How to study adaptation (and why to do it that way)

ME Olson, A Arroyo-Santos - The Quarterly review of biology, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
Some adaptationist explanations are regarded as maximally solid and others fanciful just-so
stories. Just-so stories are explanations based on very little evidence. Lack of evidence …

Creating creationists: The influence of 'issues framing'on our understanding of public perceptions of clash narratives between evolutionary science and belief

F Elsdon-Baker - Public Understanding of Science, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Clash narratives relating to evolutionary science and personal belief are a recurrent theme
in media or public space discourse. However, a 2009 British Council poll undertaken in 10 …

The effects of evolution education: examining attitudes toward and knowledge of evolution in college courses

SD Short, PH Hawley - Evolutionary Psychology, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study examined changes in university students' attitudes toward and knowledge
of evolution measured by the previously validated Evolutionary Attitudes and Literacy …

The implications of the cognitive sciences for the relation between religion and science education: The case of evolutionary theory

S Blancke, J De Smedt, H De Cruz, M Boudry… - Science & …, 2012 - Springer
This paper discusses the relationship between religion and science education in the light of
the cognitive sciences. We challenge the popular view that science and religion are …

Students' arguments on the science and religion issue: the example of evolutionary theory and Genesis

N Basel, U Harms, H Prechtl, T Weiß… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Treating creationism as a controversial topic within the science and religion issue in the
science classroom has been widely discussed in the recent literature. Some researchers …

Evolutionary stasis: creationism, evolution and climate change in the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum

J Scaramanga, MJ Reiss - Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2023 - Springer
There has been little consideration in the science education literature of schools or curricula
that advocate creationism. Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) is among the world's …

Analysis of students' arguments on evolutionary theory

N Basel, U Harms, H Prechtl - Journal of Biological Education, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
A qualitative exploratory study was conducted to reveal students' argumentation skills in the
context of the topic of evolution. Transcripts from problem-centred interviews on secondary …

Evolution versus creationism: A matter of acceptance versus belief

JD Williams - Journal of Biological Education, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Scientists are often challenged about their 'belief'in evolution. Many creationists try to
convince people that evolution is more of a 'faith-based'position or belief system than 'real …

A model for teaching about the nature of science in the context of biological education

TG Inêz, BP de Lacerda Brito, CN El-Hani - Science & Education, 2023 - Springer
It has been shown that many people do not understand how scientific knowledge is built and
accepted, even after scientific education. One way to deal with this problem is through …

¿ Comprenden y aceptan los estudiantes la evolución? Un estudio en bachillerato y universidad

ML Rivas, F González García - 2016 - rodin.uca.es
Mostramos la comprensión de conceptos básicos de la teoría evolutiva en un conjunto de
estudiantes de bachillerato de ciencias y humanidades, así como entre estudiantes de …