Teaching Evolution: Criticism of Common Justifications and the Proposal of a More Warranted Set

2017 ◽  
pp. 261-279
Author(s):  
Mike U. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Evolution

Teaching evolution

The Lancet ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 343 (8899) ◽  
pp. 735
Author(s):  
A.G. Johnson ◽  
A.W. Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Evolution

TEACHING EVOLUTION: Antievolutionists Win One in Kansas, Lose Eight Seats in Dover

Science ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 310 (5751) ◽  
pp. 1105a-1105a ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Holden
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Evolution

Teaching Evolution

Science ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 273 (5280) ◽  
pp. 1321-1321
Author(s):  
Judy Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Evolution

Teaching Evolution

Science ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 273 (5280) ◽  
pp. 1321-1322
Author(s):  
Paul R. Gross
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Evolution

scholarly journals Panel to consider a position statement on the importance of teaching evolution

Eos ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 80 (28) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Peter Folger
Keyword(s):  
Position Statement ◽  
Teaching Evolution

scholarly journals A Proactive Strategy for Teaching Evolution

2005 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence C. Scharmann
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Evolution

Teaching Evolution in Schools

2015 ◽  
pp. 211-219
Author(s):  
Ralph Levinson
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Evolution

scholarly journals A Field Guide for Teaching Evolution in the Social Sciences

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristine Legare ◽  
John Opfer ◽  
Justin Busch ◽  
Andrew Shtulman
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Natural Selection ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Teaching Evolution ◽  
Field Guide ◽  
Theory Of Evolution ◽  
The Social ◽  
Evolution Understanding

The theory of evolution by natural selection has begun to revolutionize our understanding of perception, cognition, language, social behavior, and cultural practices. Despite the centrality of evolutionary theory to the social sciences, many students, teachers, and even scientists struggle to understand how natural selection works. Our goal is to provide a field guide for social scientists on teaching evolution, based on research in cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and education. We synthesize what is known about the psychological obstacles to understanding evolution, methods for assessing evolution understanding, and pedagogical strategies for improving evolution understanding. We review what is known about teaching evolution about nonhuman species and then explore implications of these findings for the teaching of evolution about humans. By leveraging our knowledge of how to teach evolution in general, we hope to motivate and equip social scientists to begin teaching evolution in the context of their own field.

scholarly journals Teaching Evolution in Muslim Countries: Is Constructivism a Solution or a Threat?

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 561-578
Author(s):  
Özgür Taşkın
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Scientific Discourse ◽  
Scientific Argumentation ◽  
Democratic Values ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Teaching Evolution ◽  
Muslim Countries

Since the turn of this century, constructivism has dramatically influenced science education and, particularly in Muslim countries, the teaching of evolution. This influence came about gradually. After the 1980’s, Muslim graduate students studying Education in Western universities have been taught constructivism both as a theory of learning and a philosophy, more specifically, as an epistemological theory. This has impacted these students’ views of the nature of science, scientific argumentation, multiculturalism, and the function of democratic values and practices in education. The scope of this influence raises a number of serious questions: Has constructivism introduced a mode of reasoning into science and science education that is foreign to, and even anathema to, scientific discourse? Why does almost every science education research paper suggest or imply negotiation with clergy and religious NGOs? Such questions are discussed in the present paper. To answer these questions, this paper examines in the context of Enlightenment and secularism theoretical frameworks, the methodologies, and suggestions regarding the teaching of evolution in Muslim countries.

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