This is the second of two articles that address recent scholarship about teaching and
learning about evolution. This second review seeks to summarize this state of affairs and …

Questions about our origin as a species are universal and compelling. Evolution—and in
particular human evolution—is a subject that generates intense interest across the world …

The evolution versus creationism conflict is here to stay. Even after their devastating defeat
in the Kitzmiller v. Dover decision, advocates of intelligent design and other forms of …

Growing recognition of the central importance of fostering an in‐depth understanding of
natural selection has, surprisingly, failed to stimulate work on the development and rigorous …

Just over 5 years ago, the scientific community turned its attention to a courtroom in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Eleven parents sued their Dover, Pennsylvania, school board to …

A bit more than 10 years after Alsop and Watts pointed out that “Despite the widespread
belief that emotions are a central part of learning and teaching, contemporary work in …

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Over many decades, science education researchers have developed, validated, and used a
wide range of attitudinal instruments. Data from such instruments have been analyzed …

This critical analysis examined research on evolution in the United States between the years
2000–2014, spanning early classroom implementation of the National Science Education …

Despite considerable focus on evolution knowledge–belief relationships, little research has
targeted populations with strong content backgrounds, such as undergraduate degrees in …