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Direct linkSónia Cardoso; Maria João Rosa; Alberto Amaral – European Journal of Higher Education, 2024
Despite relatively recent, higher education has evolved into a consolidated field of study. This paper examines how this field evolved in Portugal. The goal was to understand when it first appeared, how it evolved over time, which scientific areas was it associated with, and what have been its main objects of study. Tight's classification of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research, Evolution
Agustín Sanguinetti; Silvina M. Rosa; Ana B. Menéndez – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
Photosynthesis is the predominant metabolic process for energy obtention in plants. Here we describe a case study where a set of anatomical, biochemical, and molecular characters are used to reconstruct the evolution of the C[subscript 4] photosynthetic pathway, within the evolutionary framework provided by the genus "Flaveria." Our main…
Descriptors: Botany, Biology, Science Instruction, Seminars
Evangelia Mavrikaki; Giulia Realdon; Tuomas Aivelo; Ani Bajrami; Çiçek Dilek Bakanay; Anna Beniermann; Jelena Blagojevic; Egle Butkeviciene; Bento Cavadas; Costantina Cossu; Dragana Cvetkovic; Szymon M. Drobniak; Zelal Özgür Durmus; Radka Marta Dvoráková; Marcel Eens; Esra Eret; Seckin Eroglu; Malgorzata Anna Gazda; Martha Georgiou; Neil J. Gostling; Tanja Gregorcic; Vanda Janštová; Tania Jenkins; Anttoni Kervinen; Konstantinos Korfiatis; Paul Kuschmierz; Ádám Z. Lendvai; Joelyn de Lima; Fundime Miri; Teresa Nogueira; Andreas Panayides; Sylvia Paolucci; Penelope Papadopoulou; Patrícia Pessoa; Rianne Pinxten; Joana Rios Rocha; Andrea Fernández Sánchez; Merav Siani; Elvisa Sokoli; Bruno Sousa; Panagiotis K. Stasinakis; Gregor Torkar; Asta Valackiene; Máté Varga; Lucía Vázquez Ben; Anat Yarden; Xana Sá-Pinto – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
The contribution of school curricula to public understanding and acceptance of evolution is still mostly unknown, due to the scarcity of studies that compare the learning goals present in different curricula. To overcome this lack of data we analysed 19 school curricula (18 European and one from Israel) to study the differences regarding the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Evolution
Heslley Machado Silva – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
The issue of the secular state is pertinent in Latin America, especially in countries like Brazil, where religion may influence the political and educational field. Data from a survey of biology teachers regarding the teaching of evolution in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay were analysed, recognising the secularity of the countries. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Biology, Science Education
Tim Hartelt; Helge Martens – Science Education, 2025
Evolution is challenging to understand for students. Frequently, students hold coexisting intuitive conceptions based on cognitive biases and scientific conceptions of evolution. For the self-regulation of intuitive and scientific conceptions, metacognitive awareness is fundamental. However, students are mostly unaware of their conceptions. A…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Accuracy, Secondary School Students, Evolution
Download full textMartincová, Romana; Fancovicová, Jana; Ilko, Ivan; Peterková, Viera – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Evolution is one of the most difficult and controversial topics. Scientific knowledge of evolution should belong to general knowledge of people, it should be the part of their natural science knowledge or biological education because it is the basis for accepting or refusing of other important topics such as genetical modification, global climatic…
Descriptors: Evolution, Knowledge Level, Science Education, High School Graduates
Demetrio, Guilherme Ramos; Jacobina, Uedson Pereira; Barão, Kim Ribeiro – Science & Education, 2023
Evolutionary theory (ET) is the unifying theory of Life Sciences, but it is largely misunderstood and the target of dispute in many countries, mainly because of conflicts with religious beliefs. Brazil is a country with a culture that is deeply rooted belief in God. In this paper, we report a study in Brazil where we applied a 12-question…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), Religious Factors, Religion
Hayden Godfrey; Sibel Erduran – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: Argumentation, the justification of claims with reasons and/or evidence, has emerged as a significant goal in science education in recent years. Yet, there is limited understanding of secondary students' arguments and particularly their use of warrants in interdisciplinary contexts such as science and religious education. Furthermore,…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Grade 9, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science
Deborah Bernhard; Markus Wilhelm; Dominik Helbling – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Numerous studies have shown that a considerable number of students do not accept the theory of evolution, prompting the scientific community to seek ways to improve how lessons on evolution are designed in order to promote students' acceptance. A crucial factor identified in many studies is students' comprehension of the nature of science and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High School Teachers, Evolution
Helena Aptyka; Daniela Fiedler; Jörg Großschedl – Science Education, 2025
This study analyzes the effect of different instructions on threshold concepts within material covering natural selection on students' use of concepts about evolution. Moreover, it examines students' use of concepts as interconnected networks when reasoning about natural selection and analyzes how these concepts relate to each other regarding…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Scientific Concepts, Evolution, Science Instruction
Ageitos, Noa; Colucci-Gray, Laura; Puig, Blanca – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2023
Despite being a fundamental concept in biology, evolution continues to be one of the most challenging topics to teach in science education. Ideas of evolution emphasising anatomical or behavioural features of individuals, as opposed to the interplay between genetics and the environment, are reinforced through language and culture, making them…
Descriptors: Evolution, Biology, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
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
Brant G. Miller; Alexa R. Warwick; John G. Phillips; Justin K. Scoggin; Christine E. Parent – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2025
Scientists frequently conduct research in remote field locations, yet in close proximity to local communities. However, too often research conducted abroad involves collecting data and minimum or no engagement with local communities to communicate the broader scientific impacts. To address this deficiency, we worked with Ecuadorian school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evolution, Animals, Scientific Research
Pablo Antonio Archila; Silvia Restrepo; Anne-Marie Truscott de Mejía; Jorge Molina – Science & Education, 2024
Even though it is widely held that the theory of evolution is one of the pillars of the biological sciences, as we begin the third decade of the twenty-first century, it is alarming how little we know about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and non-STEM majors' misconceptions about evolution in countries such as…
Descriptors: Evolution, STEM Education, Majors (Students), Nonmajors
Cavadas, Bento; Sá-Pinto, Xana – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2023
The importance of introducing evolution in primary schools has been highlighted in evolution education research, but few studies have approached the understanding of evolution of prospective teachers who are being prepared to teach at primary school level. The present exploratory study aims to answer three research questions about the ability of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Evolution, Misconceptions
