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Citizen Debates in Social Networks about Didactic Resources for Mathematics

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  • Rosa Valls-Carol

    (Department of Theory and History of Education, University of Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Garazi Álvarez-Guerrero

    (Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbo, Spain)

  • Garazi López de Aguileta

    (Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA)

  • Álvaro Alonso

    (Department of Sociology, UNED, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Marta Soler-Gallart

    (Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

Citizens are increasingly turning to social media to open up debates on issues of utmost importance, such as health or education. When analyzing citizens’ social media interactions on COVID-19, research has underlined the importance of sharing and spreading information based on scientific evidence rather than on fake news. However, whether and how citizens’ interactions in the field of education, particularly in mathematics, are based on scientific evidence remains underexplored. To contribute to filling this gap, this article presents an analysis of citizen debates in social networks about didactic resources for mathematics. Through social media analytics, 136,964 posts were extracted from Reddit, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, of which 1755 were analyzed. Results show that out of the 213 posts of citizen debates on didactic resources for mathematics, only two contained scientific evidence and eight claimed to contain scientific evidence. These findings highlight the importance of promoting actions to encourage citizen debates around didactic resources for mathematics based on scientific evidence.

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  • Rosa Valls-Carol & Garazi Álvarez-Guerrero & Garazi López de Aguileta & Álvaro Alonso & Marta Soler-Gallart, 2021. "Citizen Debates in Social Networks about Didactic Resources for Mathematics," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:21:p:11686-:d:673901
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