Table 1 Percentage (%) of children who provided teleological explanations
From: Children’s Intuitive Teleology: Shifting the Focus of Evolution Education Research
Percentage (%) of children who provided teleological explanations | Pre-school | First-grade | Second-grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(Ν = 74) | (N = 153) | (Ν = 149) | ||
Duck feet | Color | 20.3 | 9.2 | 4.7 |
Shape | 40.5 | 45.8 | 38.9 | |
Scissors | Color | 17.6 | 5.2 | 9.4 |
Shape | 63.5 | 56.2 | 52.4 | |
Rock | Color | 18.9 | 8.5 | 4.0 |
Shape | 20.3 | 11.8 | 5.4 | |
Booby feet | Color | 16.2 | 13.1 | 8.7 |
Shape | 32.4 | 38.6 | 33.6 | |
Nutcracker | Color | 12.2 | 4.6 | 7.4 |
Shape | 29.7 | 35.3 | 36.2 | |
Stalagmite | Color | 16.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
Shape | 13.5 | 10.5 | 4.7 | |