Investigating Audience Engagement with Citizen Science

阿德勒天文馆、约翰霍普金斯大学和南伊利诺伊大学爱德华兹维尔分校正在研究在线公民科学项目的潜力，以扩大参与数字数据分析和调查的志愿者的数量，并加深志愿者对科学探究的参与。“调查公众参与公民科学”项目正在进行调查和案例研究，以确定导致志愿者参与以天文学为重点的银河动物园项目及其动物宇宙扩展的因素。该项目是(1)确定志愿者加入和保持参与的动机，(2)确定影响志愿者从低到高参与水平运动的因素，(3)设计影响志愿者参与的特征。该项目的研究成果将帮助非正式的科学教育者和科学家完善现有的公民科学项目，并开发新的项目，以最大限度地提高志愿者的参与度，改善用户体验，并建立一个更有科学素养的公众。

The Adler Planetarium, Johns Hopkins University, and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville are investigating the potential of online citizen science projects to broaden the pool of volunteers who participate in analysis and investigation of digital data and to deepen volunteers' engagement in scientific inquiry. The Investigating Audience Engagement with Citizen Science project is administering surveys and conducting case studies to identify factors that lead volunteers to engage in the astronomy-focused Galaxy Zoo project and its Zooniverse extensions. The project is (1) identifying volunteers' motivations for joining and staying involved, (2) determining factors that influence volunteers' movement from lower to higher levels of involvement, and (3) designing features that influence volunteer involvement. The project's research findings will help informal science educators and scientists refine existing citizen science programs and develop new ones that maximize volunteer engagement, improve the user experience, and build a more scientifically literate public.