Matthew Allen and Elaine Tay (2012), Wikis as Individual Student
Learning Tools: The Limitations of Technology, International
Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education
8.2: 161-171. This paper presents research into the attitudes
and behaviours of students using wikis for individual writing
tasks. The wiki-based assignment differs from the use of wikis
normally researched because it was an individual task, not
involving collaborative writing. This activity provides an
excellent opportunity to learn more about how wikis are actually
used by students in higher education. The research finds there
is no compelling evidence that the wiki on its own improves
performance over and above the general aptitude of students. It
also finds that students generally did not utilise the wikis for
high-intensity editing and revision. However, students did
report that the wiki was valuable as a way of aiding them to
review and develop their ideas. We conclude that using wikis for
individual writing tasks can,