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Oct 13, 2025 es Article

Mathematics festival in southern Chile: assessment of its impact on attitudes towards mathematics

by Daniel Bravo , Javiera Constanza Esparza Chuñil , Claudio Enrique Opazo Arellano , Michel Parra Calderón

This study evaluates how a Mathematics Festival influences students’ attitudes toward the discipline in a secondary school in southern Chile. Using an adapted version of the Attitudes Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI), the research reveals a positive impact on students’ appreciation of mathematics. A novel finding was a motivational difference by gender, with an increase among male students and a decrease among female students. The results highlight the relevance of such festivals in strengthening positive perceptions of mathematics and the need for inclusive approaches..

Volume 8Issue 022025

May 14, 2025 pt Article

Presences of Brazilian science and technology centres and museums in virtual environments: mapping and characterisation

by Antonio Carlos Santos Júnior , Marcelo Valério , Jailson Rodrigo Pacheco

This study maps and characterizes the presence of Brazilian Science and Technology Centers and Museums (CMCT) in the "virtual world", seeking to understand how they fit in and relate to the public in these environments. The websites and social media profiles of 185 CMCTs, selected from the guide published by the Brazilian Association of Science and Technology Museums and Centers, were explored, identifying initiatives for virtualizing collections and practices. The result was that 39% of the institutions are present in virtual environments, but this occurs in an erratic, dispersed and outdated manner, especially with limited interactivity or dialogicity.

Volume 8Issue 012025

Jun 03, 2024 pt Article

What if there is still no vaccine? The importance of media behavior in adherence to non-pharmacological interventions (npis) during covid-19 in Brazil

by Wladimir Gramacho , Mathieu Turgeon , Michelle Fernandez

This article investigates the role of media behavior in the adherence of Brazilians to the three main non-pharmacological measures (NPIs) endorsed by global health organizations against COVID-19: the use of face masks, social distancing, and frequent handwashing. Following the outbreak of a pandemic when vaccines are not yet available, the adoption of these behaviors may be the only effective measure against the threats of a new disease. Grounded in social cognitive theory, we examine the behavioral determinants of adherence to these measures in Brazil, a middle-income country marked by significant economic and informational inequalities. Brazil, one of the countries most severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, was led by former President Jair Bolsonaro, who showed little regard for the use of face masks and encouraged large gatherings at political events. Our findings, based on an online survey administered to a sample of 2,771 individuals, indicate that media-related determinants such as knowledge about COVID-19, the use of social and traditional media, and belief in a conspiracy theory regarding the origin of the coronavirus play a significant role in explaining adherence to preventive measures. In contrast, other determinants such as political preferences, sociodemographic characteristics, and environmental factors play a secondary role.

Volume 7Issue 022024

Nov 06, 2023 es Article

Aproximación a la comunicación pública de la arqueología desde México

by Semati Palmera Rodríguez Ríos

Se busca conformar un panorama general de la comunicación pública de la arqueología en México, específicamente desde experiencias en uno de sus estados costeros, a través de un diagnóstico generado desde una revisión bibliográfica y mediática, así como con entrevistas a arqueólogos y arqueólogas. Lo anterior a partir de una conceptualización desde la apropiación social de la ciencia, además de una postura pluralista que invita a considerar las particularidades de las disciplinas científico sociales dentro de los estudios en comunicación pública de la ciencia y la tecnología.

Volume 6Issue 022023

Oct 16, 2023 es Essay

The necessary demarcation between informal education and PSC for research and practice

by María del Carmen Sánchez-Mora

Scientific culture is expected as a result In the different modalities of science education, this is also a goal of public science communication (PSC), investigated in both cases with different theoretical and methodological approaches. Research in PSC focuses on the quality of products but in informal education it seeks to detect informal learning; both activities are also evaluable from their design, organization, mediation, etc. This article defines and delimits the members of this educational/communicative universe in science as a possible contribution to facilitate the evaluation of practice.

