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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 1226529 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Education |
| Volume | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Citizen Science is an ever-growing field of public engagement with science, and recent years have seen an increasing number of studies examining its potential. This study reviews this research to determine the educational and scientific outcomes of Citizen Science. A literature search produced 1,240 articles that were subsequently coded according to their main focus. Articles fell into one of three main categories: (a) empirical scientific articles, (b) narrative project descriptions, and (c) theoretical and technical conceptualizations. Hundred and forty-eight studies investigated educational outcomes of participation in Citizen Science such as effects on interest in science or motivation. These studies were examined further to assess the achievement of educational outcomes of Citizen Science. In terms of changing epistemological beliefs, for example, Citizen Science seems to have little effect. Overall, there is currently a lack of empirical studies to assess the educational outcomes comprehensively. In contrast, many empirical scientific articles answered research questions in different scientific disciplines based on Citizen Science data and many studies confirmed a high level of Citizen Science data quality providing information on the scientific outcomes. Implications for future research on Citizen Science are discussed.
Keywords
- citizen science, literature review, motivational effects, science education, validity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
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In: Frontiers in Education, Vol. 8, 1226529, 2023.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The science of citizen science
T2 - a systematic literature review on educational and scientific outcomes
AU - Finger, Lena
AU - van den Bogaert, Vanessa
AU - Schmidt, Laura
AU - Fleischer, Jens
AU - Stadtler, Marc
AU - Sommer, Katrin
AU - Wirth, Joachim
N1 - Funding information: The present study was conducted within the doctoral program MeMo-akS of the Professional School of Education of the Ruhr University Bochum. We acknowledge support by the Open Access Publication Funds of the Ruhr University Bochum.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Citizen Science is an ever-growing field of public engagement with science, and recent years have seen an increasing number of studies examining its potential. This study reviews this research to determine the educational and scientific outcomes of Citizen Science. A literature search produced 1,240 articles that were subsequently coded according to their main focus. Articles fell into one of three main categories: (a) empirical scientific articles, (b) narrative project descriptions, and (c) theoretical and technical conceptualizations. Hundred and forty-eight studies investigated educational outcomes of participation in Citizen Science such as effects on interest in science or motivation. These studies were examined further to assess the achievement of educational outcomes of Citizen Science. In terms of changing epistemological beliefs, for example, Citizen Science seems to have little effect. Overall, there is currently a lack of empirical studies to assess the educational outcomes comprehensively. In contrast, many empirical scientific articles answered research questions in different scientific disciplines based on Citizen Science data and many studies confirmed a high level of Citizen Science data quality providing information on the scientific outcomes. Implications for future research on Citizen Science are discussed.
AB - Citizen Science is an ever-growing field of public engagement with science, and recent years have seen an increasing number of studies examining its potential. This study reviews this research to determine the educational and scientific outcomes of Citizen Science. A literature search produced 1,240 articles that were subsequently coded according to their main focus. Articles fell into one of three main categories: (a) empirical scientific articles, (b) narrative project descriptions, and (c) theoretical and technical conceptualizations. Hundred and forty-eight studies investigated educational outcomes of participation in Citizen Science such as effects on interest in science or motivation. These studies were examined further to assess the achievement of educational outcomes of Citizen Science. In terms of changing epistemological beliefs, for example, Citizen Science seems to have little effect. Overall, there is currently a lack of empirical studies to assess the educational outcomes comprehensively. In contrast, many empirical scientific articles answered research questions in different scientific disciplines based on Citizen Science data and many studies confirmed a high level of Citizen Science data quality providing information on the scientific outcomes. Implications for future research on Citizen Science are discussed.
KW - citizen science
KW - literature review
KW - motivational effects
KW - science education
KW - validity
KW - Citizen Science
KW - Review
KW - Motivation
KW - Validität
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U2 - 10.3389/feduc.2023.1226529
DO - 10.3389/feduc.2023.1226529
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85170090222
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Education
JF - Frontiers in Education
SN - 2504-284X
M1 - 1226529
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