Motivation and learning impact of Dutch flu-trackers

Anne M. Land-Zandstra; Mara M. van Beusekom; Carl E. Koppeschaar; Jos M. van den Broek

doi:10.22323/2.15010204

Motivation and learning impact of Dutch flu-trackers

Anne M. Land-Zandstra
, Mara M. van Beusekom
, Carl E. Koppeschaar
, Jos M. van den Broek

School of Medicine

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Many citizen science projects deal with high attrition rates. The Dutch Great Influenza Survey is an exception to this rule. In the current study, we conducted an online questionnaire (N=1610) to investigate the motivation and learning impact of this loyal, active participant base. Results show that the desire to contribute to a larger (scientific) goal is the most important motivator for all types of participants and that availability of scientific information and data are important for learning. We suggest similar projects seek (social) media attention regularly, linking project findings to current events and including the importance of participants' contribution.

Original language	English
Article number	A04
Number of pages	26
Journal	Journal of Science Communication
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22323/2.15010204
Publication status	Published - 21 Jan 2016

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Citizen science
Health communication
Public engagement with science and technology

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