A cross-cultural comparison of Korean and American science teachers' views of evolution and the nature of science

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-227

  Kim, Sun Young ^a   Nehm, Ross H ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biology education; Cross cultural; Evolution; Gender related; Nature of science; Pre service; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651483308     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690903563819     Document Type: Article

References (102)

1. Abd-El-Khalick, F. (1998). The influence of history of science courses on students' conceptions of the nature of science. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Oregon State University.
2. Abd-El-Khalick, F. (2005). Developing deeper understandings of the nature of science: The impact of a philosophy of science course on preservice science teachers' views and instructional planning. International Journal of Science Education, 27(1), 15-42.
3. Abd-El-Khalick, F., & Lederman, N. G. (2000). The influence of history of science courses on students' views of nature of science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37(10), 1057-1095.
4. Affannato, F. E. (1986). A survey of biology teachers' opinions about the teaching of evolutionary theory and/or the creation model in the United States in public and private schools. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Iowa.
5. Aguillard, D. (1998). An analysis of factors influencing the teaching of biological evolution in Louisiana public secondary schools. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.
6. Aguillard, D. (1999). Evolution education in Louisiana public schools: A decade following Edwards v. Aguillard. The American Biology Teacher, 61(3), 182-188.
7. Aldrich, K. J. (1991). Teachers attitudes towards evolution and creationism in Kansas biology classrooms. Kansas Biology Teacher, 8, 20-21.
8. Archer, M. (1987). Evolution as science: One aspect of a very large universe. In D. R. Selkirk & F. J. Burrows (Eds.), Confronting creationism: Defending Darwin (pp. 14-26). Kensington: New South Wales University Press.
9. Aroua, S., Coquide, M., & Abbes, S. (2009). Overcoming the effect of the socio-cultural context: Impact of teaching evolution in Tunisia. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2, 474-478.
10. Barton, A. C. (1998). Feminist science education. New York: Teachers College Press.
11. Bergman, J. (1979). The attitude of university students toward the teaching of creation and evolution in the schools. Origins, 6, 60-70.
12. Berkman, M. B., Pacheco J. S., & Plutzer, E. (2008). Evolution and creationism in America's classrooms: A national portrait. Public Library of Science Biology, 6(5), e124.
13. Brem, S. K., Ranney, M., & Schindel, J. E. (2003). The perceived consequences of evolution: College students perceive negative personal and social impact in evolutionary theory. Science Education, 87, 181-206.
14. Brotman, J. S., & Moore, F. M. (2008). Girls and science: A review of four themes in the science education literature. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 45(9), 971-1002.
15. Brown, J. A. (2000). Unifying concepts in the high school biology curriculum, one or many: An investigation of rural, suburban, and urban schools. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Washington.
16. Brunton, B., & Colquhoun-Kerr, D. (1984). The annotated constitution of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea: University of Papua New Guinea Press.
17. Buckner, E. M. (1983). Professional and political socialization: High school science teacher attitudes on curriculum decisions, in the context of the "scientific" creationism campaign. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Georgia State University.
18. Burnett, W. R. (1941). Science teachers' opinions on social issues. Curriculum, 4, 175-177.
19. Cao, Z., Forgasz, H., & Bishop, A. (2007). Doing surveys in different cultures. In B. Atweh, M. Borba, A. C. Barton, N. Gough, & C. Keitel (Eds.), Internationalisation and globalisation in mathematics and science education (pp. 303-320). Dordrecht: Springer.
20. Chuang, H. C. (2003). Teaching evolution: Attitudes and strategies of educators in Utah. The American Biology Teacher, 65(9), 669-674.
21. Cleaves, A., & Toplis, R. (2007). In the shadow of intelligent design: The teaching of evolution. Journal of Biological Education, 42(1), 30-35.
22. Clément, P., Quessada, M. P., Laurent, C., & Carvalho, G. (2008, September 21-26). Science and religion: Evolutionism and creationism in education. A survey of teachers conceptions in 14 countries. Submitted to XIII IOSTE Symposium, Izmir, Turkey, 1-15.
23. Clough, M. P. (1994). Diminish students' resistance to biological evolution. The American Biology Teacher, 56, 409-415.
24. Clough, M. P. (2006). Learners' responses to the demands of conceptual change: Considerations for effective nature of science instruction. Science Education, 15, 463-494.
