...) skepticism, a willingness to abandon established conclusions in light of new information; and (c) rationalism, the principle of noncontradiction. From this point, it is up to the student to evaluate the relative merits of social and scientific thinking. Table 1. Statements used to discriminate...

... struggle with acceptance of the science behind these topics may be helpful in devising strategies to address them in the classroom. Need for cognition critical thinking evolution Darwinism climate change global warming science denial skepticism From the Scopes Trial in 1925...