Towards common ground in measuring acceptance of evolution and knowledge about evolution across Europe: a systematic review of the state of research

P Kuschmierz, A Meneganzin, R Pinxten… - … Education and Outreach, 2020 - Springer
Background Relatively little information is available regarding the level of acceptance of
evolution and knowledge about evolution in different educational settings in Europe. The …

A new measure of students' perceived conflict between evolution and religion (PCoRE) is a stronger predictor of evolution acceptance than understanding or …

ME Barnes, K Supriya, Y Zheng… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2021 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Evolution is controversial among students and religiosity, religious affiliation, understanding
of evolution, and demographics are predictors of evolution acceptance. However …

Evaluating the current state of evolution acceptance instruments: a research coordination network meeting report

ME Barnes, RQ Aini, JP Collins, RDP Dunk… - … Education and Outreach, 2024 - Springer
Hundreds of studies have explored student evolution acceptance because evolution is a
core concept of biology that many undergraduate biology students struggle to accept …

“It's More Of A Me-Thing Than An Evolution Thing”: Exploring The Validity Of Evolution Acceptance Measures Using Student Interviews

T Misheva, SE Brownell, ME Barnes - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2023 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Researchers who study student acceptance of evolution rely on surveys that are designed to
measure evolution acceptance. It is important for these surveys to measure evolution …

“Accepting evolution means you can't believe in god”: atheistic perceptions of evolution among college biology students

ME Barnes, HM Dunlop, GM Sinatra… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2020 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Although many scientists agree that evolution does not make claims about God/god (s),
students might assume that evolution is atheistic, and this may lead to lower evolution …

Muslim undergraduate biology students' evolution acceptance in the United States

ME Barnes, JA Roberts, SA Maas, SE Brownell - Plos One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Evolution is a prominent component of biology education and remains controversial among
college biology students in the United States who are mostly Christian, but science …

Are scientists biased against Christians? Exploring real and perceived bias against Christians in academic biology

ME Barnes, JM Truong, DZ Grunspan, SE Brownell - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Christians are one of the most underrepresented groups in science, and one potential
explanation is that scientists have a bias against Christian students, which could discourage …

Relationships between the religious backgrounds and evolution acceptance of Black and Hispanic biology students

ME Barnes, K Supriya, HM Dunlop… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2020 - Am Soc Cell Biol
The evolution education experiences of students of color represent an emerging area of
research, because past inquiries indicate these students have differential outcomes, such as …

Acceptance and knowledge of evolutionary theory among third-year university students in Spain

J Gefaell, T Prieto, M Abdelaziz, I Álvarez, J Antón… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
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 …

A revised measure of acceptance of the theory of evolution: introducing the MATE 2.0

ME Barnes, T Misheva, K Supriya… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2022 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Hundreds of articles have explored the extent to which individuals accept evolution, and the
Measure of Acceptance of the Theory of Evolution (MATE) is the most often used survey …