Scientific discourse of citizen scientists: Models as a boundary object for collaborative problem solving

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Highlights：

• Co-created citizen science projects promote engagement in scientific practices.

• The Mental Models serve as boundary objects for engaging in science practices.

• The support of facilitators is critical during the process in using Mental Modeler.

摘要

•Co-created citizen science projects promote engagement in scientific practices.•The Mental Models serve as boundary objects for engaging in science practices.•The support of facilitators is critical during the process in using Mental Modeler.

论文关键词：Citizen science,Collaborative learning,Scientific practices,Participatory modeling,Engagement,Computer-based learning environments

论文评审过程：Received 12 August 2017, Revised 14 March 2018, Accepted 2 April 2018, Available online 6 April 2018, Version of Record 19 July 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.04.004