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Table 4 Reasons for accepting evolution: proportions (percentage) of level 1 and 4 students accepting evolution who selected each of the possible reasons provided; level 1 students presented by year group; level 4 students presented according to their depth of evolution teaching, years 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 combined

From: Evolution and Religion: Attitudes of Scottish Bioscience Students to the Teaching of Evolutionary Biology

 

Level 1

Level 4

Reasons for accepting evolution

2008–2009 n = 357

2009–2010 n = 502

High n = 255

Low n = 218

The evidence is convincing and well supported

75

72

93

76

No better explanation has been presented to me at this present time

16

21

6

17

I accept that my lecturers have a greater knowledge of the subject than me and so I accept what has been taught to me.

8

5

1

4

Other reasons (please state)

1

2

0

3