“Little Monkeys on the Grass…” How People for and Against Evolution Fail to Understand the Theory of Evolution |
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Authors: | Steven R Jakobi |
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Institution: | (1) Physical and Life Sciences Department, Alfred State College, 10 Upper College Drive, Alfred, NY 14802, USA |
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Abstract: | In an informal survey, only five percent of 306 college freshmen students in an introductory biology course provided a correct
scientific definition for the theory of evolution. The other respondents provided answers that ranged from “organisms improving
themselves” (42 percent) to “monkeys becoming humans” (seven percent). Some of the potential reasons for the lack of understanding
of the concept of evolution are explored. |
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