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Hsin-Chueh Chen; Mei-Chun Lin; Chun-Yen Chang – Science & Education, 2025
Multicultural science education advocates that science education should pay attention to the uniqueness of students from different backgrounds. In developing instructional strategies, educators should respect students' differences according to their culture. However, In Taiwan, while Darwin's theory of evolution is taught in high school biology,…
Descriptors: Christianity, World Views, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Britteny Berumen; Misty Boatman; Mark W. Bland – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Evolutionary theory is fundamental to biology, yet evolution instruction in high schools has often been unsatisfactory. How or whether high school biology teachers teach evolution is influenced by their own acceptance or rejection of evolutionary theory, parents' and community members' views, and in the case of some private schools, their…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, High School Teachers, Science Teachers
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Tholani Tshuma; Eunice Nyamupangedengu – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2025
This inquiry sought to investigate the opportunities and potential challenges of engaging in a self-study approach as a strategy for enhancing professional growth during my teaching of the topic of evolutionary genetics to 24 twelfth-grade students. I had, for many years, experienced pedagogical deficits and shortcomings when teaching evolutionary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Science Teachers
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Franklin U. Onowugbeda; Peter A. Okebukola; Deborah O. Agbanimu; Oluseyi A. Ajayi; Adekunle I. Oladejo; Fred Awaah; Ibukunolu A. Ademola; Olasunkanmi A. Gbeleyi; Esther O. Peter; Adeleke M. Ige – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2024
Background: Studies in biology have shown that students perceive variation and evolution to be difficult areas to learn. This has sparked rote learning of variation and evolution concepts and is evidenced in poor performance in tests involving these concepts. Purpose: In light of the significant role of variation and evolution in a human's…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Evolution
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Florungco, Jastine Kent; Caballes, Dennis G. – Online Submission, 2021
Teaching human evolution should be initialized by understanding the learners' perspective to yield fruitful results. This study was conducted to aid in achieving that objective and provide ways for educators to develop strategies that learners can perceive and appreciate, particularly those who are not inclined toward science. This study also…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes
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Blake Touchet; Diane Wright; Lin Andrews – Research Issues in Contemporary Education, 2024
Over the course of a two-year curriculum field test study that implemented a curriculum-based professional learning framework, we investigated the factors that influenced teachers' willingness and ability to implement NGSS-aligned, phenomenon-based storylines for teaching the nature of science, evolution, and climate change. Through qualitative…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Teaching Methods, Barriers, Curriculum Implementation
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Arold, Benjamin W. – Education Next, 2022
What contributes to science skepticism? Virtually every U.S. high-school student is required to study biology, at minimum, to earn a diploma. But the exact content of the course varies from state to state. This article investigates the role of state standards for high-school science content in shaping knowledge and attitudes about…
Descriptors: Genetics, Evolution, Science Instruction, Scientific Attitudes
Stefanie Benson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Scientific literacy is an important and relevant 21st century skill. People with a strong scientific literacy are better equipped to be involved in public discourse which can drive social and political decision-making processes and are more adept at determining valid scientific information. Unfortunately, American citizens have consistently…
Descriptors: Evolution, Biology, Science Education, Secondary School Science
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Odom, Arthur – Science Teacher, 2022
This article provides two activities, exploring genetic drift of small breeding populations, highlighting the black-footed ferret ("Mustela nigripes"). According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service, all black-footed ferrets are descended from 18 individuals, making them extremely vulnerable to genetic drift. They were thought to be…
Descriptors: Genetics, Mathematical Models, Biodiversity, Evolution
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Rusmana, Ai Nurlaelasari; Aini, Rahmi Qurota; Sya'bandari, Yustika; Ha, Minsu; Shin, Sein; Lee, Jun-Ki – Journal of Biological Education, 2021
Even though the concept of species is central in biology, the history of species concept and the existence of different species concepts are rarely discussed in biology classroom. This is unfortunate, as teachers could use the plurality of species concepts to enrich discussion in the classroom. Therefore, knowing the students' perception of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
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Homburger, Sheila A.; Drits-Esser, Dina; Malone, Molly; Stark, Louisa A. – American Biology Teacher, 2021
Arguing from evidence is one of eight key science practices in which students should engage. It is an essential component of science, yet students have difficulties with this practice. We describe a scaffolded claims-evidence-reasoning (CER) argumentation framework that is embedded within a new eight-week, freely available curriculum unit…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Science Instruction, Evidence, Logical Thinking
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Ageitos, Noa; Puig, Blanca – Journal of Biological Education, 2021
Though argumentation is a key component of scientific knowledge construction practices, it rarely occurs in classrooms worldwide. Moreover, related literature in the context of genetics and evolution learning primarily addresses them separately. In contrast, this paper is part of broader research on genetics and evolution instruction taught…
Descriptors: Diseases, Genetics, Science Instruction, Biology
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Siani, Merav; Stahi-Hitin, Reut; Yarden, Anat – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2022
Evolution is a difficult topic to teach; teachers admit not having enough knowledge of evolution and they face student opposition to learning evolution, especially based on religious grounds. Teachers are therefore motivated to gain knowledge in the field of evolution. We conducted a 30-hour evolution teacher training course, which included…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Inservice Teacher Education
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de Moura Silva, Gabriel; Lahr, Daniel J. G.; Silva, Rosana Louro Ferreira – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
In this article, we present how educational resources for zoology designed by undergraduate students help to propose means of action for teaching diversity and animal evolution in basic education. We realised that activities of creation and analysis of educational resources, in the context of didactic planning, have the potential to approximate…
Descriptors: Zoology, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Evolution
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McLure, Felicity; Won, Mihye; Treagust, David F. – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
The topic of natural selection presents challenges to high school students since it requires understanding of an emergent process, which is a missing schema for most students. Many interventions for teaching natural selection have limited effect in bringing about substantial ontological conceptual change. This study evaluates the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, High School Students, Science Instruction
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