Scientific Value and Educational Goals: Balancing Priorities and Increasing Adult Engagement in a Citizen Science Project

Autor:	Tammy Messick Cherry, Jessica Sickler, John E. Losey, Rebecca R. Smyth, Leslie L. Allee
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Value (ethics) education.field_of_study Dual purpose business.industry Communication Population Public relations Skill development Education Summative assessment Learner engagement Pedagogy Citizen science Sociology Critical reflection business education General Environmental Science
Zdroj:	Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 13:109-119
ISSN:	1533-0389 1533-015X
DOI:	10.1080/1533015x.2014.947051
Popis:	The Lost Ladybug Project is a citizen science project that engages individuals and groups in research and learning about ladybug population dynamics. With a dual purpose of advancing scientists’ research about ladybug populations and achieving learning outcomes with participants, the project's summative evaluation led to critical reflection on the complementary and contradictory priorities within these goals. This article presents and discusses the scientific value of citizen scientists in this project, results of summative evaluation of outcome achievement with adult participants, and the implications to project efforts to transition adult participants from basic contributors to more deeply engaged citizen scientists.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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