Teaching Evolution through Human Examples (TEtHE)

通过人类实例教学进化（TEtHE）是一个为期三年的探索性研究和开发项目，正在评估如何使用资源活动和教学策略，重点是人类进化将影响高中AP生物教师和学生对进化的理解，教学和学习。该项目的指导性问题是：1）使用人类进化的例子来教授基本的进化概念会以什么方式影响高中生对进化的理解？2)以人类进化的积极对话为重点的教学策略如何帮助教师克服教授进化概念的文化挑战？3)使用人类进化的例子来教授基本的进化概念，并结合关注人类进化的积极对话的教学策略，以何种方式影响高中生对进化的理解？TEtHE项目将有助于进化教育领域，这是缺乏是否使用教材与人类的重点沿着的战略，增加教师的舒适度和信心，在教学进化导致更好地理解进化。项目评估将侧重于改进教材和策略，并与大学理事会及其专业发展计划合作，为新调整的AP生物课程进行试点研究，以测试其功效。研究包括：独立评估教师对资源活动的满意程度，以及对教材使用的信心和方便程度;由顾问委员会独立检讨教材;以及向所有参与的教师进行调查，以确定教材的使用方法。在解决每个问题时，团队将调查有效性，可行性，有用性，适当性和学生的结果。收集方法包括：观察、开放式问卷调查、开放式访谈、内容评估和态度调查。主要研究者是史密森学会;国家科学院教师咨询委员会，理解进化教师顾问委员会和来自华盛顿DC的AP生物教师担任共同开发者。该项目有一个外部评估员和一个咨询委员会。TEtHE项目将与高中生物教师一起为他们开发资源活动和教学策略。专业发展还将指导教师如何将活动和策略纳入课堂。TEtHE项目，在三年的过程中，将涉及超过100 AP生物教师，这将转化为达到2000 AP生物学生。这些资源将在项目结束时在线广泛传播，在国家会议上，在国家出版物中，长期计划包括纳入国家AP生物课程。这个项目可以作为一个模型，扩大有效的方法来教生物学1类进化，并有助于了解如何处理交叉宗教，伦理和社会关注的其他领域的科学主题的教学。

Teaching Evolution through Human Examples (TEtHE), a three-year exploratory research and development project, is assessing how the use of resource activities and teaching strategies focused on human evolution will affect the understanding, teaching and learning of evolution by high school AP biology teachers and students. The guiding questions of the proposed project are 1) In what ways does using examples of human evolution to teach basic evolutionary concepts affect understanding of evolution among high school students? 2) In what ways do teaching strategies that focus on positive dialogue about human evolution help teachers overcome cultural challenges to teaching evolution concepts? 3) In what ways does using examples of human evolution to teach basic evolutionary concepts in conjunction with teaching strategies that focus on positive dialogue about human evolution affect understanding of evolution among high school students? TEtHE project will contribute to the field of evolution education, which is lacking on whether using teaching materials with a human emphasis along with strategies that increase teacher comfort and confidence in teaching evolution lead to greater understanding of evolution. Project evaluation will focus on refining teaching materials and strategies and testing their efficacy in pilot studies in cooperation with the College Board and its professional development programs for the newly restructured AP course in biology. Studies include: independent assessment of teacher satisfaction with the resource activities as well as confidence and ease in use of the materials, independent review of the materials by the Advisory boards, and survey of all participating teachers to identify ways the materials were used. When addressing each question, the team will investigate validity, feasibility, usefulness, appropriateness, and student results. Methods for collection include: observation, open-response surveys, open-ended interviews, content assessments, and attitudinal surveys. The primary investigator is the Smithsonian Institute; the National Academies Teacher Advisory Board, the Understanding Evolution Teacher Advisor Board, and AP biology teachers from Washington DC serve as co-developers. The project has an external evaluator as well as an advisory board.The TEtHE project will develop resource activities and teaching strategies with and for high school biology teachers. Professional development will also provide teachers with guidance on how to incorporate the activities and strategies into the classroom. The TEtHE project, over the course of three years, will involve over 100 AP biology teachers which will translate to reaching over 2000 AP biology students. The resources will be widely disseminated online at the end of the project, at national conferences, in national publications, and long range plans include incorporation into the national AP biology curriculum. This project could serve as a model for expanding effective methods for teaching evolution to Biology 1 classes, and contribute to an understanding of how to approach the teaching of scientific topics that intersect religious, ethical, and other areas of societal concern.