The Coverage of Evolution in High School Biology Textbooks Published in the 1980s.

Skoog, Gerald

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The Coverage of Evolution in High School Biology Textbooks Published in the 1980s.

Skoog, Gerald

Science Education, v68 n2 p117-28 Apr 1984

Determined coverage given to 44 topics related to the study of evolution in 105 high school biology textbooks published between 1900 and 1983. Considers trends in popular and Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) textbooks, coverage of evolution in first editions, coverage of creationism, chapter titles and placement, and other areas. (JN)

Descriptors: Biology, Content Analysis, Creationism, Evolution, High Schools, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education, Science Education History, Secondary School Science, Textbook Content, Textbook Research

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