Pre and post-pandemic perception of science: a case study upon scientific communication in secondary education didactics

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Social perception of science is a multi-faceted concept that helps to understand the evolving relations between the knowledge ecosystem and the public opinions and views on it. Science communication is a key aspect of science perception as a flow of information from science, research and innovation professionals to civil society that helps to shape its conceptions/opinions. This work is framed into a science outreach activity, in which scientists directly interacted with secondary educational centres, to analyse the effect of scientific communication as a didactic methodology. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we hypothesised that this could have affected these students’ perception of science. We used grouped-longitudinal quantitative methodology to address this hypothesis and evaluated the changes in perception of science through a survey scored twice; firstly, after a scientific communication (pre-pandemic) and secondly, after students returned to classes (post-pandemic). Results showed COVID-19 pandemic has positively influenced the interest in science in society. Interestingly, students declared a loss of confidence in scientific integrity due to a lack of transparency of the scientific news in post-pandemic surveys. These results suggest the need to have access to clear and scientifically validated information to increase the positive social perception of this stratum of society.

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Scientific communication Google Schoolar
Perception of Science Google Schoolar
Secondary Education Google Schoolar
Science Google Schoolar
Culture and Society Google Schoolar
pre and post-COVID-19 pandemic Google Schoolar

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Dorca-Fornell, C., Nieto-Márquez, N. L., Gómez-Sebastián, S., & Josa Prado, F. (2023). Pre and post-pandemic perception of science: a case study upon scientific communication in secondary education didactics . Hachetetepé. Scientific Journal of Education and Communication, (27), 2205. https://doi.org/10.25267/Hachetetepe.2023.i27.2205

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Carmen Dorca-Fornell, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja

Dr. Carmen Dorca earned her Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biotechnology from the University of Milan (Italy) in 2009, supported by a Marie Fellowship. Throughout her scientific career, she has conducted research at various esteemed international institutions, including the Max Planck Institute in Germany, the University of Sheffield in England, the University of Havana in Cuba, the Armed Forces University (ESPE) in Ecuador. Her substantial body of work has yielded numerous impactful scientific publications and books.Currently, Dr. Dorca holds a permanent position at the International University of La Rioja (UNIR), where she continues to contribute significantly to the field of plant molecular biotechnology and Scientific communications.

Natalia Lara Nieto-Márquez, Universidad Camilo José Cela

Dr. Lara Nieto-Márquez is currently a researcher and professor at Camilo José Cela University (UCJC). Her focus of research is on self-regulated learning (metacognition, executive functions and motivation), use of digital materials (ICT) and educational methodologies (gamification and game-based learning).In recent years she has worked in the development and management of research projects in the technological and social field, between academia and industry. Among them stands out the Industrial PhD project, funded by the Community of Madrid (IND2017/SOC-7874) with Smile and Learn and the UCJC. This project "Evaluation and design of digital educational material for primary education" resulted in her PhD in the field of Education, with industrial mention and extraordinary doctoral award by the UCJC.

Silvia Gómez-Sebastián, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Dr. Silvia Gómez-Sebastián did her PhD at the Automous University of Madrid in the Molecular Biology department. Her research has been conducted both in the private and in the academic sector focused in the genetic manipulation of DNA viruses to use them as therapeutic agents and also for producing therapeutic products. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Health School at the Autonomous University of Madrid.

Fernando Josa Prado, Asoc. Científicos Retornados a España

Dr. Fernando Josa Prado holds a degree in Biology from UAM and completed his PhD at the University of Bristol in 2014. He has been an Associate Professor at UAX since 2014 and has been a postdoctoral researcher at CSIC since 2015. He recently obtained a Marie-Curie Fellowship.In addition to his role as a university lecturer, Dr. Josa Prado's interest in the field of education is linked to his work with the Association of Scientists Returned to Spain (CRE). Besides being its founding president, Dr. Josa Prado has created and promoted programs for interaction between scientists and institutions, such as "CREdivulga Institutos". In this regard, he has successfully conceived, promoted, and co-coordinated, alongside the Department of Education of the Community of Madrid, the "Mentores STEMadrid" program. In this program, several dozen scientific mentors and researchers are connected with educational institutions throughout the school year to collaborate on their STEMadrid projects, providing guidance and support to both students and the faculty.

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