25. Coyne, J. A. (2009). Seeing and believing. Retrieved January 15, 2010, from http://www.tnr.com/article/books/seeing-and-believing
26. Crawford, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Munford, D., & Friedrichsen, P. (2005). Confronting prospective teachers' ideas of evolution and scientific inquiry using technology and inquiry based tasks. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 42(6), 613-637.
27. Curry, A. (2009). Creationist beliefs persist in Europe. Science, 323(27), 1159.
28. Dagher, Z. R., & BouJaoude, S. (1997). Scientific views and religious beliefs of college students: The case of biological evolution. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34(5), 429-445.
29. Deniz, H., Donnelly, L. A., & Yilmaz, I. (2008). Exploring the factors related to acceptance of evolutionary theory among Turkish preservice biology teachers: Toward a more informative conceptual ecology for biological evolution. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 45(4), 420-443.
30. Donnelly, L. A., & Boone, W. J. (2007). Biology teachers' attitudes toward and use of Indiana's evolution standards. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 44(2), 236-257.
31. Downie, J. R., & Barron, N. J. (2000). Evolution and religion: Attitudes of Scottish first year biology and medical students to the teaching of evolutionary biology. Journal of Biological Education, 34(3), 139-147.
32. Eglin, P. G. (1983). Creationism vs. evolution: A study of the opinions of Georgia science teachers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Georgia State University.
33. Evans, E. M. (2005). Teaching and learning about evolution. In J. Diamond (Ed.), The virus and the whale: Explore evolution in creatures small and large (pp. 25-40). Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.
34. Eve, R. A., & Dunn, D. (1990). Psychic powers, astrology, and creationism in the classroom? Evidence of pseudoscientific beliefs among high school biology life science teachers. The American Biology Teacher, 52(1), 10-21.
35. Fahrenwald, C. R. (1999). Biology teachers' acceptance and understanding of evolution and the nature of science. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Dakota.
36. Firenze, R. F. (1998). The identification, assessment, and amelioration of perceived and actual barriers to teachers' incorporation of evolutionary theory as a central theme in life science classes through a two-week institute and follow-up studies. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, SUNY Binghampton.
37. Fisher, R. T. (1989). The effects of education on creationist beliefs among high school science teachers. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Texas.
38. Francis, L. J., & Greer, J. E. (1999). Attitudes towards creationism and evolutionary theory: The debate among secondary pupils attending Catholic and Protestant schools in Northern Ireland. Public Understanding of Science, 8, 93-103.
39. Fulljames, P., Harry, M., Gibson, L., & Francis, J. (1991). Creationism, scientism, Christianity and science: A study in adolescent attitudes. British Educational Research Journal, 17(2), 171-190.
40. Graf, D. (2009). Noah's Arc or the Beagle? Creationism, the theory of evolution, and education. Retrieved January 15, 2010, from http://www.goethe.de/ges/phi/dos/her/mod/en2850820.htm
41. Greenfield, T. A. (1996). Gender, ethnicity, science achievement, and attitudes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 33(8), 901-933.
42. Griffith, J., & Brem, S. (2004). Teaching evolutionary biology: Pressures, stress, and coping. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41, 791-809.
43. Groves, F. H. (1990). A qualitative study of the beliefs and professional backgrounds of secondary level science teachers in a public school and a protestant Christian school in Colorado. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Colorado at Boulder.
44. Ha, M., & Cha, H. (2009). Pre-service teachers' synthetic view on Darwinism and Larmarckism. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, California.
45. Ha, M., Lee, J., & Cha, H. (2006). A cross-sectional study of students' conceptions on evolution and characteristics of concept formation about it in terms of the subjects: Human, animals and plants. Journal of Korea Association for Research in Science Education, 26(7), 813-825. (In Korean)
46. Hokayem, H., & BouJaoude, S. (2008). College students' perceptions of the theory of evolution. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 45(4), 395-419.
47. Im, E., Cho, J., & Hong, H. (2007). College students' views about origins of life and evolution. Journal of Science Education, 31, 11-26. (In Korean)
48. Johnson, K. L. (1991). Factors affecting curriculum decisions of San Diego seventh and eighth-grade science teachers regarding the creation-evolution issue. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Northern Arizona University.
49. Johnson, R. L., & Peeples, E. E. (1987). The role of scientific understanding in college: Student acceptance of evolution. The American Biology Teacher, 49, 93-96.
50. Jorstad, S. (2002). An analysis of factors influencing the teaching of evolution and creation by Arizona high school biology teachers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona.
51. Kim, C. (2002). Religious pluralism of Korea today. Seoul Journal of Korean Studies, 15, 153-175.
52. Korte, S. E. (2003). The acceptance and understanding of evolutionary theory among Ohio secondary science teachers. Unpublished master of education thesis, Ohio University.
