Table 1 The frequency distributions of teachers’ correct responses to items of evolution content knowledge test (in percentage)
Item Number | Item topic | Correct response |
|---|---|---|
1 | Evolutionary theory proposed by Charles Darwin | 38.4 |
2 | Homologous structure | 38.4 |
4 | Process of evolution | 25.3 |
10 | Role of genetic variability in natural selection | 34.3 |
11 | Darwin’s theory of natural selection | 51.5 |
14 | Darwin’s theory of natural selection | 44.4 |
16 | Mechanisms contributing to genetic variability within a species | 90.9 |
17 | Example of intermediate form | 57.6 |
18 | The earliest fossils found in the geologic record | 32.3 |
19 | Radiometric dating principles | 19.2 |
20 | Lamarck’s ideas on the evolutionary process | 62.6 |