Table 2 Number of responses to the definition of evolution according to class level and number of science courses a student has taken
Class | Background | Number of responses for the definition of evolution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biodiversitya | Lifeb | Universec | Don’t know | ||
Senior | >3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1–2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
High | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
None | 0 | 0k | 0 | 0 | |
Junior | >3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1–2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
High | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sophomore | >3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1–2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
High | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Freshman | >3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1–2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 22 | |
High | 29 | 21 | 10 | 42 | |
None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Uncertain | >3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1–2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
High | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |