Learning Opportunities and Outcomes in Citizen Science: A Heuristic Model for Design and Evaluation

Bruckermann, T; Lorke, J; Rafolt, S; Scheuch, M; Aristeidou, Maria; Ballard, H; Bardy-Durchhalter, M; Carli, E; Herodotou, Christothea; Kelemen-Finan, J; Robinson, L; Swanson, R; Winter, S and Kapelari, S (2020). Learning Opportunities and Outcomes in Citizen Science: A Heuristic Model for Design and Evaluation. In: Electronic Proceedings of the ESERA 2019 Conference. The Beauty and Pleasure of Understanding: Engaging With Contemporary Challenges Through Science Education (Levrini, O and Tasquier, G eds.), University of Bologna, pp. 889–898.

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Abstract

Growing numbers of Citizen Science (CS) projects focus on learning about science through the collaboration of professional scientists and citizen scientists. However, resources for the design and evaluation of CS projects in terms of learning about science are scarce. Therefore, this chapter aims to provide a model for the heuristic analysis of the supply and use of learning opportunities in CS and apply it to different CS projects. We hope that the design of future CS projects considers the MODEL-CS as an approach to enable as many participants with different prerequisites as possible to take advantage of the learning opportunities provided.

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  • Environment; Research cooperation frameworks, Non-formal Learning, citizen science
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  • Institute of Educational Technology (IET)
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  • Maria Aristeidou
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