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Confronting the Evolution Education Abyss
Author(s) -
Zook Douglas
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660321009
Subject(s) - macroevolution , dominance (genetics) , theme (computing) , science education , sociology , sociology of education , epistemology , pedagogy , engineering ethics , biology , genetics , engineering , computer science , philosophy , phylogenetic tree , gene , operating system
This article discusses recent evolution education literature and highlights key themes and perspectives recognized in the scientific community but only minimally exposed within either the science classroom or the science education research agenda. Examples include: macroevolution, expressed as the history of life on earth; the microbial dominance of most of earth time as a learning tool and theme organizer; sym‐biogenesis and frequently accompanying horizontal gene transfer; Lamarck and the roles of others traditionally ridiculed in evolution study; and new views of fundamental evolution topics such as speciation. Several recommendations are given to address these important omissions within the science educator community.