High School Students' Perceptions of Evolution Instruction: Acceptance and Evolution Learning Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Donnelly, Lisa A.; Kazempour, Mahsa; Amirshokoohi, Aidin
Titel	High School Students' Perceptions of Evolution Instruction: Acceptance and Evolution Learning Experiences
Quelle	In: Research in Science Education, 39 (2009) 5, S.643-660 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0157-244X
DOI	10.1007/s11165-008-9097-6
Schlagwörter	Evolution; Student Attitudes; Biology; Learning Experience; Correlation; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Adoption (Ideas); High School Students; Science Education; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Biologie; Lernerfahrung; Korrelation; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Ideas; Ideenfindung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Evolution is an important and sometimes controversial component of high school biology. In this study, we used a mixed methods approach to explore students' evolution acceptance and views of evolution teaching and learning. Students explained their acceptance and rejection of evolution in terms of evidence and conflicts with religion and authority. Students largely supported the teaching of evolution and offered several reasons for its inclusion in high school biology. Students also offered several suggestions for improving evolution instruction. Evolution acceptors' and rejecters' views of evolution teaching and learning differed in a number of respects, and these differences may be explained using border crossing as a theoretical lens. Relevant implications for evolution instruction are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10