• DOI:10.1145/3292522.3326022
• Corpus ID: 195777103

Using the Web for Science in the Classroom: Online Citizen Science Participation in Teaching and Learning

@article{Doyle2019UsingTW,
  title={Using the Web for Science in the Classroom: Online Citizen Science Participation in Teaching and Learning},
  author={Cathal Doyle and Rodreck David and Yevgeniya Li and Markus Luczak-R{\"o}sch and Dayle Anderson and Cameron M. Pierson},
  journal={Proceedings of the 10th ACM Conference on Web Science},
  year={2019}
}

• C. Doyle, Rodreck David, +3 authors Cameron M. Pierson
• Published 7 April 2019
• Education
• Proceedings of the 10th ACM Conference on Web Science

Introduction: Citizen involvement in scientific projects has become a way of encouraging curiosity and greater understanding of science whilst providing an unprecedented engagement between professional scientists and the general public. In this paper we specifically focus on the impact of online citizen science (OCS) participation in the science education of primary school age children in New Zealand. Methods: We use four exploratory cases within a broader research project to examine the nature and impact of embedding OCS projects that use web based online crowdsourcing and collaboration tools within classroom environments of primary school science learners. Results & Discussion: Our findings provide insights into primary school teachers' perception of OCS. They offer initial insights into how teachers embed OCS in a classroom environment, and why this improves science learning aptitudes, inquisitiveness and capabilities in primary school age children. We also notice that successfully embedding OCS projects in education is affected by the project context, how the results are disseminated, and inclusivity in socio-cultural aspects.