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ERIC Number: EJ446430
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Learning about Evolution and Rejecting a Belief in Special Creation: Effects of Reflective Reasoning Skill, Prior Knowledge, Prior Belief and Religious Commitment.
Lawson, Anton E.; Worsnop, William A.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v29 n2 p143-66 Feb 1992
Indicates that measures of reflective reasoning skill are significantly related to initial scientific beliefs about evolution, as well as to gains in declarative knowledge about evolution; however, the same measures are not significantly related to changes in those beliefs. Interrelationships among the study's major variables and their educational implications are discussed. (26 references) (Author/JJK)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Biology, Conflict, Creationism, Evolution, High School Students, Multiple Regression Analysis, Path Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Religion, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Science Education Research