High school students' perceptions of evolution instruction: Acceptance and evolution learning experiences

Research in Science Education

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 643-660

  Donnelly, Lisa A ^a   Kazempour, Mahsa ^b   Amirshokoohi, Aidin ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution acceptance; Evolution learning; Evolution learning experiences; Evolution teaching; Secondary science teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350304249     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-008-9097-6     Document Type: Article

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