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King, Kathryn – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2021
This study examines what prior knowledge and misconceptions about evolutionary theory students bring with them into an introductory biological anthropology course. One hundred and fifty-three students completed short, anonymous surveys about evolution on the first day of class before any content was discussed. Of a possible seven points, the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Student Attitudes, Evolution, Knowledge Level
Watts, Elizabeth – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2020
This paper examines how Buddhists in America have been able to integrate evolution into their worldview to a much greater extent than other religious groups in the United States. Not only is evolution and science in general in line with the main teachings of Buddhism, but Buddhist teachers in the US have consistently encouraged Buddhists to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Evolution, Buddhism, Religious Factors
Pearce, Jo; Stones, Alexis; Reiss, Michael J.; Mujtaba, Tamjid – British Journal of Religious Education, 2021
There already exists a large knowledge base about teaching and learning related to the origins, diversity and history of life on Earth. We know less about teaching and learning related to wider issues pertinent to both religion and science. In our research with 40 students in six secondary schools in England, we looked at wider issues of student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Religious Factors, Secondary School Students
Ferguson, Daniel G.; Jensen, Jamie L.; Arok, Adhieu; Bybee, Seth M.; Ogden, T. Heath – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2022
Acceptance of human evolution seems to be the majority position for the U.S. population; however, acceptance of evolution among conservative Christian groups is low, sometimes below 50%. There are many different reasons for this low acceptance, leading to a significant disconnect between scientific specialists and the general population. This…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Role Models
Guilfoyle, Liam; Erduran, Sibel – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
There is substantial body of literature in science education focusing on students' understanding of the theory of evolution by natural selection. However, despite decades of research on the evolution versus creationism debate there is still widespread concern that particular misconceptions about evolution persist. The study aimed to recalibrate…
Descriptors: Evolution, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, Persuasive Discourse
Ha, Minsu; Wei, Xin; Wang, Jian; Hou, Dan; Nehm, Ross H. – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
The goal of our study was to examine a large (>400), cross-sectional sample of Chinese pre-service biology teachers (PBTs) in order to document their evolution acceptance levels, evolution knowledge, and evolutionary reasoning patterns. This approach was taken in order to better understand the degree to which particular evolutionary reasoning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Biology
Hawley, Patricia H.; Sinatra, Gale M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
America's rank among the lowest of developed countries in evolution acceptance rates is due, at least in part, to religious and political opposition. The negative correlations among religiosity, political ideology, and evolution acceptance in the United States have been documented repeatedly, and comfort with evolution varies by region with…
Descriptors: Evolution, Christianity, Religious Factors, Political Issues
Billingsley, Berry – Primary Science, 2014
In practice, in the classroom, teachers are still faced with the issue of what to say to children if they believe that evolution conflicts with their own or other people's religious faith. When asked how they plan to respond, most teacher trainees and teachers respond that they will be a neutral chair and try to give children a balanced view.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Evolution, Teaching Methods
Hunter, T. Russell – Science & Education, 2012
In March of 1860 the eminent Harvard Botanist and orthodox Christian Asa Gray began promoting the Origin of Species in hopes of securing a fair examination of Darwin's evolutionary theory among theistic naturalists. To this end, Gray sought to demonstrate that Darwin had not written atheistically and that his theory of evolution by natural…
Descriptors: Evolution, Philosophy, Misconceptions, Theories
BouJaoude, Saouma; Wiles, Jason R.; Asghar, Anila; Alters, Brian – Science & Education, 2011
In this study, we investigated distinctions among the diversity of religious traditions represented by Lebanese and Egyptian Muslim high school students regarding their understanding and acceptance of biological evolution and how they relate the science to their religious beliefs. We explored secondary students' conceptions of evolution among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evolution, Muslims, High School Students
Kagan, Taryn; Sanders, Martie – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2013
This paper reports on an investigation of two inter-related but different matters, one of interest to science education researchers and teachers in general, and the other to those teaching about evolution. The first was motivated by the dilemma facing teachers who want to diagnose learners' prior knowledge before teaching and are concerned about…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, Jews, Judaism
Eder, Erich; Turic, Katharina; Milasowszky, Norbert; Van Adzin, Katherine; Hergovich, Andreas – Science & Education, 2011
The present study is the first to investigate the relationships between a multiple set of paranormal beliefs and the acceptance of evolution, creationism, and intelligent design, respectively, in Europe. Using a questionnaire, 2,129 students at secondary schools in Vienna (Austria) answered the 26 statements of the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evolution, Creationism, Correlation
Losh, Susan Carol; Nzekwe, Brandon – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011
Pseudoscience beliefs (e.g., astrology, ghosts or UFOs) are rife in American society. Most research examines creation/evolution among liberal arts majors, general public adults, or, infrequently, middle or high school science teachers. Thus, research truncates the "range" of ersatz science thinking and the samples it studies. We examined diverse…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes
Losh, Susan Carol; Nzekwe, Brandon – Science & Education, 2011
Faculty have long expressed concern about pseudoscience belief among students. Most US research on such beliefs examines evolution-creation issues among liberal arts students, the general public, and occasionally science educators. Because of their future influence on youth, we examined basic science knowledge and several pseudoscience beliefs…
Descriptors: Evidence, Preservice Teachers, Creationism, Preservice Teacher Education
Abrie, A. L. – Journal of Biological Education, 2010
This article investigates the attitudes of South African student teachers towards the theory of evolution and their willingness to teach it. The teaching of evolution has been excluded from the South African school curriculum for most of the 20th century. In 2008, Grade 12 learners were for the first time exposed to the concept of evolution in the…
Descriptors: Evolution, Biology, Misconceptions, Science Instruction
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