Students’ “teleological misconceptions” in evolution education: why the underlying design stance, not teleology per se, is the problem
Abstract Teleology, explaining the existence of a feature on the basis of what it does, is usually considered as an obstacle or misconception in evolution education. Researchers often use the adjective “teleological” to refer to students’ misconceptions about purpose and design in nature. However, t...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Evolution: Education and Outreach |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-019-0116-z |