Background While recent research indicates that using human examples can be an
engaging way to teach core evolutionary concepts such as natural selection and …

Life science educators seek pedagogical approaches to help students better understand
natural selection, but students' understanding is impeded by cognitive biases …

Background Instructors can teach evolution using any number of species contexts. However,
not all species contexts are equal, and taxa choice can alter both cognitive and affective …

Background The religious or cultural objections by many people to the teaching of evolution
in high school biology classrooms can impact both students' willingness to explore a …

The learning and teaching of biological evolution is conceptually challenging. To fully
comprehend evolution, it is posited that individuals also need to understand the roles that …

Abstract In North America, public understanding and acceptance of evolution is alarmingly
low. Moreover, acceptance rates are declining, and studies suggest that even students who …

Evolution is widely seen as the central, key, unifying framework of biology. Yet many school-
aged students and adults understand relatively little of the theory of evolution, for a whole …

Learning about evolution is a foundational part of biology education, but most current
studies that explore college student evolution education are conducted at universities …

The theory of evolution is the fundamental backbone to the discipline of biology, yet many
students possess misunderstandings. The teacher is the most important school-based factor …

Evolution is an important and sometimes controversial component of high school biology. In
this study, we used a mixed methods approach to explore students' evolution acceptance …