[Phys-l] Teaching Evolution In a Creationist America (was Question: The most difficult challenge I face when teaching the theory of evolution is . . . . .
Some chemistry and physics teachers may be interested in a recent
post "Teaching Evolution In a Creationist America" [Hake (2007a)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Question: The most difficult
challenge I face when teaching the theory of evolution is . . . . . .
." [Hake (2007b)], a high school biology teacher asked for
references on the effective teaching of evolution, especially
considering the widespread support for Creationism even among some
biology teachers. I include a bibliography of over 75 references
which may be helpful to such teachers in their attempts to teach
evolution in a country in which, according to a recent Gallup poll,
39% of the population believes that it is "definitely true" that God
created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time
within the last 10,000 years, and 27% believes that it is "probably
true."
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To see the complete 40 kB post simply click on <http://tinyurl.com/2u9t6q>.
REFERENCES
Hake, R.R. 2007a. "Teaching Evolution In a Creationist America," post
of 26 Jul 2007 20:06:04-0700 to AERA-L; online at
<http://tinyurl.com/2u9t6q>.
Hake, R.R. 2007b. "Question: The most difficult challenge I face when
teaching the theory of evolution is .....", online at
<http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0707&L=pod&O=A&P=7514>. Post
of 20 Jul 2007 08:57:27-0700 to AERA-C, AERA-G, AERA-J, AERA-K,
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