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

The theory of evolution is one of the greatest scientific achievements in the intellectual
history of humankind, yet it is still contentious within certain social groups. Despite being as …

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

Students possess alternative conceptions of many science topics, and these conceptions
can act as obstacles for learning scientific concepts. In the field of biology education …

This study addresses the challenge of teaching genetics effectively to high school students,
a topic known to be particularly challenging. Leveraging the growing importance of artificial …

We validate the Measure of Acceptance of the Theory of Evolution (MATE) on
undergraduate students using the Rasch model and utilize the MATE to explore qualitatively …

In evolution education, misconceptions about evolutionary concepts impact students'
learning. Much research exists on assessing knowledge about evolution using different …

Dittmar Graf, für die für mich sehr gewinnbringende Betreuung, für die Freiheit, die du mir in
der Arbeit gelassen hast, für dein offenes Ohr, deine kreativen Ideen und nicht zuletzt ganz …

We aimed to examine the acceptance of evolution and its relationship with religiosity among
Greek biology university students and whether the attendance of an evolutionary biology …

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 …