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| + | | title = High School Research and Critical Literacy: Social Studies with and Despite Wikipedia | ||
| + | | date = 2009 | ||
| + | | authors = [[Houman Harouni]] | ||
| + | | doi = 10.17763/haer.79.3.dxxt414m1224j7v1 | ||
| + | | link = http://hepgjournals.org/doi/abs/10.17763/haer.79.3.dxxt414m1224j7v1 | ||
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'''High School Research and Critical Literacy: Social Studies with and Despite Wikipedia''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2009, written by [[Houman Harouni]]. | '''High School Research and Critical Literacy: Social Studies with and Despite Wikipedia''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2009, written by [[Houman Harouni]]. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Drawing on experiences in his social studies classroom, Houman Harouni evaluates both the challenges and possibilities of helping high school students develop critical research skills. The author describes how he used [[Wikipedia]] to design classroom activities that address issues of authorship, neutrality, and [[reliability]] in information gathering. The online encyclopedia is often lamented by teachers, scholars, and librarians, but its widespread use necessitates a new approach to teaching research. In describing the experience, Harouni concludes that teaching research skills in the contemporary context requires ongoing observations of the research strategies and practices students already employ as well as the active engagement of student interest and background knowledge. | Drawing on experiences in his social studies classroom, Houman Harouni evaluates both the challenges and possibilities of helping high school students develop critical research skills. The author describes how he used [[Wikipedia]] to design classroom activities that address issues of authorship, neutrality, and [[reliability]] in information gathering. The online encyclopedia is often lamented by teachers, scholars, and librarians, but its widespread use necessitates a new approach to teaching research. In describing the experience, Harouni concludes that teaching research skills in the contemporary context requires ongoing observations of the research strategies and practices students already employ as well as the active engagement of student interest and background knowledge. | ||
Revision as of 07:31, 19 November 2020
Authors | Houman Harouni |
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Publication date | 2009 |
DOI | 10.17763/haer.79.3.dxxt414m1224j7v1 |
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High School Research and Critical Literacy: Social Studies with and Despite Wikipedia - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2009, written by Houman Harouni.
Overview
Drawing on experiences in his social studies classroom, Houman Harouni evaluates both the challenges and possibilities of helping high school students develop critical research skills. The author describes how he used Wikipedia to design classroom activities that address issues of authorship, neutrality, and reliability in information gathering. The online encyclopedia is often lamented by teachers, scholars, and librarians, but its widespread use necessitates a new approach to teaching research. In describing the experience, Harouni concludes that teaching research skills in the contemporary context requires ongoing observations of the research strategies and practices students already employ as well as the active engagement of student interest and background knowledge.
