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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of pre-test variables

From: Teleological reasoning, not acceptance of evolution, impacts students’ ability to learn natural selection

 

M

Min

Max

SD

N

Parent education level

4.13

1

5

.85

189

Parent attitude towards evolution

3.80

1

5

1.05

189

Student religiosity

2.43

1

4

1.02

190

Student acceptance of evolution

4.11

1

5

.82

188

Student prior educational exposure

3.07

1

5

.93

189

Student teleological reasoning

3.78

1

5

.81

186

Student natural selection understanding

13.90

6

20

3.50

182