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Andrea Gorra and Ollie Jones However, it appears that our students would not typically access a glossary when approaching a new subject. Survey findings (see Figure 4, below) indicate that the majority of our second year students would only “sometimes” use a traditional glossary when starting a new subject. Figure 4: Students' use of 'traditional' glossaries 3.2 The wiki glossary as a constructive learning experience and as a resource The majority of our students perceived that constructing the glossary had helped them to understand the subject area of operations management (see Figure 5,). In addition, 52% of our 260 students agreed with the statement “I found the wiki glossary task helpful in getting me engaged and interested in the operations management subject”, while 29% disagreed and a fifth neither agreed, nor disagreed. Figure 5: Wiki glossary aiding understanding When asked whether the wiki glossary created by fellow students helped them with the written assignment, the students’ responses were rather ambivalent. About a third of the students agreed 306

Andrea Gorra and Ollie Jones with this statement, while as much as 40% disagreed and about a quarter neither agreed or disagreed (see Figure 6, below). Figure 6: Use of the wiki glossary for the OM assignment The majority of students perceived the completed wiki glossary was a useful learning resource (see Figure 7), while an even greater majority believed that ‘constructing’ the glossary has helped their learning process in this new subject area (Figure 8). Figure 7: Perceptions of the wiki glossary as a resource 307

Andrea Gorra and Ollie Jones<br />

with this statement, while as much as 40% disagreed and about a quarter neither agreed or disagreed<br />

(see Figure 6, below).<br />

Figure 6: Use of the wiki glossary for the OM assignment<br />

The majority of students perceived the completed wiki glossary was a useful <strong>learning</strong> resource (see<br />

Figure 7), while an even greater majority believed that ‘constructing’ the glossary has helped their<br />

<strong>learning</strong> process in this new subject area (Figure 8).<br />

Figure 7: Perceptions of the wiki glossary as a resource<br />

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