Pub Date : 2022-09-15DOI: 10.1186/s12052-022-00171-5
C. J. McKay, C. Sommer-Trembo, M. Sánchez-Villagra
{"title":"The portrayal of animal interactions in nature documentaries by David Attenborough and Bernhard Grzimek","authors":"C. J. McKay, C. Sommer-Trembo, M. Sánchez-Villagra","doi":"10.1186/s12052-022-00171-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-022-00171-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":"15 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44985439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-06DOI: 10.1186/s12052-022-00170-6
J. Stenlund, K. Schönborn, G. Höst
{"title":"Design and validation of a deep evolutionary time visual instrument (DET-Vis)","authors":"J. Stenlund, K. Schönborn, G. Höst","doi":"10.1186/s12052-022-00170-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-022-00170-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65922793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-04DOI: 10.1186/s12052-022-00165-3
E. Leigh
{"title":"How predictable is evolution in a chancy world where evolution’s raw material is random mutation?","authors":"E. Leigh","doi":"10.1186/s12052-022-00165-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-022-00165-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65922674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-02-16DOI: 10.1186/s12052-022-00160-8
Carlo C Maley, Sareh Seyedi
Does asking students to apply concepts from evolution to a fictional context, compared to a novel biological context, improve their understanding, exam performance or enjoyment of the material? Or does it harm their education by taking time away from true biology? At our institution, we sometimes ask students to apply life history theory to species from fictional movies, television shows or books. Previously, we had used a factual article on life history theory, to supplement our textbook. We wrote an alternative introduction to life history theory (included in the additional files for educational use), using Tolkien's fictional species from his Lord of the Rings books. We also introduce the biological species definition, sexual selection, sexual dimorphism, kin selection, and the handicap principle, as those concepts arose naturally in the discussion of the fictional species. Life history theory predicts strong correlations between traits affecting reproduction, growth and survival, which are all shaped by the ecology of the species. Thus, we can teach life history theory by asking students to infer traits and aspects of the ecology of a fictional species that have never been described, based on the partial information included in the fictional sources. In a large, third year undergraduate evolution course at Arizona State University, we randomized 16 tutorial sections of a total of 264 students to either read our article on the life history theory of Lord of the Rings, or the factual article we had used previously in the course. We found that the exam performance on life history questions for the two groups were almost identical, except that fans of The Lord of the Rings who had read our article did better on the exam. Enjoyment, engagement and interest in life history theory was approximately a full point higher on a 5-point Likert scale for the students that had read the fictional article, and was highly statistically significantly different (T-test p < 0.001 for all questions). There was no difference between the two groups in their familiarity or enjoyment of The Lord of the Rings stories themselves. Reading the article that taught life history theory by applying it to the species of The Lord of the Rings neither helped nor harmed exam performance, but did significantly improve student enjoyment, engagement and interest in life history theory, and even improved exam scores in students who liked The Lord of the Rings. Using fiction to teach science may also help to engage non-traditional students, such as world-builders, outside of our institutions of education. By encouraging students to apply the scientific ideas to their favorite stories from their own cultures, we may be able to improve both inclusivity and education.
Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12052-022-00160-8.
