Czech High School Student's Knowledge, Understanding and Attitude of Human Evolution
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Czech High School Student's Knowledge, Understanding and Attitude of Human Evolution
Original language description
During recent years, scientific knowledge of the human evolution has been significantly modified. This study focuses upon Czech high school student's knowledge, understanding and attitude to the human evolution and its objective is to improve the teaching of this issue. We collected data from 91 participants (final year high school students one month before exams in A-level biology) using a questionnaire in paper and pencil form. Descriptive statistics was used after coding the data. Consequently, t-tests were used to examine possible differences between groups. We didn't recognise any gender differences in knowledge, understanding and attitude to the human evolution in our sample. Less than 5% students in our sample know hominin genera, which were described during the last 20 years, the same is true for hominin species. Strictly linear scheme of human evolution was counted as right by 93,5% students. Phylogenetic relationships among great apes were classified correctly by 35% students; the biggest source of mistakes seems to be a disproportion among knowledge of fact and understanding of the phylogram of the great apes. There aren't any differences in knowledge, understanding and interest in human evolution between believers and non-believers among students in our sample. The only significant difference related to student's opinion of relationship between religious and scientific points of view to the human evolution.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
Research, Practice and Collaboration in Science Education (Proceedings of ESERA 2017)
ISBN
978-1-873769-84-3
ISSN
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e-ISSN
neuvedeno
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
204-211
Publisher name
Dublin City University
Place of publication
Dublin
Event location
Dublin
Event date
Aug 21, 2017
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
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