Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Research/Factors

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

Professor

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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)