How Biology Students in Minnesota View Evolution, the Teaching of Evolution and the Evolution-Creationism Controversy

Autor/inn/en	Moore, Randy; Froehle, Ann Marie; Kiernan, Julie; Greenwald, Barry
Titel	How Biology Students in Minnesota View Evolution, the Teaching of Evolution and the Evolution-Creationism Controversy
Quelle	In: American Biology Teacher, 68 (2006) 5, S.35-42 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-7685
Schlagwörter	Biology; Student Attitudes; Evolution; Science Instruction; Creationism; Controversial Issues (Course Content); High School Students; Misconceptions; Student Surveys; College Students; Secondary School Science; College Science; Research Methodology; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Schülerverhalten; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Schöpfungstheologie; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Missverständnis; Schülerbefragung; Collegestudent; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	Although most high school students want their biology classes to include evolution, most high school biology classes in Minnesota do not emphasize evolution. This lack of an emphasis on evolution defies state educational standards and is associated with most students (high school and college) having serious misconceptions about evolution. The evolution-related views of students in religiously-affiliated high schools are not necessarily more scientifically inaccurate than those of students at public schools. These results are discussed relative to the teaching of evolution and the problems of surveying students in public and private schools. The authors recommend that, when designing a survey-based study of students' understandings of evolution-related topics, teachers should include a plan for how they will handle delays that might accompany resistance. (Contains 2 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10