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Gungor, Sema Nur; Ozkan, Muhlis – European Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study examines the subjects and concepts in biology perceived to be difficult to learn and teach by 759 pre-service biology teachers registered in the pedagogical formation program at Uludag University Faculty of Education in the academic year of 2005-2016, as well as the associations that word "biology" first calls to their mind.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Genetics, Classification, Teaching Methods
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Yilmaz, Fatih – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The main objective of this research is to find out how the teacher candidates who graduated from the Faculty of Theology and study in pedagogical formation program perceive the theory of evolution. Having a descriptive characteristic, this research is conducted with 63 Faculty of Theology graduate teacher candidates of which 36 is women and 27 is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Theological Education, Teacher Education Programs
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Athanasiou, Kyriacos; Papadopoulou, Penelope – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
In this study, we make an effort to compare studies that explore the factors related to acceptance of evolutionary theory among Greek and Turkish students-future teachers, using conceptual ecology for biological evolution as the theoretical framework. We aimed to look into the acceptance and the understanding of evolutionary theory and also to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evolution, Predictor Variables, Parent Background
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Ozay Kose, Esra – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2010
Evolution has not being well addressed in schools partly because it is a controversial topic in religious views. In the present study, it is explored to what extent Turkish secondary school biology teachers and students accommodate the theory of biological evolution with their religious beliefs. Two-hundred fifty secondary school students and…
Descriptors: Evolution, Biology, Secondary School Students, Religious Factors
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Deniz, Hasan; Donnelly, Lisa A.; Yilmaz, Irfan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
In this study, using multiple regression analysis, we aimed to explore the factors related to acceptance of evolutionary theory among preservice Turkish biology teachers using conceptual ecology for biological evolution as a theoretical lens. We aimed to determine the extent to which we can account for the variance in acceptance of evolutionary…
Descriptors: Evolution, Ecology, Multiple Regression Analysis, Biology