Una primera aproximación a la comprensión que tienen estudiantes universitarios en chile de la teoría de la evolución

Hernán L. Cofré; Claudia A. Vergara; David P. Santibáñez; Juan P. Jiménez

doi:10.4067/s0718-07052013000200005

Una primera aproximación a la comprensión que tienen estudiantes universitarios en chile de la teoría de la evolución

Translated title of the contribution: An initial approach to chilean undergraduate students' understanding of the evolution theory

Hernán L. Cofré, Claudia A. Vergara, David P. Santibáñez, Juan P. Jiménez

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Given the importance of the Theory of Evolution (TE) as scientific knowledge, the aim of the present study was to characterize the understanding about TE of 248 undergraduate students. Data was collected based on an 18 question instrument (3 demographic, 14 Likert scale and one open-ended), that targeted three main topics: Understanding of Theory and Law (UTL), Understanding of TE (UTE), and Acceptance of TE (ATE). The analysis of data revealed that 74% of the participants accept TE as established scientific knowledge; however, they also had misconceptions about ET and TL. The implications for teaching TE in high school and in the education of science teachers are also discussed in this study.

Translated title of the contribution	An initial approach to chilean undergraduate students' understanding of the evolution theory
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	67-83
Number of pages	17
Journal	Estudios Pedagogicos
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-07052013000200005
State	Published - 2013

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