Externalizing knowledge into a wiki can itself produce individual learning through deeper processing¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? Contributing to a wiki requires deeper processing and clarification, so contributors often deepen their knowledge and clarify their understanding. → Ulrike Cress & Joachim Kimmerle 2008

Evidence¶

Ulrike Cress & Joachim Kimmerle 2008¶

Ulrike Cress & Joachim Kimmerle. (2008). A systemic and cognitive view on collaborative knowledge building with wikis. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-007-9035-z

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Theoretical argument in the Externalization section, drawing on Flower and Hayes (1980) and Webb (1982): "externalization requires deeper processing and clarification", so contributors often deepen their knowledge while creating the artifact. No empirical test is reported for this specific mechanism.

"The mental effort necessary for the externalization of knowledge can extend people 's individual knowledge, because externalization requires deeper processing and clarification."

Discussion¶

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