Decentralized thinking and understanding of evolution in K-12 evolution education

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作者：
Petrosino A.J. [1 ]
Lucero M.M. [2 ]
Mann M.J. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station D5700, Austin, 78712, TX
[2] Department of Education, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, 95053, CA
来源：
Evolution: Education and Outreach | 2015年 / 8卷 / 1期
关键词：
Cognition; Complex systems; Decentralized; Evolution; High school biology; Teachers;
D O I：
10.1186/s12052-014-0028-x
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摘要：
Background: Previous work found four areas critical to understanding evolution: variation, selection, inheritance, and deep time. Methods: An exploratory qualitative approach was taken with a variety of data sources from a larger data corpus. Data were analyzed for emphasis of either decentralized or centralized thinking. Data were analyzed and discussed exploring how a group of high school biology teachers from the same department taught evolutionary concepts. Results: The paper presents evidence that demonstrates a common lack of thinking from this perspective or incorrectly thinking that evolutionary processes are driven" by some centralized force. Conclusions: We now identify a critical fifth component: decentralized mindset or thinking of evolution as a complex system. Possibilities of how this new area can affect learning about evolution are discussed and implications for assessment are also discussed. © 2015 Petrosino et al.; licensee Springer."
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