki self-efficacy, and perceived learning experience. The relationships of these factors were explored. The participants were 45 African American students enrolled in two undergraduate-level management courses in which Wiki was used to facilitate the process of group work. A mixed methods approach was applied to analyze the collected data. Results indicated that sense of community and collaborative learning significantly contributed to perceived learning in Wiki-based environments. However, Wiki self-efficacy was not a good predictor of perceived learning. Most …