Background Relatively little information is available regarding the level of acceptance of
evolution and knowledge about evolution in different educational settings in Europe. The …

Background Investigations of evolution knowledge and acceptance and their relation are
central to evolution education research. Ambiguous results in this field of study demonstrate …

The contribution of school curricula to public understanding and acceptance of evolution is
still mostly unknown, due to the scarcity of studies that compare the learning goals present in …

The COVID‐19 global pandemic was a socio‐scientific issue (SSI) that had an impact on
various aspects of life including education. Educational institutions adapted to new learning …

Background Even though evolution is the overarching principle that connects all areas of
biology, a significant proportion of pre-service teachers do not intend to teach evolution …

The use of scientific modeling has been shown to be highly effective in the learning of
science content in multiple disciplines for non‐English Learners (EL). However, the benefits …

Even though it is widely held that the theory of evolution is one of the pillars of the biological
sciences, as we begin the third decade of the twenty-first century, it is alarming how little we …

Undergraduate students enrol at university with diverse levels of prior knowledge and
intuitive conceptions about essential biological topics. This longitudinal study explored the …

In the face of growing societal, public health and environmental challenges linked to the
functioning of the biosphere, strong evolutionary literacy emerges as indispensable to plan …

Background Evolution is a unifying theme in biology and its understanding is essential to
address sustainability problems. However, many people across the world do not understand …