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ERIC Number: EJ639897
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-2158-818X
The Goal of Evolution Instruction: Belief or Literacy?
Cooper, Robert A.
Reports of the National Center for Science Education, v21 n1-2 p14-18 Jan-Apr 2001
Discusses issues regarding evolution instruction in public schools and focuses on misconceptions such as the use of the word "belief", lack of evidence for theories of evolution, and the belief that teaching evolution as fact is proselytizing students. Presents teaching approaches to the topic of evolution. (Contains 33 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Evolution, Misconceptions, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Principles, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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