Exploring patterns of evolution acceptance, evolution understanding, and religiosity among college biology students in the United States

RQ Aini, M Stewart, SE Brownell, ME Barnes - Evolution: Education and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Some of the most consistent factors associated with college students' evolution
acceptance are how much they know about evolution (understanding), and the extent to …

Understanding and acceptance of the theory of evolution in high school students in Mexico

G Salazar-Enriquez, JR Guzman-Sepulveda… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The Theory of Evolution (TE) is the backbone of biology and is the best way to explain the
diversity of species that exist on the planet. However, despite all the supporting evidence, TE …

STEM and non-STEM misconceptions about evolution: findings from 5 years of data

PA Archila, S Restrepo, AM Truscott de Mejía… - Science & …, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Evolutionary content knowledge, religiosity and educational background of Slovene preschool and primary school pre-service teachers

G Torkar, A Šorgo - EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and …, 2020 - ejmste.com
Evolution by natural selection is the fundamental backbone of the life sciences. Therefore, it
is important for teacher education programs to ensure graduates possess a strong …

A comparative study of the acceptance and understanding of evolution between China and the US

M Zhang, DS Weisberg, J Zhu… - Public Understanding …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Prior work has found that Americans' views on evolution are significantly and positively
related to their understanding of this theory. However, whether this relationship is cross …

Still a private universe? Community college students' understanding of evolution

MA Dorner, P Sadler, B Alters - Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2023 - Springer
Background Measuring what students know and retain about evolution is essential to
improving our understanding of how students learn evolution. The literature shows that …

Is knowledge of evolution useful? A mixed methods examination of college biology students' views

LA Borgerding, F Kaya - International Journal of Science Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This mixed methods study explores college biology students' perceptions of the utility of
evolution knowledge. In Phase I, 14 college biology students from an upper-level Evolution …

Evolution as the cornerstone of biology: a course for undergraduates and postgraduates in biological sciences

LAL Araújo - Ciência & Educação, 2022 - educa.fcc.org.br
Although many authors share the view of evolution as the cornerstone of biological
sciences, not many courses are effectively based off it. In this study, we have designed a …

[HTML][HTML] Curriculum in natural sciences in Latin America: analysis of research production

JR Cristancho Chinóme - Praxis & Saber, 2023 - scielo.org.co
This article presents the results of a research project aimed at analyzing the academic
discourses on curriculum in Latin American publications in Web of Science. For this …

Missing link uncovered: Filipino high school students' knowledge of evolution predicts their evolution acceptance

MP Alburo - European Journal of Health and Biology Education, 2024 - ejhbe.com
Evolution is a scientific theory of life. Literature shows no reports on Filipino high school
students' level of evolution acceptance and its association with knowledge. This study …