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Download full textBishop, Beth A.; Anderson, Charles W. – 1986
Pretests and posttests on the topic of evolution through natural selection were administered to students in a college nonmajors' biology course. Analysis of test responses revealed that most students understood evolution as a process in which species respond to environmental conditions by changing gradually over time. Student thinking differed…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedBishop, Beth A.; Anderson, Charles W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Discussed are the results of a test administered to nonmajor biology students on the topic of natural selection. The description of student conceptions, effects of instruction, and the effects of a belief in evolution are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Biological Influences, Biology, Cognitive Structures
Bishop, Beth A.; Anderson, Charles W. – 1986
Designed to address the major conceptual problems associated with evolution and variation and survival in populations, this module can be used with high school students or college nonscience majors including those in elementary education. It is one in a series developed by the project "Overcoming Critical Barriers to Learning in Nonmajors'…
Descriptors: College Science, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics
