Evolution in Everyday Life: Theory, Evidence, and Social Influences

这里提出的项目的最终目标是向作为外行角色的学生提供生物学课程。它将整合领域内容，考虑在学习进化过程中出现的社会和个人问题。学生将研究影响日常生活和相关伦理困境的实证争议。他们将学习超越媒体账户来确定他们需要什么信息来做出一个合理的决定，如何收集这些信息，以及如何使用它来做出决定和有效地沟通。评估将使我们能够检查他们推理背后的基本认知和社会过程，并确定课程的实际有效性。

The ultimate goal of the project proposed here is the delivery of a biology curriculum directed towards students in their roles as laypersons. It will integrate domain content with a consideration of the social and personal issues that arise in the course of learning about evolution. Students will investigate empirical controversies that impact everyday life and related ethical dilemmas. They will learn to go beyond media accounts to determine what information they need to make a sound decision, how to collect this information, and how to use it to make decisions and communicate effectively. Assessments will allow us to examine basic cognitive and social processes that underlie their reasoning, as well as determine the practical effectiveness of the curriculum.