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McBride, Paul D.; Gillman, Len N.; Wright, Shane D. – Journal of Biological Education, 2009
Students are rarely presented with a diversity of viewpoints about evolution and its mechanisms. The historical background to evolution normally suffices: Darwin's journey on The Beagle, his concepts of natural selection and common descent, and an outline of Mendel's experiments. With supplementary concepts such as ecological niches and the modes…
Descriptors: Evolution, Debate, Creationism, Scientific Principles
El-Hani, Charbel Nino – Journal of Biological Education, 2008
In this paper, I argue that characterisations of life through lists of properties have several shortcomings and should be replaced by theory-based accounts that explain the coexistence of a set of properties in living beings. The concept of life should acquire its meaning from its relationships with other concepts inside a theory. I illustrate…
Descriptors: Evolution, Concept Teaching, Scientific Concepts, Educational Theories