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Moore, Randy; Cotner, Sehoya; Bates, Alex – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2009
Students whose high school biology course included evolution but not creationism knew more about evolution when they entered college than did students whose courses included evolution plus creationism or whose courses included neither evolution nor creationism. Similarly, students who believed that their high school biology classes were the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Biology, Secondary School Science, Evolution
Werth, Alexander J. – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2009
An anonymous survey instrument was used for a ten year study to gauge college student attitudes toward evolution. Results indicate that students are most likely to accept evolution as a historical process for change in physical features of non-human organisms. They are less likely to accept evolution as an ongoing process that shapes all traits…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Student Attitudes, Evolution
Pai, Aditi – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2009
The Biology department at Spelman, a historically black women's college has undertaken a major curriculum revision in the last few years. A primary goal of this revision is to increase the breadth of topics in biology classes. Historically, classes in the areas of ecology and evolution have been underrepresented whereas Spelman has always offered…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Evolution, Advanced Courses, Biology
Blackwell, Sarah; Pepper, Kaye – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using concept mapping to promote reflective instructional decision-making among junior level education preservice teachers when planning lessons for elementary and secondary students. The researchers were interested in determining if there was a connection between the use of concept mapping…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Preservice Teachers, Reflective Teaching, Decision Making