Playing with science
Aslib Journal of Information Management Emerald 68:3 (2016) 306-325
BROAD [C Pi] LINE WINGS AS TRACER OF MOLECULAR AND MULTI-PHASE OUTFLOWS IN INFRARED BRIGHT GALAXIES
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 822:1 (2016) ARTN 43
Planet Hunters IX. KIC 8462852-where's the flux?
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 457:4 (2016) 3988-4004
Science learning via participation in online citizen science
Journal of Science Communication Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati 15:3 (2016) A07
Abstract:
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 support the former - that more actively engaged participants perform better in a project-specific science knowledge quiz, even after controlling for their general science knowledge. We interpret this as evidence of learning of science content inspired by participation in online citizen science.EDITORIAL: THE AAS JOURNALS CORRIDOR FOR INSTRUMENTATION, SOFTWARE, LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS, AND DATA
The Astronomical Journal American Astronomical Society 151:2 (2016) 21