Lessons from lady beetles: accuracy of monitoring data from US and UK citizen‐science programs

MM Gardiner, LL Allee, PMJ Brown… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Citizen scientists have the potential to play a crucial role in the study of rapidly changing
lady beetle (Coccinellidae) populations. We used data derived from three coccinellid …

Impact of a student–teacher–scientist partnership on students' and teachers' content knowledge, attitudes toward science, and pedagogical practices

AK Houseal, F Abd‐El‐Khalick… - Journal of Research in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Engaging K‐12 students in science‐based inquiry is at the center of current science
education reform efforts. Inquiry can best be taught through experiential, authentic science …

Benefits and challenges of incorporating citizen science into university education

N Mitchell, M Triska, A Liberatore, L Ashcroft… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
A common feature of many citizen science projects is the collection of data by unpaid
contributors with the expectation that the data will be used in research. Here we report a …

Disentangling regional and local tree diversity in the Amazon

J Stropp, H Ter Steege, Y Malhi, ATDN, RAINFOR - Ecography, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed the most extensive data set of tree inventory plots spread over the complete
Amazon basin and Guiana shield. We aimed to separate the regional and local tree alpha …

Integrating data rescue into the classroom

C Ryan, C Duffy, C Broderick… - Bulletin of the …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Over much of the globe, the temporal extent of meteorological records is limited, yet a wealth
of data remains in paper or image form in numerous archives. To date, little attention has …

The impact of field experiences in paleontology on high school learners

TJ Lepore, L Lundgren, D Lawver - Journal of Geoscience …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Field experiences are an important element of paleontological knowledge building.
However, there is little information about the effects field experiences have on science …

Models of inquiry-based science outreach to urban schools

PG Harnik, RM Ross - Journal of Geoscience Education, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
A primary obstacle to urban precollege geoscience education is limited access to inquiry-
based geoscience experiences that are engaging and relevant to students' lives …

The mastodon matrix project: An experiment with large-scale public collaboration in paleontological research

RM Ross, P G. Harnik, WD Allmon… - Journal of …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
An important long-term goal of science education reform is to involve more students in open-
ended inquiry and authentic research. In making such “research partnerships” between …

The impact of a student-teacher-scientist partnership (STSP) on students' and teachers' content knowledge and attitudes toward science

AK Houseal - 2010 - ideals.illinois.edu
Engaging elementary students in science through inquiry-based methodologies is at the
center of science education reform efforts (AAAS, 1989, NRC 1996, 2000). Through scientific …

Island Ecology for Educators

AR Taylor, D Kubasko - Journal of College Science Teaching, 2019 - JSTOR
Imagine a place that exhibits at least 13 unique ecosystems all within a short hike from each
other including swamps, xeric sandhills, pocosins, marsh bogs, freshwater, and marine …