Making Wikipedia work for students

By David Read2016-03-11T00:00:00

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Training to develop a critical eye

The debate about the place of Wikipedia in education carries on, but there is no doubt students will continue to use it as a rich source of information. Rather than fighting Wikipedia, perhaps we should grasp the nettle and provide students with the training needed to make the most of it. In this article, Martin Walker and Ye Li exploit the power of Wikipedia as a means of supporting the development of vital skills in chemistry students.

David Read summarises and reviews the article.

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