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Title:Evolutionary content knowledge, religiosity and educational background of Slovene preschool and primary school pre-service teachers
Authors:ID Torkar, Gregor (Author)
ID Šorgo, Andrej (Author)
Files:URL https://www.ejmste.com/download/evolutionary-content-knowledge-religiosity-and-educational-background-of-slovene-preschool-and-7991.pdf
 
Language:English
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FNM - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Abstract:Evolution by natural selection is the fundamental backbone of the life sciences. Therefore, it is important for teacher education programs to ensure graduates possess a strong knowledge of evolution in order to teach at all levels of biology education. The main aim was to investigate the impacts of the Slovene pre-service preschool and primary school teachers' religiosity and educational background on their evolutionary content knowledge. In the present study, understanding of five evolutionary topics, religiosity and educational background of 269 students was studied. Results show that students have a very poor understanding of evolution. They very often use teleological reasoning. Although many pieces of research have shown that religiosity can be in conflict with evolutionary theory, our findings show that religiosity does not significantly correlate with evolutionary knowledge nor to the educational background of students. However, for students' understanding of evolution, it is important how many years of biology lessons they had in secondary school. This should be better taken into account by educational policymakers because evolutionary principles are becoming increasingly relevant in medicine, agriculture and other socio-scientific topics.
Keywords:vzgoja in izobraževanje, bodoči učitelji, religija, Slovenija, educational background, evolution knowledge, pre-service teachers, religion, Slovenia
Publisher:Ankara : Gazi Egitim Fakltesi
Year of publishing:2020
Number of pages:str. 1-13
Numbering:ǂVol. ǂ16, ǂiss. ǂ7
PID:20.500.12556/DKUM-81083 New window
UDC:37.091.2
ISSN on article:1305-8223
COBISS.SI-ID:25212424 New window
DOI:10.29333/ejmste/7991 New window
Publication date in DKUM:02.09.2022
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TORKAR, Gregor and ŠORGO, Andrej, 2020, Evolutionary content knowledge, religiosity and educational background of Slovene preschool and primary school pre-service teachers. Eurasia journal of mathematics, science and technology education [online]. 2020. Vol. 16, no. 7, p. 1–13. [Accessed 17 March 2025]. DOI 10.29333/ejmste/7991. Retrieved from: https://www.ejmste.com/download/evolutionary-content-knowledge-religiosity-and-educational-background-of-slovene-preschool-and-7991.pdf
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Title:Eurasia journal of mathematics, science and technology education
Publisher:Gazi Egitim Fakültesi
ISSN:1305-8223
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Language:English
Keywords:evolution


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