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First, good standards "provide a critical resource for teachers who wish to teach evolution correctly".
Responses from statement 5 indicate that the majority (55%) of students agree that the theory of evolution correctly explains the development of life (Table 2).
All students were asked whether they agreed with the statement that "the theory of evolution correctly explains the history of life on Earth".
When confronted with statement 5 ("The theory of evolution correctly explains the development of life"), 55% of UMC IBA students agreed, compared to only 39% of Wilson's (2001).
Of the students who agreed that evolution correctly explains the development of life, 71.8% agreed that species evolve because of individual need (statement 12).
Of all the statements on the questionnaire, statement 5 ("The theory of evolution correctly explains the development of life") is probably the one that most accurately measures whether or not students accept the validity of evolution.
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"What we need are about 1,000 worlds to play evolution back correctly," Dr. Rieseberg said.
In another item, the process of evolution was correctly described by about one quarter (25.3%) as "change of populations through time".
While these individuals fail to recognize the abundant evidence supporting evolution, they correctly assert that humans did not evolve from monkeys, gorillas, or apes.
Wade applauds Undeniable for making "an eloquent case for evolution," but correctly notes that, with regard to creationists, "Nye's fusillade won't budge them an inch" (Wade 2014).
Of those who claim that evolution does not correctly explain the development of life, 44.6% agree that evolution is controlled by God.
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