Measuring evolution acceptance using the GAENE: influences of gender, race, degree-plan, and instruction

Table 5 Text for items that show evidence of problematic item functioning

Item #	Item text
Item 7	I would be willing to argue in favor of evolution^a in a public forum such as a school club, church group, or meeting of public school parents
Item 9	Nothing in biology makes sense without evolution
Item 13	Evolution is a scientific fact

^aItem 7 in Smith et al. (2018) used the word “evolutionary”, which we consider to be a typo. We modified it to “evolution” here and in the survey administered to students

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