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Use and Perception of Wikipedia among Medical Students in a Nigerian University

Use and Perception of Wikipedia among Medical Students in a Nigerian University

Esharenana E. Adomi, Samuel Emeka Adigwe
Copyright: © 2014 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 11
ISSN: 1947-3494|EISSN: 1947-3508|EISBN13: 9781466653566|DOI: 10.4018/ijdldc.2014040101
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Adomi, Esharenana E., and Samuel Emeka Adigwe. "Use and Perception of Wikipedia among Medical Students in a Nigerian University." IJDLDC vol.5, no.2 2014: pp.1-11. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijdldc.2014040101

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Adomi, E. E. & Adigwe, S. E. (2014). Use and Perception of Wikipedia among Medical Students in a Nigerian University. International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC), 5(2), 1-11. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijdldc.2014040101

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Adomi, Esharenana E., and Samuel Emeka Adigwe. "Use and Perception of Wikipedia among Medical Students in a Nigerian University," International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC) 5, no.2: 1-11. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijdldc.2014040101

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Abstract

This study explored the use and perception of Wikipedia among medical students in a Nigerian university. Descriptive survey design was adopted using questionnaire as instrument to collect data from 60 medical students who were in their fourth year at Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. Data obtained were analysed with frequency counts and percentages. The study revealed that 91.7% of the medical students have used Wikipedia; 76.4% of them could not indicate precisely the number of times they have used it; 50.9% of the students use Wikipedia to complement lecture notes, 43.6% for research project as well as to complete class assignment, 14% of them use it to modify content of articles; a majority have good knowledge of the structure and content of the site; the challenges faced by the students are scantiness of information of some articles, unavailability of/inability to obtain articles on some topics from the site, and inaccuracy/unreliability of content of articles.

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