Exploring the Factors Related to Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory Among Turkish Preservice Biology Teachers: Toward a More Informative Conceptual Ecology for Biological Evolution.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Deniz, Hasan; Donnelly, Lisa A.; Yilmaz, Irfan
- Source
- Journal of Research in Science Teaching; Apr2008, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p420-443, 24p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts
- Subject
- EVOLUTIONARY theories study & teaching
BIOLOGY teachers
BIOLOGY education
LIFE science education
MULTIVARIATE analysis
- Language
- ISSN
- 00224308
This article discusses a study which explored the factors related to acceptance of evolutionary theory among preservice Turkish biology teachers. The researchers aimed to determine the extent to which they can account for the variance in acceptance of evolutionary theory by using understanding of evolutionary theory, epistemological beliefs, thinking dispositions, and parents' educational level as independent variables. The results suggested that studying the relationship between acceptance of evolutionary theory and other related factors in a multivariate context is more informative than examining the relationship between acceptance of evolutionary theory and other factors in isolation.