Dr. Jian Wu, assistant professor of Computer Science, in collaboration with his student Stefania Dzhaman at Lehigh University, is recruiting undergraduate students from diverse disciplines for an NSF-supported paid task to label the truthfulness and rationale of scientific claims. The annotations will be done online using a web portal that has been developed for this task. All are multiple-choice questions. Participants will watch a short training video (less than 3 minutes) before they can start working. The IRB has been exempted. 

Requirements:

  1. An undergraduate enrolled in an academic program at ODU, preferentially in Physics, Biology/Chemistry, Chemistry, Psychology, and English.
  2. A cumulative GPA of 2.5 and above.
  3. Having access to a personal computer or a lab computer.
  4. Being able to read text on computer monitors.
  5. Being able to commit 5-7.5 hrs in total on this task for 2 weeks.

Compensation:

Participants will be compensated with an Amazon Gift Card of $80, sent by email.

Tentative Schedule:

Participants will receive an online training by watching a short video after receiving the recruitment confirmation email. After that, the annotation will start annotation. The total amount of time required to finish the task is about 5 -- 7.5 hrs.

Application:

To apply for this task, please fill out the Application form. The application will close when the desired number is reached. For any questions, please contact Dr. Jian Wu (j1wu@odu.edu).