Textbook presentations of genetics have changed remarkably little since their earliest days.
Typically an initial chapter introduces Mendel's pea-hybridization experiments and the …

A primary focus of the present chapter is the history and philosophy of science (HPS) and
the ways that issues connected to HPS can inform genetics instruction. The chapter begins …

Background The centrality of evolution to the biological sciences is recognized by many
authors. Given the importance of evolution to biology, we intend to understand if, and how …

The central importance of evolution to all biological sciences is recognised by many authors.
Despite this scientific consensus, the theory of evolution is commonly presented as one …

This article provides information on the issues of the Olympiad on teaching the topic Hardy-
Weinberg Law (Natural selection in mixed populations) from the field of biology. The …

Mendel is an icon in the history of genetics and part of our common culture and modern
biology instruction. The aim of this paper is to summarize the place of Mendel in the modern …

A large body of work in science education indicates that evolution is one of the least
understood and accepted scientific theories. Although scholarship from the history and …

Although many authors share the view of evolution as the cornerstone of biological
sciences, not many courses are effectively based off it. In this study, we have designed a …

When philosophy of science began as a professional field in the late 1940s, contributions
from Latin America joined the forefront of the international debate right away. Philosophers …

The topic of evolutionary theory is new to the South African Life Sciences curriculum, having
only been introduced in 2008 to the grade 12 cohort. A great deal of controversy and …