An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Motivations for Participating in Zooniverse, a Collection of Virtual Citizen Science Projects
An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Motivations for Participating in Zooniverse, a Collection of Virtual Citizen Science Projects
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参与 Zooniverse（虚拟公民科学项目集合）动机的探索性因素分析
DOI：
10.1109/hicss.2013.85
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2013
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K. Carney
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作者：
J. Reed;M. Raddick;Adler Planetarium;A. Lardner;K. Carney
虚拟公民科学(VCS)利用像互联网这样的技术，让志愿者有机会参与真正的科学研究。VCS项目的成功促使研究人员理解是什么激励了志愿者参与。Zooniverse的199名注册用户完成了一项网络调查，评估了他们参与的各种可能的动机。Zooniverse是VCS项目的成功集合。对他们的回答进行了探索性因素分析，提出了一个三因素解决方案，代表了与社交参与、与网站互动和帮助相关的动机。我们讨论了这些结果在帮助理解与各种VCS项目和活动相关的各种动机的仍在形成的图景中所具有的地位。
Virtual citizen science (VCS) uses technology like the Internet to give volunteers the chance to participate in real scientific research. The success of VCS projects has prompted researchers to understand what motivates volunteer participation. 199 registered users of Zooniverse, a successful collection of VCS projects, completed a web survey assessing various possible motives for their participation. An exploratory factor analysis of their responses suggests a three-factor solution representing motives related to Social Engagement, Interaction with the Website, and Helping. We discuss the place these results have in helping to understand the still emerging picture of the variety of motives associated with various VCS projects and activities.