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Evolution: Education & Outreach
Scientific reasoning ability does not predict scientific views on evolution among religious individuals
Katie F. Manwaring1 
关键词: Macroevolution;    Science education;    Scientific reasoning;    Religiosity;    Creationism;   
DOI  :  10.1186/s12052-018-0076-8
学科分类:生物科学(综合)
来源: Springer
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【 摘 要 】

Acceptance of evolutionary theory varies widely and is often associated with religious background. Some have suggested there exists an additional relationship between scientific reasoning ability and the acceptance of evolutionary theory. In this study, we used structural equation modeling to test whether scientific reasoning ability predicts religiosity, acceptance of creationist views, or acceptance of evolution. We administered internet-based surveys to 724 individuals nationwide who self-describe as being religious and built a structural-equation model to test predictive abilities. We found that while religiosity positively predicts the acceptance of creationist views and negatively predicts the acceptance of evolution, scientific reasoning ability does not predict religiosity, acceptance of creationist views, or acceptance of evolutionary theory. With a lack of any relationship between scientific reasoning ability and acceptance, an approach to evolution education that focuses on appealing to scientific reasoning may prove fruitless in changing student attitudes toward evolution; alternative teaching approaches regarding evolution are warranted.

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