Table 1 CRS resource criteria
From: Acknowledging students’ concerns about evolution: a proactive teaching strategy
Criterion | Description |
|---|---|
Criterion 1 | Acknowledges that diverse cultural viewpoints about the origin, diversity, and evolution of life have existed and continue to exist among human cultures and communities |
Criterion 2 | Respects students’ and teachers’ worldviews |
Criterion 3 | Encourages a supportive classroom environment with a focus on the goal of understanding the science of human evolution |
Criterion 4 | Aids in the management of conflict in the classroom rather than a specific resolution of the conflict |
Criterion 5 | Portrays the variety of possibilities for a relationship of science to religion beyond conflict |
Criterion 6 | Uses an understanding of the nature of science as a reference to illustrate the parameters within which science operates |