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Table 5 Student evaluation of how the curriculum influenced their understanding

From: Evolution and Medicine: An Inquiry-Based High School Curriculum Supplement

Statement

Mean

Standard deviation

1. My understanding of the role of evolution in medicine increased.

4.54

1.15

2. My understanding of why humans are susceptible to disease increased.

4.58

1.10

3. My understanding of how natural selection informs medicine increased

4.47

1.12

4. My understanding of how analyses of genetic sequences inform medicine increased.

4.31

1.17

  1. Students were asked to rate their agreement with the following statements on a 6-point scale. 1 = “Strongly Disagree,” 2 = “Disagree,” 3 = “Disagree a Little,” 4 = “Agree a Little,” 5 = “Agree,” 6 = “Strongly Agree”