Pathfinder: an online collaboration environment for citizen scientists
Pathfinder: an online collaboration environment for citizen scientists
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Pathfinder：公民科学家的在线协作环境
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2009
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Paul Johns
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Kurt Luther;Scott Counts;K. Stecher;Aaron Hoff;Paul Johns
世纪以来，公民科学家自愿收集大量数据，供专业科学家分析。我们设计了Pathfinder，这是一个在线环境，通过为公民科学家提供协作讨论和分析他们收集的数据的工具，挑战了这种传统的劳动分工。我们在自然和实验环境中使用混合方法，在可持续性和通勤环境中评估了Pathfinder。我们的研究结果表明，公民科学家更喜欢Pathfinder而不是标准的wiki，并且能够超越数据收集并进行更深入的讨论和分析。我们还发现，公民科学家需要特殊类型的技术支持，因为他们产生原创性研究。本文提供了一个早期的例子，人机交互和公民科学之间的互利关系。
For over a century, citizen scientists have volunteered to collect huge quantities of data for professional scientists to analyze. We designed Pathfinder, an online environment that challenges this traditional division of labor by providing tools for citizen scientists to collaboratively discuss and analyze the data they collect. We evaluated Pathfinder in a sustainability and commuting context using a mixed methods approach in both naturalistic and experimental settings. Our results showed that citizen scientists preferred Pathfinder to a standard wiki and were able to go beyond data collection and engage in deeper discussion and analyses. We also found that citizen scientists require special types of technological support because they generate original research. This paper offers an early example of the mutually beneficial relationship between HCI and citizen science.