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Borgerding, Lisa A.; Kaya, Fatma – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
This mixed methods study explores college biology students' perceptions of the utility of evolution knowledge. In Phase I, 14 college biology students from an upper-level Evolution course were interviewed about their evolution acceptance and perceptions of the utility of evolutionary knowledge. In Phase II, findings from Phase I were used to…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Biology, Evolution
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Chan, Ke-Sheng – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2005
This paper reports an interview case study with two physics doctoral students designed to explore their conceptions about the theory of evolution. Analysis of interview transcripts reveals that both students mistakenly constructed a "theory of evolution by environmentally driven adaptation" instead of the commonly accepted "theory…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Physics, Evolution, Misconceptions