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Peer reviewedEvans, E. Margaret – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2000
Examined 5- to 12-year-olds' emerging understanding of the origins of species in two studies. Demonstrated systematic developmental pattern in children's explanations for biological origins. Found age-related shifts from mixed creationist and spontaneous generationist explanations, to exclusive creationism, and finally to evolutionist or…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beliefs, Childhood Attitudes, Children
