Evaluation of public engagement activities to promote science in a zoo environment.
Scientists are increasing their efforts to promote public engagement with their science, but the efficacy of the methods used is often not scientifically evaluated. Here, we designed, installed and evaluated the educational impact of interactive games on touchscreens at two primate research centres...
Main Authors: | Jamie Whitehouse, Bridget M Waller, Mathilde Chanvin, Emma K Wallace, Anne M Schel, Kate Peirce, Heidi Mitchell, Alaina Macri, Katie Slocombe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4240600?pdf=render |
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