School of Ants goes to college: integrating citizen science into the general education classroom increases engagement with science

School of Ants goes to college: integrating citizen science into the general education classroom increases engagement with science

Citizen science has proven useful in advancing scientific research, but participant learning outcomes are not often assessed. This case study describes the implementation and tailoring of an in-depth assessment of the educational impact of two citizen science projects in an undergraduate, general ed...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of science communication 2016-01, Vol.15 (1), p.A03
Hauptverfasser: Vitone, Tyler, Stofer, Kathryn, Steininger, M. Sedonia, Hulcr, Jiri, Dunn, Robert, Lucky, Andrea
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