Question | % Correct response | |||
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Pre-course (%) | Post-course (%) | Change (%) | ||
1 | Evolution is the same as “Natural Selection.” | 64.4 | 89.4 | 25.0 |
2 | The origin of life (i.e., the first organism to exist) was a result of evolution. | 34.4 | 36.7 | 2.2 |
3 | Evolution is primarily concerned with the origin of humans. | 85.6 | 92.2 | 6.7 |
4 | According to evolution, people and apes share a common ancestor. | 97.2 | 95.6 | −1.7 |
5 | Scientists debate the mechanisms of evolution; not the occurrence of evolution. | 68.9 | 83.3 | 14.4 |
6 | Evolution is something that happened only in the past; it is not happening now. | 97.8 | 97.8 | 0.0 |
7 | Evolution is something that happens to individual organisms. | 58.3 | 85.0 | 26.7 |
8 | Evolution is a totally random process or series of “accidents.” | 64.4 | 69.4 | 5.0 |
9 | Evolution only occurs over millions of years. | 67.2 | 82.8 | 15.6 |
10 | All life on Earth is related. | 86.1 | 92.8 | 6.7 |
11 | There is actually very little evidence for evolution. | 90.6 | 89.4 | −1.1 |
12 | One indication that evolution has not occurred is the total absence of “transition organisms” (those with traits intermediate between two different groups). | 66.7 | 81.7 | 15.0 |
13 | Fossils provide many problems which evolution cannot explain. | 55.0 | 68.9 | 13.9 |
14 | Evolution is an intrinsic part of biological, medical and agricultural research. | 90.0 | 95.0 | 5.0 |
15 | Evolution theory has been tested many times and has been supported by the evidence. | 86.1 | 91.1 | 5.0 |
16 | Dinosaurs lived during the time of early humans. | 74.4 | 80.0 | 5.6 |
17 | Evolution involves individuals changing in order to adapt to their environment. | 22.8 | 48.9 | 26.1 |
18 | There is actually considerable observable evidence against evolution. | 71.1 | 77.8 | 6.7 |
19 | Science can properly infer what happened in the past, based on evidence. | 80.6 | 82.8 | 2.2 |
20 | The formation of complex structures, like the eye, can readily be explained by evolution. | 65.6 | 75.6 | 10.0 |
21 | Evolutionary theory is the only theory that adequately explains the diversity of life on Earth. | 61.1 | 63.9 | 2.8 |
22 | Evolution is a scientific fact. | 53.3 | 61.7 | 8.3 |