A Schellhase

1 publication 2012 – 2012
Biological ClocksChronobiology PhenomenaCircadian RhythmEncyclopedias as TopicInformation Dissemination

Research Overview

# A Schellhase A Schellhase developed a project where university students learned chronobiology (the study of biological clocks) by editing and writing Wikipedia articles based on peer-reviewed research, creating content that reached millions of readers. Through this work, students gained practical skills in reading scientific papers, evaluating information, and explaining complex topics to general audiences. The project demonstrated that student-driven Wikipedia contributions can improve both public access to accurate science information and students' own understanding of how to communicate research.

Publications

Learning chronobiology by improving Wikipedia.

2012

Journal of biological rhythms

Chiang CD, Lewis CL, Wright MD, Agapova S, Akers B +43 more

Plain English
University students improved Wikipedia's coverage of chronobiology (the study of biological clocks and daily rhythms) by editing and creating 15 articles based on peer-reviewed research, which made these pages rank highly in search results and reach millions of readers worldwide. The students spent about 9 hours each learning to read scientific papers, evaluate existing information, and write clearly for a general audience—skills that significantly improved their ability to understand and communicate complex science. This project showed that students can contribute meaningfully to public knowledge while developing real scientific skills, and that Wikipedia can be a reliable source for current scientific information when overseen by educated contributors.

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Frequent Co-Authors

C D Chiang C L Lewis M D E Wright S Agapova B Akers T D Azad K Banerjee P Carrera A Chen J Chen

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