Distinguishing Science from Non-Science: Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Perspectives on Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design
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منابع مشابه
Science, evolution, and creationism.
O n December 20, 2005, John E. Jones III, federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, issued a 130-page-long decision (Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District) declaring that ‘‘The overwhelming evidence at trial established that ID [intelligent design] is a religious view, a mere re-labeling of creationism, and not a scientific theory . . . ID is not supported by any peer-reviewed r...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Educational Methodology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2469-9632,2469-9632
DOI: 10.12973/ijem.3.1.1