The global diversity of fungi has been estimated using several different approaches. There is
somewhere between 2–11 million estimated species, but the number of formally described …

Educational research often requires mixing different research methodologies to strengthen
findings, better contextualize or explain results, or minimize the weaknesses of a single …

Virtual characters have become ubiquitous in multimedia applications, appearing in
numerous contexts such as characters in video games, avatars in immersive worlds, or …

At the close of the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research conference
in July 2012, one of the organizers made the comment:“Misconceptions are so yesterday.” …

We present an exploratory study of biologists' ideas about higher-order cognition questions.
We documented the conversations of biologists who were writing and reviewing a set of …

Cell biology is widely considered to be the most important subject for promoting current
modern biology. This paper sheds new light on the subject with the development of a …

The central dogma of molecular biology, a model that has remained intact for decades,
describes the transfer of genetic information from DNA to protein though an RNA …

“Another book on evolution? Aren't there many out there already?” you may ask. Indeed,
there are. Nevertheless, the public understanding and acceptance of evolutionary theory are …

Background Students frequently hold an incorrect view of evolution. There are several
potential barriers that prevent religious students, specifically, from engaging evolutionary …

In evolution education, misconceptions about evolutionary concepts impact students'
learning. Much research exists on assessing knowledge about evolution using different …