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Pub Date : 2021-11-30DOI: 10.1186/s12052-021-00158-8
Paul Kuschmierz, Anna Beniermann, Alexander Bergmann, R. Pinxten, Tuomas Aivelo, Justyna Berniak‐Woźny, Gustav Bohlin, Ánxela Bugallo-Rodríguez, P. Cardia, Bento Cavadas, Umran Betul Cebesoy, D. Cvetković, Emilie Demarsy, M. Đorđević, S. Drobniak, L. Dubchak, Radka M. Dvořáková, Jana Fančovičová, Corinne Fortin, Momir Futo, N. Geamănă, N. Gericke, D. Grasso, K. Korfiatis, Á. Lendvai, E. Mavrikaki, Andra Meneganzin, Athanasios Mogias, A. Möller, Paulo G. Mota, Y. Naciri, Zoltán Németh, Katarzyna Ożańska-Ponikwia, Silvia Paolucci, P. L. Pap, Mary Petersson, Barbara Pietrzak, T. Pievani, Alma Pobric, J. Porozovs, G. Realdon, X. Sá-Pinto, Uroš Savković, M. Sicard, Mircea T. Sofonea, A. Šorgo, A. N. Stermin, Ioan Tăușan, G. Torkar, Lütfullah Türkmen, Slavica Tutnjević, Anna Uitto, Máté Varga, Mirna Varga, Lucia Vázquez‐Ben, E. Viguera, Lisa Christine Virtbauer, Albena Vutsova, I. Yruela, J. Zandveld, Dittmar Graf
{"title":"European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment","authors":"Paul Kuschmierz, Anna Beniermann, Alexander Bergmann, R. Pinxten, Tuomas Aivelo, Justyna Berniak‐Woźny, Gustav Bohlin, Ánxela Bugallo-Rodríguez, P. Cardia, Bento Cavadas, Umran Betul Cebesoy, D. Cvetković, Emilie Demarsy, M. Đorđević, S. Drobniak, L. Dubchak, Radka M. Dvořáková, Jana Fančovičová, Corinne Fortin, Momir Futo, N. Geamănă, N. Gericke, D. Grasso, K. Korfiatis, Á. Lendvai, E. Mavrikaki, Andra Meneganzin, Athanasios Mogias, A. Möller, Paulo G. Mota, Y. Naciri, Zoltán Németh, Katarzyna Ożańska-Ponikwia, Silvia Paolucci, P. L. Pap, Mary Petersson, Barbara Pietrzak, T. Pievani, Alma Pobric, J. Porozovs, G. Realdon, X. Sá-Pinto, Uroš Savković, M. Sicard, Mircea T. Sofonea, A. Šorgo, A. N. Stermin, Ioan Tăușan, G. Torkar, Lütfullah Türkmen, Slavica Tutnjević, Anna Uitto, Máté Varga, Mirna Varga, Lucia Vázquez‐Ben, E. Viguera, Lisa Christine Virtbauer, Albena Vutsova, I. Yruela, J. Zandveld, Dittmar Graf","doi":"10.1186/s12052-021-00158-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-021-00158-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65922601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.1186/s12052-021-00154-y
N. Johnson
{"title":"Book reviews in the age of social media","authors":"N. Johnson","doi":"10.1186/s12052-021-00154-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-021-00154-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":"14 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42357369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-27DOI: 10.1186/s12052-021-00153-z
Daniel Orraryd, L. Tibell
{"title":"What can student-generated animations tell us about students’ conceptions of evolution?","authors":"Daniel Orraryd, L. Tibell","doi":"10.1186/s12052-021-00153-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-021-00153-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44698158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-16DOI: 10.1186/s12052-021-00152-0
Cory M. Redman, Susumu Tomiya, Kathleen Bitterman, Kacia Cain, J. Meachen
{"title":"Utilizing inquiry-driven science outreach to curate Natural Trap Cave fossils and inspire the pursuit of STEM careers","authors":"Cory M. Redman, Susumu Tomiya, Kathleen Bitterman, Kacia Cain, J. Meachen","doi":"10.1186/s12052-021-00152-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-021-00152-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65922553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-21DOI: 10.1186/s12052-021-00149-9
E. Leigh
{"title":"Evaluating Darwin’s Book on the Descent of Man","authors":"E. Leigh","doi":"10.1186/s12052-021-00149-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-021-00149-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s12052-021-00149-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65922965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-05-28DOI: 10.1186/s12052-021-00147-x
Juliano Morimoto, F. Ponton
{"title":"Virtual reality in biology: could we become virtual naturalists?","authors":"Juliano Morimoto, F. Ponton","doi":"10.1186/s12052-021-00147-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-021-00147-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36959,"journal":{"name":"Evolution: Education and Outreach","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43045044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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