53. Kraemer, K. A. (1995). A comparative study of Minnesota teachers' attitudes toward the teaching of evolution and creationism. Unpublished master of education thesis, Bemidji State University.
54. Kutschera, U. (2008) Creationism in Germany and its possible cause. Evolution Education and Outreach, 1, 84-86.
55. Lederman, N. G., Abd-El-Khalick, F., Bell, R., & Schwartz, R. S. (2002). Views of nature of science questionnaire: Toward valid and meaningful assessment of learners' conceptions of nature of science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 39, 497-521.
56. Lee, M., & Lee, K. (2006). Analysis of student conceptions in evolution based on science history. Journal of Korean Association for Research in Science Education, 26(7), 813-825. (In Korean)
57. Lee, Y. J., Izard, J., & Yeoh, O. C. (1998). Teacher knowledge of biological evolution from the perspectives of classical test and item response theory. Unpublished research report, ERIC Clearinghouse No. ED440110.
58. Lerner, L. S. (2000). Good science, bad science: Teaching evolution in the states. Washington, DC: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.
59. Lombrozo, T., Thanukos, A., & Weisberg, M. (2008). The importance of understanding the nature of science for accepting evolution. Evolution Education and Outreach, 1, 290-298.
60. Maldonado-Rivera, J. G. (1998). An examination of the factors affecting the teaching and learning of evolution. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Columbia University.
61. McCrory, C., & Murphy, C. (2009). The growing visibility of creationism in Northern Ireland: Are new science teachers equipped to deal with the issues? Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2, 373-385.
62. Meadow, L., Doster, E., & Jackson, D. F. (2000). Managing the conflict between evolution and religion. The American Biology Teacher, 62, 102-107.
63. Miller, E. (1990). Attitudes of Alabama biology teachers toward the teaching of evolution and creationism. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Alabama.
64. Miller, J. D., Scott, E. C., & Okamoto, S. (2006). Science communication: Public acceptance of evolution. Science, 313, 765-766.
65. Moore, R. (2003). Legal issues surrounding evolution and creationism. The Science Teacher, 70(8), 68-69.
66. Moore, R. (2008). Creationism in the biology classroom: What do teachers teach and how do they teach it? The American Biology Teacher, 70(2), 79-84.
67. Moore, R., & Kraemer, K. (2005). The teaching of evolution and creationism in Minnesota. The American Biology Teacher, 67(8), 457-466.
68. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). (2003). Position statement on gender equity in science. Retrieved March 18, 2009, from http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/genderequity.aspx
69. Nehm, R. H., Kim, S., & Sheppard, K. (2009). Academic preparation in biology and advocacy for teaching evolution: Biology versus non-biology teachers. Science Education, 93(6), 1122-1146.
70. Nehm, R. H., Poole, T. M., Lyford, M. E., Hoskins, S. G., Carruth, L., Ewers, B. E., et al. (2009). Does the segregation of evolution in biology textbooks and introductory courses reinforce students' faulty mental models of biology and evolution? Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2, 527-532.
71. Nehm, R. H., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2007). Does increasing biology teacher knowledge of evolution and the nature of science lead to greater preference for the teaching of evolution in schools? Journal of Science Teacher Education, 18(5), 699-723.
72. Newport, F. (2009). On Darwin's birthday, only 4 in 10 believe in evolution. Retrieved March 18, 2009, from http://www.gallup.com/poll/114544/Darwin-Birthday-Believe-Evolution.aspx
73. Numbers, R. L. (2004). Creationists and their critics in Australia: An autonomous culture or "the USA with kangaroos?" In S. Coleman & L. Carlin (Eds.), The culture of creationism: Anti-evolutionism in English-speaking countries (pp. 109-124). Aldershot: Ashgate.
74. Numbers, R. L. (2009). That creationism is a uniquely American phenomenon. In R. L. Numbers (Ed.), Galileo goes to jail and other myths about science and religion (pp. 215-223). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
75. Osif, B. A. (1997). Evolution and religious beliefs: A survey of Pennsylvania high school teachers. The American Biology Teacher, 59(9), 552-556.
76. Plutzer, E., & Berkman, M. B. (2008). Trends: Evolution, creationism and the teaching of human origins in schools. Public Opinion Quarterly, 72(3), 540-553.
