Science

Data science has attracted a lot of attention, promising to turn vast amounts of data into useful predictions and insights. In this article, we ask why scientists should care about data science. To answer, we discuss data science from three perspectives: statistical, computational, and human. Although each of the three is a critical component of data science, we argue that the effective combination of all three components is the essence of what data science is about.

The data are findings from a participatory study that investigated if, and how, an international outdoor science pedagogic programme co-produced by teachers and science teacher-educators supported primary and early years students (n=711) to develop scientific skills in five schools and settings across four European countries.