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ERIC Number: EJ578244
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-2158-818X
When Creationists Visit Your School.
Matsumura, Molleen
Reports of the National Center for Science Education, v18 n1 p20-21 Jan-Feb 1998
Addresses the problem of school-sponsored assemblies featuring guest speakers who present creation science on school premises. A science teacher who spoke at a follow-up assembly established two goals: (1) to present authoritative information about evolution; and (2) to help students evaluate the creation speaker's arguments against evolution. Describes preparation and presentation requirements for other scientists giving similar presentations. (PVD)
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Bias, Creationism, Earth Science, Evolution, Misconceptions, Persuasive Discourse, Public Schools, Public Speaking, Rhetorical Criticism, Science Education, Scientific Principles, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Guest Speakers; Pseudoscience