Volume 6Issue 022023

Aug 21, 2023 es Article

Conceptual basis for the establishment of a Centre for Science Communication

by Patricia Aguilera-Jiménez , César A. Domínguez

Some research and surveys conducted in Mexico show that there is still a lack of knowledge on how to increase public engagement with science. Because of this, a study was carried out using conceptual frameworks of Science Communication for a Centre for Science Communication. Three axes are outlined: modalities WITH, FOR and BETWEEN the public; public engagement with science and science capital. At the same time, programmes are proposed to carry out activities and encourage awareness, interest, intrinsic motivation, enjoyment and understanding in order to contribute to scientific culture.

Volume 6Issue 022023

May 30, 2023 pt Article

Research on misinformation and science communication: a review of the Latin American literature

by Kaique Mancoso , Amanda Paes , Thaiane Oliveira , Luisa Massarani

In this article, we aim to carry out a literature review of studies carried out in Latin America on misinformation and science communication, in particular academic articles on this theme. Our corpus consisted of 142 articles, identified in the databases Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions and Scielo. The results show that Brazil is the main stage of these analyses and appears in 65.5% of the corpus. It points to a concentration of research published from 2020, which correlate with the Covid-19 pandemic, being this the most studied theme (69.0%). The articles address digital social network studies (35.2%) and media studies (33.1%). We discuss the need to strengthen research among Latin American countries as a way to understand the specific nature of the circulation of science misinformation in the region and structure better ways to address it.

Volume 6Issue 012023

Nov 21, 2022 pt Article

Tipos ideais e Teoria da Mudança: proposição de modelo de avaliação para a comunicação pública de ciência e tecnologia

by Cibele Maria Garcia de Aguiar Pereira , Sergio Luiz Monteiro Salles Filho

Trazemos para o debate científico uma questão que envolve comunicadores, cientistas, instituições e órgãos de fomento: como medir o desempenho da Comunicação Pública de Ciência e Tecnologia a partir de diferentes objetivos estratégicos? Propomos um modelo de monitoramento e avaliação para a CPCT, a partir da abordagem da Teoria da Mudança (TM) e da sugestão de tipos ideais: Informacional, Engajamento Público ou Participativo/Apropriação. Trata-se da prospecção de uma cadeia lógica que seja capaz de explicar o encadeamento do processo de comunicação envolvendo a academia e a sociedade, com o apontamento de supostos e indicadores de mensuração.

Volume 5Issue 022022

Nov 21, 2022 pt Article

Divulgação científica no período colonial brasileiro: as cartas jesuíticas

by Carlos Henrique Fioravanti

Este artigo situa as cartas jesuíticas entre os primeiros documentos produzidos no período colonial brasileiro com descrições de plantas, animais e povos nativos. A partir de 1549, Manoel da Nóbrega, José de Anchieta e outros jesuítas fizeram relatos do Novo Mundo em linguagem simples, ainda que imbuídos de uma visão aristotélica da natureza e de um olhar de superioridade para com os povos nativos. Traduzidas em outros idiomas e reenviadas para as comunidades de jesuítas ao redor do mundo, as cartas foram reunidas em livros publicados em Lisboa a partir de1735 e no Rio de Janeiro, de 1886.

Volume 5Issue 022022

May 16, 2022 es Article

Comunidad científica y Comunicación Pública de la Ciencia: dificultades para el eclipse solar 2020

by Diego Galperin , Marcelo Alvarez , Leonardo Heredia , Liliana Prieto

La evaluación de las propuestas que se desarrollan dentro de la Comunicación Pública de la Ciencia (CPC) representa una problemática actual, llevando a la comunidad científica a tomar un rol activo con el fin de “garantizar rigurosidad académica”. Aquí se analizan producciones sobre el eclipse solar 2020 en las que participaron astrónomos profesionales, detectándose errores similares a los presentes en materiales externos al ámbito científico. Esto sugiere la necesidad de implementar instancias de evaluación de los materiales de CPC cuando son elaborados desde instituciones oficiales y la revisión de ideas de sentido común sobre el rol de los investigadores.

Volume 5Issue 012022

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