Thirty two years of continuous assessment reveal first year university biology students in Australia are rapidly abandoning beliefs in theistic involvement in human origins

Thirty two years of continuous assessment reveal first year university biology students in Australia are rapidly abandoning beliefs in theistic involvement in human origins

Abstract Background For the past 32 years, we have polled first-year biology students annually at the University of New South Wales concerning their views about evolution and creationism. The purposes of the research were to identify the level of commitment among incoming students to creationist bel...

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Main Authors: Michael Archer, Alistair G. B. Poore, Alexis M. Horn, Hayley Bates, Stephen Bonser, Matthew Hunt, Jonathan Russell, Nikkita P. Archer, Dylan J. Bye, E. James Kehoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Evolution: Education and Outreach
Subjects:
Evolution
Creationism
University teaching
Trends in belief
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12052-018-0083-9

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