X threads and content curation for science outreach in Higher Education in Ecuador

José Marcelino Romero-Gutiérrez; Edgar Efraín Obaco-Soto; Patricia De-Casas-Moreno

doi:10.32870/cys.v2025.8910

X threads and content curation for science outreach in Higher Education in Ecuador

José Marcelino Romero-Gutiérrez, Edgar Efraín Obaco-Soto, Patricia De-Casas-Moreno

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Abstract

Social networks are a key ecosystem for science communication, as well as for media and scientific literacy. This research analyzes the usefulness of threads in X for dissemination and research, involving teachers and students of higher education. Using an empirical-inductive approach and a non-experimental-descriptive design, a 17-item questionnaire (α = 0.7) was administered to 302 subjects (194 students and 108 academic professionals). The findings highlight X as a valuable tool and the importance of diversifying strategies for rigorous content curation.

Translated title of the contribution	Hilos en X y curación de contenido para la divulgación científica en Educación Superior en Ecuador
Original language	English
Article number	e8910
Journal	Comunicacion y Sociedad (Mexico)
Volume	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.32870/cys.v2025.8910
State	Published - 2025

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Media literacy
content curation
science outreach
scientific information
social media

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