Obstacles to learning the Darwinian model of evolution by natural selection in biology undergraduates in Argentina

Numerous studies show that learning the Darwin's model of evolution by natural selection is very difficult at all educational levels. Among the main factors that hinder such learning are the existence and resistance of certain alternative conceptions. This work presents the results of a strateg...

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Autores principales:	Galli, L.G., Meinardi, E.
Formato:	JOUR
Materias:	Metacognition Model of evolution by natural selection Obstacles to learning Teleological thinking University teaching
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1697011X_v14_n3_p435_Galli
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	todo:paper_1697011X_v14_n3_p435_Galli2023-10-03T16:30:07Z Obstacles to learning the Darwinian model of evolution by natural selection in biology undergraduates in Argentina Galli, L.G. Meinardi, E. Metacognition Model of evolution by natural selection Obstacles to learning Teleological thinking University teaching Numerous studies show that learning the Darwin's model of evolution by natural selection is very difficult at all educational levels. Among the main factors that hinder such learning are the existence and resistance of certain alternative conceptions. This work presents the results of a strategy aimed at identifying general modes of reasoning - obstacles - that underlie many alternative conceptions of undergraduate biology students regarding adaptive evolution. For this purpose, the written responses to three problems were analyzed, and the structure of the explanations produced was then characterized. We have identified two major explanatory patterns, different conceptions and three main obstacles, which we have named i) reasoning centered on the individual, ii) linear causal reasoning and iii) common-sense teleology. In particular, the role of teleological thinking in reasoning about evolution has been analyzed in detail. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1697011X_v14_n3_p435_Galli
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topic	Metacognition Model of evolution by natural selection Obstacles to learning Teleological thinking University teaching
spellingShingle	Metacognition Model of evolution by natural selection Obstacles to learning Teleological thinking University teaching Galli, L.G. Meinardi, E. Obstacles to learning the Darwinian model of evolution by natural selection in biology undergraduates in Argentina
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description	Numerous studies show that learning the Darwin's model of evolution by natural selection is very difficult at all educational levels. Among the main factors that hinder such learning are the existence and resistance of certain alternative conceptions. This work presents the results of a strategy aimed at identifying general modes of reasoning - obstacles - that underlie many alternative conceptions of undergraduate biology students regarding adaptive evolution. For this purpose, the written responses to three problems were analyzed, and the structure of the explanations produced was then characterized. We have identified two major explanatory patterns, different conceptions and three main obstacles, which we have named i) reasoning centered on the individual, ii) linear causal reasoning and iii) common-sense teleology. In particular, the role of teleological thinking in reasoning about evolution has been analyzed in detail.
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title	Obstacles to learning the Darwinian model of evolution by natural selection in biology undergraduates in Argentina
title_short	Obstacles to learning the Darwinian model of evolution by natural selection in biology undergraduates in Argentina
title_full	Obstacles to learning the Darwinian model of evolution by natural selection in biology undergraduates in Argentina
title_fullStr	Obstacles to learning the Darwinian model of evolution by natural selection in biology undergraduates in Argentina
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Obstacles to learning the Darwinian model of evolution by natural selection in biology undergraduates in Argentina

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