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|pattern=Global metrics learning question

|problem=Did your work increase the motivation of contributors? How do you know?

|solution=Use surveys to measure participant satisfaction, or encourage participants to reflect on their experience in their own words.

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:[[Grants:Learning patterns/Calculating global metrics|<span style="font-size:18px;color:azure">'''Global Metrics'''</span>]]<br>

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:<span style="font-size:14px;color:white"> This learning pattern one of seven Global metrics.

:* To get started with Global metrics, read the learning pattern [[Grants:Learning patterns/Calculating global metrics|<span style="color:white;border-bottom:dotted 1px white">''Calculating global metrics''</span>]].

|title=Global Metrics:Learning Question

:* <span style="color:white">To learn what's behind Global metrics, read the [[Grants:Learning & Evaluation/Global Metrics|<span style="color:white;border-bottom:dotted 1px white">''overview page''.</span>]] </span></span>

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== What problem does this solve? ==

This is a learning pattern to give you ideas for measuring whether your event, program or project motivated contributors.

<div style="float:left;font-size:18px;background:#696969;color:white;margin:10px;padding:10px">

Global Metric

</div><br>This is a learning pattern to give you ideas for measuring whether your event, program or project motivated contributors.

== What is the solution? ==

'''Some Definitions'''

Not all programs, projects, and events are the same. Gathering data about someone's motivation to contribute can be somewhat difficult because it often requires a direct question.

:'''Contributors''' is anyone who is involved in some way in a Wikimedia Project, such as editors, administrators, volunteers who upload photos, etc.

'''How to measure'''

===Survey===

Probably the best way to obtain information about motivation is through a survey.

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===Poll===

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Polls are very helpful, either on or off wiki. One method could be for you to post a simple question on an event page - Did this event motivate you to keep contributing? Sign your name here!

! style="width:50%;background:#696969;color:white"|Online Events <br><span style="font-weight:normal"> ''e.g. Wikipedia Adventure, International Hackathon''</span> !! style="width:50%;background:#696969;color:white"|In-person Events <br><span style="font-weight:normal">''e.g. Editing workshop, Local Editathon''</span>

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! colspan="2" style="background:lightblue;text-align:left" | '''Option 1. A survey question''' <span style="font-weight:normal">

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''To what extent has this event/project/program motivated you to continue contributing to Wikimedia projects?''

* Not at all

* Somewhat

* Moderately

* Quite a bit

* Very much

For other survey questions around motivation, visit the [[Grants:Evaluation/Question_Bank/Motivation_to_Contribute | Survey Bank]]</span>

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| For most online events, you can create a survey using [[:en:Google Forms|Google Forms]], [[:en:Survey monkey|Survey Monkey]], [[:en:Qualtrics|Qualtrics]], or some other tool. If you are more experienced with building on-wiki tools, you can create your own survey or polling tool that asks about motivation.

|| For in-person events, you can:

* Give participants a link to a survey

* Include this question in a printed survey

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! colspan="2" style="background:lightblue;text-align:left" | '''Option 2. A show of hands or a poll'''

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'''Add something like the following to an event page:'''<br>

''Sign your username below if you feel this event has motivated you to contribute!''<br>

*--[[User:EGalvez (WMF)|EGalvez (WMF)]] ([[User talk:EGalvez (WMF)|talk]]) 27:53, 27 August 2050 (UTC)

*--[[User:MCruz (WMF)|M_Cruz (WMF)]] ([[User talk:M_Cruz (WMF)|talk]]) 29:53, 27 August 2073 (UTC)

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'''For an in-person event where a survey may not be appropriate, try asking the room:'''

*Who feels motivated to keep editing? (''count hands raised'')

*Who here wants will make an edit in the next week? (''count hands raised'')

*In the next month? (''count hands raised'')

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! colspan="2" style="background:lightblue;text-align:left" | '''Option 3. Your Own Idea '''

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| colspan="2" | If you have your own idea for gathering this information, go for it! But make sure to share this in your reports or results

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=== When to use ===

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== Endorsements ==

*[[User:EGalvez (WMF)|EGalvez (WMF)]]

== See also ==

=== Related patterns ===

* [[Grants:Learning patterns/Calculating global metrics|Calculating global metrics]]

<!--optional. a bulleted list of related patterns. See Programs:Evaluation_portal/Library#Learning_patterns for ideas-->

#[[Grants:Learning patterns/Number_of_newly_registered_users|Number of newly registered users]]

#[[Grants:Learning patterns/Number_of_active_editors_involved|Number of active editors involved]]

#[[Grants:Learning patterns/Number of individuals involved|Number of individuals involved]]

#[[Grants:Learning patterns/Number_of_images_or_media_used_in_Wikimedia_projects|Number of images or media used in Wikimedia projects]]

#[[Grants:Learning patterns/Number_of_articles_created_or_improved_in_Wikimedia_projects|Number of articles created or improved in Wikimedia projects]]

#[[Grants:Learning_patterns/Bytes_added_to_or_removed_from_Wikimedia_projects|Number of bytes added and removed from Wikimedia projects]]

#[[Grants:Learning patterns/Learning question|Learning question: Did your work increase the motivation of contributors, and how do you know?]]

=== External links ===

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[[Category:Survey patterns]]

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[[Category:Participation learning patterns]]

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