Autor: Cox J., Graham G., Greenhill A., Holmes K., Lintott Ch., Masters K., Oh E. Y., Simmons B.
Klíčová slova: Citizen science, Public engagement with science and technology, Public understanding of science and technology
Název titulu / periodika: Journal of Science Communication
Rok vydání: 2016
Obor FORD: 5.3. Educational sciences
We investigate the development of scientific content knowledge of volunteers participating in online citizen science projects in the Zooniverse (www.zooniverse.org). We use econometric methods to test how measures of project participation relate to success in a science quiz, controlling for factors known to correlate with scientific knowledge. Citizen scientists believe they are learning about both the content and processes of science through their participation. We don’t directly test the latter, but we find evidence to…