Teaching Evolution with Historical Narratives |
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Authors: | Esther M van Dijk Ulrich Kattmann |
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Institution: | (1) Didaktisches Zentrum, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | This paper focuses on evolution as a unifying theme in biology education. Our aim is to argue that the different topics taught
in secondary school biology classes should be enriched with and linked together by means of accounts of the history of life.
We named this approach a “natural history perspective” on biology education. An essential aspect of the natural history perspective
is the claim that evolutionary history forms the context for the development of an understanding of evolutionary processes.
While there are some indications that a natural history perspective can function as a context for understanding micro-evolutionary
processes, more research is called for.
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Keywords: | Evolutionary theory Narrative explanation Historical narrative Unifying theme Natural history Evolutionary history |
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