"Thinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across the Life Sciences" ed. by Steve Olson, Jay B. Labov
Summary of a Convocation. Planning Committee on Thinking Evolutionarily: Making Biology Education Make Sense; Board on Life Sciences; Division on Life Sciences; National Research Council
NAS PRESS | 2012 | ISBN: 0309256895 9780309256896 | 111 PAGES | PDF |5.25 MB
This book covers the broader issues associated with learning about the nature, processes, and limits of science, since understanding evolutionary science requires a more general appreciation of how science works.This report explains the major themes that recurred throughout the convocation, including the structure and content of curricula, the processes of teaching and learning about evolution, the tensions that can arise in the classroom, and the target audiences for evolution education.
This issue summarizes the goals, presentations, and discussions of the convocation. The goals were to articulate issues, showcase resources that are currently available or under development, and begin to develop a strategic plan for engaging all of the sectors represented at the convocation in future work to make evolution a central focus of all courses in the life sciences, and especially into introductory biology courses at the college and high school levels, though participants also discussed learning in earlier grades and life-long learning. Contents
1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
The Setting and Spirit of the Convocation
Perspective of a Funder
Overview of the Convocation
References
2 CHANGING CURRICULA AND INSTRUCTION
Challenge and Response
Beacon
Evolution in Molecular Biology of the Cell
Discussion
References
3 LEARNING ABOUT EVOLUTION: THE EVIDENCE BASE
The Evidence Base
Novice to Expert Reasoning
Seeing Beneath the Surface
Evolution Across the Curriculum
References
4 CONFRONTING CONTROVERSY
Overcoming Fear
“Believing” in Evolution
Keeping an Open Mind
References
5 BROADENING THE TARGET AUDIENCES
Starting Young
Potential Audiences
Dealing with Opposition to Evolution
6 PROGRESS AND RESOURCES
Curriculum Reform Initiatives
Professional Societies
Resources for Teaching Evolution Across the Curriculum
References
7 NEXT STEPS
APPENDIXES
A Convocation Agenda
B Brief Biographies of Committee Members and Staff
C Brief Biographies of Presenters and Panelistswith TOC BookMarkLinks
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