Different evolution acceptance instruments lead to different research findings

Table 1 Data collected in the current study for each student population

	Arizona survey	Colorado survey	Utah survey
Evolution understanding	✔	X	X
Nature of Science understanding	✔	X	X
Randomized
I-SEA: macroevolution	✔	✔	✔
I-SEA: microevolution	✔	✔	✔
I-SEA: human evolution	✔	✔	✔
GAENE	✔	✔	✔
MATE	✔	✔	✔
100-pt	✔	✔	✔
Parent education	✔	✔	✔
Gender	✔	✔	✔
Political affiliation	✔	✔	✔
Race/ethnicity	✔	✔	✔
Religious affiliation	✔	✔	✔
Religiosity	✔	✔	✔
Course	✔	✔	✔

A “✔” means that the data were collected for the indicated population and “X” means that the data were not collected in that student population. Instruments are presented here in the same order as the survey administered to students. Evolution acceptance instruments were presented in a random order. Students were presented with the I-SEA macroevolution, microevolution, and human evolution instruments in that order in every survey
*GPA was collected from university registrar for Arizona students only

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