Author： González Galli Leonardo
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 1936-6426
Source： Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol.4, Iss.1, 2011-03, pp. : 145-152
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Abstract
Human beings are predisposed to think of evolution as teleological—i.e., having a purpose or directive principle—and the ways scientists talk about natural selection can feed this predisposition. This work examines the suggestion that students' teleological thinking operates as an obstacle</i> when the natural selection evolution model is taught. What we mean by obstacle</i> is an established way of thinking that resists change due to its explanatory power. In light of this approach, the challenges of teaching evolution in biology education have been revised, and improved methodological strategies aimed at a better comprehension of the Darwinian evolution model are suggested.
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