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Erratum to: A state-by-state comparison of middle school science standards on evolution in the United States
- Bertha Vazquez1Email authorView ORCID ID profile
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-017-0069-z
© The Author(s) 2017
- Published: 11 September 2017
The original article was published in Evolution: Education and Outreach 2017 10:5
Erratum to: Evo Edu Outreach (2017) 10:5 DOI 10.1186/s12052-017-0066-2
In the original publication [1] are the values for North Carolina and Nebraska incorrect in Table 2. Below you will find the correct versions.
Incorrect version:
State | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | Total points | Letter grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Is the term “evolution” used? | Is the concept of evolution clearly defined? | Multiple lines of evidence for evolution are presented (fossils, homologous structures, genetics, artificial selection, etc.) | Natural selection Mentioned 1 point Defined 1 point | Adaptation Mentioned 1 point Defined 1 point | |||
Max 1 pt | Max 1 pts | Max 4 pts | Max 2 pts | Max 2 pts | 10 | ||
NE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | F |
NC | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Correct version:
State | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | Total points | Letter grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Is the term “evolution” used? | Is the concept of evolution clearly defined? | Multiple lines of evidence for evolution are presented (fossils, homologous structures, genetics, artificial selection, etc.) | Natural selection Mentioned 1 point Defined 1 point | Adaptation Mentioned 1 point Defined 1 point | |||
Max 1 pt | Max 1 pts | Max 4 pts | Max 2 pts | Max 2 pts | 10 | ||
NE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | F |
NC | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | A |
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- Vazquez B. A state-by-state comparison of middle school science standards on evolution in the United States. Evo Edu Outreach. 2017;10:5. doi:10.1186/s12052-017-0066-2.View ArticleGoogle Scholar
