Table 2 Comparison of study demographics for publications investigating evolution education in undergraduate students in U.S. institutions
From: A Review of Undergraduate Evolution Education in U.S. Universities: Building a Unifying Framework
Publication | Number | Groups | Age (range/mean) | Gender (male/female) | Major (most prominent) | Race (most prominent) | Course type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnson and Peeples (1987) | 1,812 | None | ND | ND | All—54% biology | ND | Biology |
Bishop and Anderson (1990) | 90 | Pre (110) | ND | ND | All | ND | Nonmajor biology |
Post (90) | |||||||
Scharmann (1990) | 30 | Experimental (13) | ND | ND | ND | ND | Nonmajor biology |
Control (17) | |||||||
Demastes et al. (1995) | 192 | Experimental (83) | ND | ND | ND | ND | Nonmajor biology |
Control (109) | |||||||
Jensen and Finley (1995) | 42 | Pre (85) | ND | ND | ND | ND | Biology |
Post (42) | |||||||
Sinclair et al. (1997) | 218 | Pre/post | ND | 31/69% | 57.5% science related | 91% White | Introductory zoology |
Matthews (2001) | 34 | Pre (37), Post (34), Post-Post (34) | ND | 19/81% | All—78% nonscience | 60% Caucasian | General biology |
Mckeachie et al. (2002) | 28 | Pre (60) | ND | ND | ND | ND | Introductory biology |
Post (28) | |||||||
Brem et al. (2003) | 135 | None | 18–38/21.7 | 51/49% | All—24% humanities | 40% Asian American | None |
Sinatra et al. (2003) | 93 | None | 18–41/20 | 33/63% | All—31% business | 84% White | Nonmajor biology |
Wilson (2005) | ND | None | ND | ND | All | ND | Evolution for all majors |
Ingram and Nelson (2006) | 225 | None | ND | ND | Mostly biology/health | ND | Upper-level evolution |
Robbins and Roy (2007) | 141 | None | ND | ND | All | ND | Nonmajor biology lab |
Lombrozo et al. (2008) | 96 | None | ND | 33/67% | All | ND | None |
Rice et al. (2011) | 265 | Pre-Fr. (82) | ND | ND | Freshman and senior biology or genetics | ND | Fr.—intro biology and Sr.—no course |
Post-Fr. (122) | |||||||
Sr. (61) |