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WIKIPEDIA

Wikipedia is afree-access,free contentInternet encyclopaedia, supported and hosted bythe Wikimedia. Anyone who can access the site can edit almost any of its articles, aslong as they follow the rulesWikipedia is the seenth!most popular website [5]andconstitutes theInternet'slargest and most popular generalreference work.[7] [8] [9]

Jimmy WalesandLarry Sanerlaunched Wikipedia on "anuary #$, %&. Its nameISaportmantea!ofwiki'from the"awaiianword for #$!ick#(]andencyclopaedia. Initiallyonly in English, Wikipedia )uickly deeloped similarm!ltilin!alersions, di*ering incontent and in editing practices. +he%nlis& Wikipediais now one of more than %&&Wikipedias and is the largest withoer ()* millionarticles. As of -ebruary %, it had#/ billion page iews and nearly $&& million uni)ue isitors each month.[+,]0lobally,Wikipedia had more than %% million accounts 1out of which there were oer 23,&&&actie editors as of 4ay %.[]

A %&&$ surey of Wikipedia published inNaturebased on a comparison of % sciencearticles withEncyclopdia Britannicafound that Wikipedia5s leel of accuracy

approachedEncyclopdia Britannica's.,

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with Wikipedia being much larger. 6riticsargueWikipedia e.&i/its systemic /ias,[+5]and itsro!p dynamicshinder its goals7Edwin8lack critici9es Wikipedia as being a mi:ture of ;truths, half!truths, and somefalsehoods;,[+5]and 4ichael ". Petrilli argues that it5s sube:ible tool

which can be used for a wide range of applications +here are a wide range of open source software wikis to choose from so

licensing costs shouldnt be a barrier to installing an institutional Wikipedia.

Disadvantages Adantages in one conte:t may be disadantages in another.

Anyone can edit so this may be too open for some applications, for e:ample

con?dential documentation. @oweer it is possible to regulate user access. e)uires Internet connectiity to collaborate, but technologies to produce print

ersions of articles are improing +he >e:ibility of a wikis structure can mean that information becomes

disorganised. As a wiki grows, the community plans and administers thestructure collaboratiely.

+he usual guidelines for healthy computer use apply

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Advantages+)Wikis are an effectie way to et st!dents to write a/o!t a specific s!/2ect3 s!c& as n!m/er systems orimpressionism)) Wikis rely on metaconition skills) St!dents m!st e.plain t&eir concepts in a way t&at is !nderstanda/le to all) If t&est!dents &ae to e.plain t&eir topics in a wiki3 t&ey will !nderstand t&e topic t&emseles t&at m!c& /etter) ,) Wikis are a reat colla/oration tool) St!dents can do ro!p work een if t&eir ro!p can't all meet at t&e same time)If t&ree st!dents are assined to write a wiki pae a/o!t #4!sic in t&e +9s#3 eac& st!dent can edit t&e wiki pae ont&eir own time) 6ro!p mem/ers can leae notes for eac& ot&er wit&in t&e wiki and comm!nicate ideas to one anot&erin t&e wiki writin process)() llows st!dents to !se t&eir tec&noloical skills3 writin skills3 and researc& skills)5) St!dents will &ae a finis&ed prod!ct t&ey can pro!dly s&ow to classmates3 friends3 and family online) *) Wikis are a !ni$!e and enain way to allow st!dents to improe t&eir mastery of skills w&ile workin onsomet&in ot&er t&an a poster3 report3 or test)

Disadvantages+) Wikis can /e edited /y anyone3 w&ic& can lead to false or /iased information)) Wikis can /e edited /y anyone3 w&ic& can allow ot&ers to delete or c&ane yo!r work),) Wikis fre$!ently foc!s on s!rface leel information3 and do not always reac& a dept& of knowlede t&at may /edesira/le for st!dents)() Wikis re$!ire st!dents to &ae access to comp!ters and an internet connection3 somet&in not all st!dents &ae)5) Wikis are not always written or edited /y someone wit& credentials on t&e s!/2ect) &ey are not as sc&olarly as/ooks or 2o!rnal articles)