Learning through citizen science : enhancing opportunities by design / Committee on Designing Citizen Science to Support Science Learning ; Rajul Pandya and Kenne Ann Dibner, editors ; Board of Science Education; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dibner, Kenne A., author.

Contributor:

Pandya, Rajul, editor.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Designing Citizen Science to Support Science Learning, contributor.

Series:

Consensus study report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Citizen participation.

Research.

Science--Social aspects.

Science.

Physical Description:

xx, 183 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2018]

Summary:

"[This book] discusses the potential of citizen science to support science learning and offers insight into how citizen science projects might be designed to achieve specific science learning outcomes. This report also lays out a research agenda that can fill gaps in the current understanding of how citizen science can support science learning and enhance science education" -- back cover.

Contents:

Mapping the landscape

Overview of citizen science as a context for learning

Processes of learning and learning in science

Citizen science as an opportunity for science learning

Designing for learning

Conclusions and recommendations

Appendixes. A. Demographic analyses of citizen science

B. The evolution of learning for design

C. Characteristics of science learning in citizen science projects : an ad hoc review

D. Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.

Notes:

"A consensus study report of The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0309479169

9780309479165

OCLC:

1066131602