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Sá-Pinto, Xana; Pessoa, Patrícia; Pinto, Alexandre; Cardia, Pedro – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2023
Several researchers and scientific institutions argue that evolution should be explored from the first school years. However, few studies have analysed primary school students' understanding of evolutionary processes or evaluated the impact of educational activities on such knowledge. The available data: (1) suggest that primary school students…
Descriptors: Evolution, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction
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Nesimyan-Agadi, Dina; Assaraf, Orit Ben Zvi – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2022
Informal learning environments such as Natural History Museums can introduce visitors to a variety of topics in evolution by providing accessible representations of concepts like geological time, evolutionary mechanisms, biological diversity, geological time, and fossil dating. Our study examined sixth-grade students' conceptualization of…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Extracurricular Activities, Enrichment Activities, Authentic Learning