... and Eve and species really didn't evolve … but now, after [instruction] I was like, “Okay, maybe to some extent we did evolve.” evolution religion perceived conflict curriculum attitudes Evolution is considered a core concept of biology and has been recommended to be taught at every...

... negative ramifications for their learning of evolution and attitudes toward science. However, religion and evolution have been argued to be compatible. An instructor can incorporate a discussion of this compatibility into their teaching, but the impact of this on students’ perceptions of compatibility...

...Grant E. Gardner; Jeff Bonner; Jennifer Landin; Miriam Ferzli; Damian Shea This exploratory study examined the impacts of a student-centered, active-learning course on nonmajors' attitudes and perceptions of biology and biologists. Results revealed changes along various measured attitude variables...

... analysis of secondary school students’ attitudes before and after teaching units. Students (N = 459) from 22 classes participated in the study. Students’ attitudes were measured using a two-stage test design. We investigated the influence of class level, gender, teaching units, and time period...

...B. Elijah Carter; Lynn M. Infanti; Jason R. Wiles Students who enter college with a solid grounding in, and positive attitudes toward, evolutionary science are better prepared for and achieve at higher levels in university-level biology courses. We found highly significant, positive relationships...