Teaching natural selection in early elementary classrooms: can a storybook intervention reduce teleological misunderstandings?

Teaching natural selection in early elementary classrooms: can a storybook intervention reduce teleological misunderstandings?

Abstract Background Despite the importance of understanding the mechanism of natural selection for both academic success and everyday decision-making, this concept is one of the most challenging to learn in contemporary science. In addition to cumulative socio-cultural influences, intuitive cognitiv...

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Main Authors: Sarah A. Brown, Samuel Ronfard, Deborah Kelemen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Evolution: Education and Outreach
Subjects:
Evolution
Natural selection
Science education
Teleology
Cognitive biases
Classroom intervention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12052-020-00127-7

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