Leveraging Citizen Science for Informal Science Learning

利用公民科学进行非正式科学学习

• 批准号: 1713425
• 负责人: Laura Trouille
• 金额: $ 29.99万
• 依托单位: Adler Planetarium
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-07-15 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1713425&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Leveraging; Citizen; Science; Informal; Learning

As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program funds innovative research, approaches, and resources for use in a variety of settings. The proposed project broadens the utility of Public Participation in Scientific Research (PPSR) approaches, which include citizen science, to support new angles in informal learning. It also extends previous work on interactive data visualizations in museums to encompass an element of active contribution to scientific data. To achieve these goals, this project will develop and research U!Scientist (pronounced `You, Scientist!')--a novel approach to using citizen science and learning research-based technology to engage museum visitors in learning about the process of science, shaping attitudes towards science, and science identity development. Through the U!Scientist multi-touch tabletop exhibit, visitors will: (1) interact with scientific data, (2) provide interpretations of data for direct use by scientists, (3) make statements based on evidence, and (4) visualize how their data classifications contribute to globe-spanning research projects. Visitors will also get to experience the process of science, gaining efficacy and confidence through these carefully designed interactions. This project brings together Zooniverse, experts in interactive design and learning based on large data visualizations in museums, and leaders in visitor experience and learning in science museums. Over fifty thousand museum visitors are expected to interact annually with U!Scientist through this effort. This impact will be multiplied by packaging the open-source platform so that others can easily instantiate U!Scientist at their institution. The U!Scientist exhibit development process will follow rapid iterations of design, implementation, and revision driven by evaluation of experiences with museum visitors. It will involve close collaboration between specialists in computer science, human-computer interaction and educational design, informal science learning experts, and museum practitioners. The summative evaluation will be based on shadowing observations, U!Scientist and Zooniverse.org logfiles (i.e., automated collection of user behavior metrics), and surveys. Three key questions will be addressed through this effort: Q1) Will visitors participate in PPSR activities (via the U!Scientist touch table exhibit) on the museum floor, despite all the distractions and other learning opportunities competing for their attention? If so, who engages, for how long, and in what group configurations? Q2) If visitors do participate, will they re-engage with the content after the museum visit (i.e., continue on to Zooniverse.org)? Q3) Does engaging in PPSR via the touch table exhibit--with or without continued engagement in Zooniverse.org after the museum visit--lead to learning gains, improved understanding of the nature of science, improved attitudes towards science, and/or science identity development?

作为加强非正式环境中学习的总体战略的一部分，推进非正式 STEM 学习 (AISL) 计划资助创新研究、方法和资源，以供在各种环境中使用。拟议的项目扩大了公众参与科学研究（PPSR）方法的效用，其中包括公民科学，以支持非正式学习的新角度。它还扩展了博物馆中交互式数据可视化的先前工作，以包含对科学数据做出积极贡献的元素。 为了实现这些目标，该项目将开发和研究 U!Scientist（发音为“你，科学家！”）——一种利用公民科学和学习研究技术的新颖方法，让博物馆参观者了解科学过程、塑造对科学的态度和科学身份发展。通过 U!Scientist 多点触控桌面展览，参观者将：(1) 与科学数据互动，(2) 提供数据解释以供科学家直接使用，(3) 根据证据做出陈述，以及 (4) 可视化他们的数据分类如何为全球研究项目做出贡献。参观者还将体验科学的过程，通过这些精心设计的互动获得功效和信心。该项目汇集了Zooniverse、基于博物馆大数据可视化的交互设计和学习专家以及科学博物馆游客体验和学习方面的领导者。通过这一努力，预计每年将有超过五万名博物馆参观者与 U!Scientist 进行互动。通过打包开源平台，这种影响将成倍增加，以便其他人可以轻松地在其机构中实例化 U!Scientist。 U!Scientist 展览的开发过程将遵循由博物馆参观者体验评估驱动的设计、实施和修订的快速迭代。它将涉及计算机科学、人机交互和教育设计专家、非正式科学学习专家和博物馆从业者之间的密切合作。总结性评估将基于跟踪观察、U!Scientist 和 Zooniverse.org 日志文件（即用户行为指标的自动收集）和调查。通过这项努力将解决三个关键问题： Q1) 尽管有各种干扰和其他学习机会争夺他们的注意力，但参观者是否会参加博物馆地板上的 PPSR 活动（通过 U!Scientist 触摸桌展览）？如果是这样，谁参与、持续多长时间以及采用什么组配置？ Q2) 如果访客确实参与，他们在参观博物馆后是否会重新参与内容（即继续访问 Zooniverse.org）？ Q3) 通过触摸桌展览参与 PPSR（无论在参观博物馆后是否继续参与 Zooniverse.org）是否会带来学习收获、提高对科学本质的理解、改善对科学的态度和/或科学身份发展？

项目成果

U!Scientist: Designing for People-Powered Research in Museums

U!Scientist：博物馆中以人为本的研究设计

• DOI: 10.1145/3411764.3445334
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: CHI '21: Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• 作者: Obiorah, Mmachi God'sglory;Hammerman, James K.;Rother, Becky;Granger, Will;West, Haley Margaret;Horn, Michael;Trouille, Laura
• 通讯作者: Trouille, Laura