Barnes, ME;
Aini, RQ;
Collins, JP;
Dunk, RDP;
Holt, EA;
Jensen, J;
Klein, JR;
... Brownell, SE; + view all
(2024)
Evaluating the current state of evolution acceptance instruments: a research coordination network meeting report.
Evolution: Education and Outreach
, 17
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, Article 1. 10.1186/s12052-024-00194-0.
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Abstract
Hundreds of studies have explored student evolution acceptance because evolution is a core concept of biology that many undergraduate biology students struggle to accept. However, this construct of “evolution acceptance” has been defined and measured in various ways, which has led to inconsistencies across studies and difficulties in comparing results from different studies. Many studies and essays have offered evaluations and perspectives of evolution acceptance instruments, but publications with a focus on consensus building across research teams is still needed. Further, little attention has been paid to how evolution acceptance instruments may be interpreted differently by students with varied religious backgrounds. Funded by a Research Coordination Network in Undergraduate Biology Education grant from the National Science Foundation, we gathered 16 experts from different disciplinary and religious backgrounds to review current evolution acceptance instruments and create a guide to the strengths and weaknesses of these instruments, including appropriate contexts for using these instruments and their potential weaknesses with different religious populations. Finally, in an attempt to move the field forward, we articulated a consensus definition of evolution acceptance that can be used to guide future instrument development.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Evaluating the current state of evolution acceptance instruments: a research coordination network meeting report |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12052-024-00194-0 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12052-024-00194-0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10186734 |
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