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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2022

Promoting scientific literacy in evolution through citizen science.

Miriam Brandt, Quentin Groom, Alexandra Magro, Dusan Misevic, Claire L Narraway, Till Bruckermann, Anna Beniermann, Tom Børsen, Josefa González, Sofie Meeus and 4 more

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Miriam BrandtLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V., Alfred-Kowalke-Straße 17, Berlin, 10315, Germany.
Quentin GroomMeise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0596-5376
Alexandra MagroLaboratoire Évolution and Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier - Bâtiment 4R1, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
Dusan MisevicUniversité Paris Cité, Inserm, System Engineering and Evolution Dynamics, (CRI), 8bis Rue Charles V, 75004 Paris, France.
Claire L NarrawayEarthwatch Europe, Mayfield House, 256 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DE, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6117-7115
Till BruckermannLeibniz University Hannover, Schloßwender Str. 1, 30159 Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8789-8276
Anna BeniermannHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5123-5588
Tom BørsenDepartment of Planning, Aalborg University, A.C. Meyers Vænge 25, DK-2450 Copenhagen, SV, Denmark.
Josefa GonzálezInstitute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Maritim Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9824-027X
Sofie MeeusMeise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0715-8647
Helen E RoyUK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK.
Xana Sá-PintoResearch Centre Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Jorge Roberto TorresLa Ciència Al Teu Món, SciComm Association, Calle de Trafalgar 48, 08010 Barcelona, Spain.
Tania JenkinsUniversity of Geneva, Science II, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6816-3848

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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Citizen ScienceClimate ChangeCommunity ParticipationHumansLearningLiteracyeducationevaluationevolution misconceptionslearningpublic participation in scientific research

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PMID35946159
PMCPMC9363982

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