Science learning via participation in online citizen science
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Science Learning via Participation in Online Citizen Science
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 ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Science Communication
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1824-2049
DOI: 10.22323/2.15030207