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User centered design of a citizen science air-quality monitoring project
International Journal of Science Education, Part B ( IF 1.4 ) Pub Date : 2019-03-28 , DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2019.1597314
Yaela N. Golumbic 1, 2 , Barak Fishbain 2 , Ayelet Baram-Tsabari 1
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ABSTRACT Technological developments, social networking and the emergence of sensory micro-computation platforms have facilitated the recent growth of citizen science-public participation in scientific research. Citizen science provides lay audiences platforms for data collection and classification alongside access to large scientific databases. Although these platforms are intended for non-experts, they are often designed by scientists, who may not fully appreciate their importance. This may result in platforms that are incompatible with users’ needs and thus underused . This article describes the use of Human Computer Interactions (HCI) in a citizen science project for monitoring air-quality in the local environment. Using interviews, focus groups, questionnaires and log data from the project website (n = 138), in a three-phase iterative process, we identified public requirments from an online data presentation platform. The findings suggest participants were interested in real time, local, easy to understand information, which is practical, ready-to-use and presented in the context. These insights were implemented in the design of a new platform, constructed as a simple three-layer information display with representations of air-quality standards and practical recommendations. We examine participants’ use of the platform and discuss motivations and impediments to participation in the future design of citizen science projects for enhancing public engagement in science.

中文翻译:

以用户为中心的公民科学空气质量监测项目设计

摘要技术的发展,社交网络以及感官微计算平台的出现促进了公民科学和公众参与科学研究的最新发展。公民科学为非专业观众提供了数据收集和分类平台,并可以访问大型科学数据库。尽管这些平台是面向非专家的,但它们通常是由科学家设计的,他们可能并未完全意识到其重要性。这可能会导致平台与用户需求不兼容,从而导致使用不足。本文介绍了在一项公民科学项目中使用人机交互(HCI)来监视本地环境中的空气质量。在三个阶段的迭代过程中,使用访谈,焦点小组,问卷和项目网站(n = 138)的日志数据,我们从在线数据展示平台中确定了公共需求。研究结果表明,参与者对实时,本地,易于理解的信息感兴趣,这些信息是实用的,随时可用的并且可以在上下文中呈现。这些见解是在新平台的设计中实现的,该平台被构造为简单的三层信息显示器,其中包含空气质量标准和实用建议。我们研究了参与者对平台的使用,并讨论了参与未来公民科学项目设计的动机和障碍,以增强公众对科学的参与。即用型并在上下文中显示。这些见解是在新平台的设计中实现的,该平台被构造为简单的三层信息显示器,其中包含空气质量标准和实用建议的表示。我们研究了参与者对平台的使用,并讨论了参与未来公民科学项目设计的动机和障碍,以增强公众对科学的参与。即用型并在上下文中显示。这些见解是在新平台的设计中实现的,该平台被构造为简单的三层信息显示器,其中包含空气质量标准和实用建议的表示。我们研究了参与者对平台的使用,并讨论了参与未来公民科学项目设计的动机和障碍,以增强公众对科学的参与。
更新日期:2019-03-28
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