Promoting scientific literacy in evolution through citizen science
- verfasst von
- Miriam Brandt, Quentin Groom, Alexandra Magro, Dusan Misevic, Claire Louisa Narraway, Till Bruckermann, Anna Beniermann, Tom Børsen, Josefa Gonzalez, Sofie Meeus, Helen E. Roy, Xana Sá-Pinto, Jorge Roberto Torres, Tania Jenkins
- Abstract
Evolutionary understanding is central to biology. It is also an essential prerequisite to understanding and making informed decisions about societal issues such as climate change. Yet, evolution is generally poorly understood by civil society and many misconceptions exist. Citizen science, which has been increasing in popularity as a means to gather new data and promote scientific literacy, is one strategy through which people could learn about evolution. However, despite the potential for citizen science to promote evolution learning opportunities, very few projects implement them. In this paper, we make the case for incorporating evolution education into citizen science, define key learning goals, and suggest opportunities for designing and evaluating projects in order to promote scientific literacy in evolution.
- Organisationseinheit(en)
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Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft
- Externe Organisation(en)
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Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- u Wildtierforschung (IZW)
Botanischer Garten Meise
Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier (UT3)
Earthwatch Europe
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Aalborg University
Universität Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
University of Aveiro
IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik
Universität Genf
Université de Paris
- Typ
- Artikel
- Journal
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
- Band
- 289
- Seiten
- 20221077
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 1
- ISSN
- 0080-4649
- Publikationsdatum
- 10.08.2022
- Publikationsstatus
- Veröffentlicht
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Agrar- und Biowissenschaften (insg.), Umweltwissenschaften (insg.), Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie (insg.), Immunologie und Mikrobiologie (insg.)
- Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung
- SDG 13 – Klimaschutzmaßnahmen
- Elektronische Version(en)
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https://doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/9atzb (Zugang:
Offen)
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1077 (Zugang: Offen)