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Must Evolution Education That Aims at Belief Be Indoctrinating?
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Smith, Mike U.; Siegel, Harvey – Science & Education, 2019
Can a teacher aim for students to "believe" evolution without indoctrinating them? Recent discussions of indoctrination in evolution education suggest that such teaching must inevitably indoctrinate but is "warranted" in some cases; while science educators concerned about teaching for "belief" argue that such teaching…
Descriptors: Evolution, Beliefs, Science Teachers, Science Education
On the Relationship between "Belief" and "Acceptance" of Evolution as Goals of Evolution Education: Twelve Years Later
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Smith, Mike U.; Siegel, Harvey – Science & Education, 2016
The issue of the proper goals of science education and science teacher education have been a focus of the science education and philosophy of science communities in recent years. More particularly, the issue of whether belief/acceptance of evolution and/or understanding are the appropriate goals for evolution educators and the issue of the precise…
Descriptors: Science Education, Evolution, Science Teachers, Teacher Education
Mendel in the Modern Classroom
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Smith, Mike U.; Gericke, Niklas M. – Science & Education, 2015
Mendel is an icon in the history of genetics and part of our common culture and modern biology instruction. The aim of this paper is to summarize the place of Mendel in the modern biology classroom. In the present article we will identify key issues that make Mendel relevant in the classroom today. First, we recount some of the historical…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biology, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Science Instruction
The Role of Authority in Science and Religion with Implications for Science Teaching and Learning
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Smith, Mike U. – Science & Education, 2013
Science educators and classroom teachers often present idealized descriptions of science and religion that reflect our own misunderstandings. These generalizations are often over-simplified and inaccurate and can compound misunderstandings of both domains. The first half of this paper presents an in-depth analysis of authority issues and aims to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Religion, Science Instruction, Guidance
Current Status of Research in Teaching and Learning Evolution: I. Philosophical/Epistemological Issues
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Smith, Mike U. – Science & Education, 2010
Scholarship that addresses teaching and learning about evolution has rapidly increased in recent years. This review of that scholarship first addresses the philosophical/epistemological issues that impinge on teaching and learning about evolution, including the proper philosophical goals of evolution instruction; the correlational and possibly…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Research Tools, Educational Research, Research Needs
Current Status of Research in Teaching and Learning Evolution: II. Pedagogical Issues
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Smith, Mike U. – Science & Education, 2010
This is the second of two articles that address recent scholarship about teaching and learning about evolution. This second review seeks to summarize this state of affairs and address the implications of this work for the classroom by addressing four basic questions: (1) What is evolution?/What components of the theory are important at the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Scholarship, Research Needs, Research Design