Table 5 MATE scores reported in the literature for various populations
From: Investigating undergraduate health sciences students’ acceptance of evolution using MATE and GAENE
Description of population | N | Pre-MATE/single measurement | Post-MATE | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper level evolution students, Midwest university | 225, over 3 offerings | > 60% | 77, 70, 74 | Ingram and Nelson (2006) |
Undergraduate medical students—Pakistan | 271 | 58.32 | – | Yousuf et al. (2011) |
Undergraduate non-science majors | 61 | Test: 55.8 Re-test: 56.1 | – | Rutledge and Sadler (2007) |
Undergraduate non-science majors | 268 | 64.9 | 65.9 | Walter et al. (2013) |
High school students—intensive evolution instruction | 81 | 72.8 | 85.8 | Wiles and Alters (2011) |
High school teachers—Turkey | 132 | 50.95 | – | Deniz et al. (2008) |
Undergraduate Intro Bio for non-majors—Deep South | 138 | 62.27 | 74.58 | Rissler et al. (2014) |
Undergraduate Honors Bio students—Deep South | 41 | 69.48 | 84.69 | Rissler et al. (2014) |
Undergraduate Anatomy & Physiology students—Deep South | 308 | 61.65 | 60.82 | Rissler et al. (2014) |
Undergraduate Anatomy & Physiology students—Midwest | 284 | 77.17 | – | Dunk et al. 2017 |
Undergraduate Intro Bio for health sciences major—Midwest | 105 | 78.68 | 81.72 | Present study |