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The Teaching and Learning of Biological Evolution.
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Kyle, William C., Jr., Ed. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1994
Evolution education is of increasing interest to the science education community. This special issue of the "Journal of Research in Science Teaching" has been devoted to the subject of evolution. The following articles are included: (1) "Evolution: Biological Education's Under-Researched Unifying Theme" by Catherine L. Cummins, Sherry S. Demastes,…
Descriptors: Biology, Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Evolution
Teaching Evolution: Understanding and Applying the Nature of Science.
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Scharmann, Lawrence C.; Harris, William M., Jr. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Indicates statistically significant increases for participants in three-week institute involving measures of their acceptance of theory of evolution, measures of their understanding of both applied evolutionary principles and nature of applied science, and measures of their reduced anxieties regarding teaching of evolution. Further, participants…
Descriptors: Evolution, Inservice Teacher Education, Pretests Posttests, Science Education
Learning about Evolution and Rejecting a Belief in Special Creation: Effects of Reflective Reasoning Skill, Prior Knowledge, Prior Belief and Religious Commitment.
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Lawson, Anton E.; Worsnop, William A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Indicates that measures of reflective reasoning skill are significantly related to initial scientific beliefs about evolution, as well as to gains in declarative knowledge about evolution; however, the same measures are not significantly related to changes in those beliefs. Interrelationships among the study's major variables and their educational…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Biology, Conflict, Creationism