77. Price, B. (1992). The AIB national poll of first year biology students in Australian. The Skeptic, 12, 26-31.
78. Prinou, L., Halkia, L., & Skordoulis, C. (2005). Teaching the theory of evolution: Secondary teachers' attitudes, views and difficulties. Retrieved March 18, 2009, from http://www.ihpst2005.leeds.ac.uk/papers/Prinou_Halkia_Skordoulis.pdf
79. Riddle, O. (1942). Preliminary impressions and facts from a questionnaire on secondary school biology. The American Biology Teacher, 3(5), 151-159.
80. Roelfs, F. C. (1987). Academic factors affecting the status of the teaching of evolution in Arkansas and Missouri. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri-Columbia.
81. Rutledge, M. L., & Mitchell, M. A. (2002). High school biology teachers' knowledge structure, acceptance, and teaching of evolution. The American Biology Teacher, 64, 21-27.
82. Rutledge, M. L., & Sadler, K. C. (2007). Reliability of the measure of acceptance of the theory of evolution (MATE) instrument with university students. The American Biology Teacher, 51, 275-280.
83. Rutledge, M. L., & Warden, M. A. (1999). Development and validation of the measure of acceptance of the theory of evolution instrument. School Science and Mathematics, 99, 13-18.
84. Rutledge, M. L., & Warden, M. A. (2000). Science and high school biology teachers: Critical relationships. The American Biology Teacher, 62, 23-31.
85. Scharmann, L. C. (2005). A proactive strategy for teaching evolution. The American Biology Teacher, 67, 12-16.
86. Scharmann, L. C., Smith, M. U., James, M., & Jensen, M. (2005). Explicit reflective nature of science instruction: Evolution, intelligent design, and umbrellology. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 16(1), 27-41.
87. Scott, E. C. (2009). American antievolutionism: Retrospect and prospect. In M. Ruse & J. Travis (Eds.), Evolution: The first four billion years (pp. 237-255). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
88. Shankar, G. (1989). Analysis of factors influencing the teaching of evolution and creationism in Texas public high school biology classes. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas Tech University.
89. Shankar, G., & Skoog, G. (1993). Emphasis given evolution and creationism by Texas high school biology teachers. Science Education, 77(2), 221-233.
90. Soto Sonera, J. (2006). Implicaciones educativas de las creencias religiosas de las docentes de ciencia en la enseñanza del tema "evolución biológica": un estudio de caso. [Educational implications of the religious beliefs of science teachers at the 15th year of the subject "biological evolution": A case study]. Disertación doctoral, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.
91. Southerland, S., & Sinatra, G. (2003). Learning about biological evolution: A special case of intentional conceptual change. In G. Sinatra & P. R. Pintrich (Eds.), Intentional conceptual change (pp. 317-345). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
92. Strauss, J. (2008). Preservice teachers: Future first responders in the evolution versus intelligent design battle. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Claremont Graduate University.
93. Tatina, R. (1989). South Dakota high school biology teachers and the teaching of evolution and creationism. The American Biology Teacher, 51(5), 275-280.
94. Taylor, K. (1999). The teaching of evolution in North Carolina: A study of teacher beliefs and curriculum decision-making. In L. P. McCoy (Ed.), Studies in teaching 1999 research digest (ERIC Document: ED443814) Winston Salem, NC: Wake Forest University.
95. Trani, R. (2004). I won't teach evolution: It's against my religion. The American Biology Teacher, 66, 419-427.
96. Troost, C. J. (1966). An analysis of factors influencing the teaching of evolution in the secondary schools of Indiana. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Indiana University.
97. US Department of State. (2008). Republic of Korea. Retrieved March 18, 2009, from http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1018.html
98. Van Koevering, T. E., & Stiehl, R. B. (1989). Evolution, creation and Wisconsin biology teachers. The American Biology Teacher, 51, 4200-202.
99. Vlaardingerbroek, B., & Roederer, C. J. (1997). Evolution education in Papua New Guinea: Trainee teachers' views. Educational Studies, 23(3), 363-375.
100. Weld, J., & McNew, J. C. (1999). Attitudes toward evolution. The Science Teacher, 66, 27-31.
101. Zetterqvist, A. (2003). Ämnesdidaktisk kompetens i evolutionsbiologi. En intervjuundersökningmed no/biologilärare [Didactic expertise in evolutionary biology]. Göteborg Studies in Educational Sciences, 197. Göteborg, Sweden: ACTA Universitatis Gothoburgensis.
102. Zimmerman, M. (1987). The evolution-creation controversy: Opinions of Ohio high school biology teachers. Ohio Journal of Science, 87(4), 115-125.