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PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 45-60Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0963662515602406
Keywords
acquisition of new technologies; health and new technologies; public participation
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- Academische Jaarprijs
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Citizen science provides researchers means to gather or analyse large datasets. At the same time, citizen science projects offer an opportunity for non-scientists to be part of and learn from the scientific process. In the Dutch iSPEX project, a large number of citizens turned their smartphones into actual measurement devices to measure aerosols. This study examined participants' motivation and perceived learning impacts of this unique project. Most respondents joined iSPEX because they wanted to contribute to the scientific goals of the project or because they were interested in the project topics (health and environmental impact of aerosols). In terms of learning impact, respondents reported a gain in knowledge about citizen science and the topics of the project. However, many respondents had an incomplete understanding of the science behind the project, possibly caused by the complexity of the measurements.
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