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Tenenbaum, Harriet R.; To, Cheryl; Wormald, Daniel; Pegram, Emma – Science Education, 2015
Darwinian evolution is difficult to understand because of conceptual barriers stemming from intuitive ideas. This study examined understanding of evolution in 52 students (M = 14.48 years, SD = 0.89) before and after a guided field trip to a natural history museum and in a comparison group of 18 students (M = 14.17 years, SD = 0.79) who did not…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Evolution, Genetics
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Nehm, Ross H.; Schonfeld, Irvin Sam – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2007
This study investigated whether or not an increase in secondary science teacher knowledge about evolution and the nature of science gained from completing a graduate-level evolution course was associated with greater preference for the teaching of evolution in schools. Forty-four precertified secondary biology teachers participated in a 14-week…
Descriptors: Evolution, Teacher Characteristics, Scientific Principles, Biology