Czech High School Student's Knowledge, Understanding and Attitude of Human Evolution
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
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Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Czech High School Student's Knowledge, Understanding and Attitude of Human Evolution
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
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.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Czech High School Student's Knowledge, Understanding and Attitude of Human Evolution
Popis výsledku anglicky
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.
Klasifikace
Druh
D - Stať ve sborníku
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
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Návaznosti
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2018
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název statě ve sborníku
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
Počet stran výsledku
8
Strana od-do
204-211
Název nakladatele
Dublin City University
Místo vydání
Dublin
Místo konání akce
Dublin
Datum konání akce
21. 8. 2017
Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti
WRD - Celosvětová akce
Kód UT WoS článku
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