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Table 7 Student ratings of individual laboratory modules as important to understanding tools used by biological anthropologists to understand concepts of evolution and human variation

From: Correcting misconceptions about evolution: an innovative, inquiry-based introductory biological anthropology laboratory course improves understanding of evolution compared to instructor-centered courses

Laboratory module

Lab #

# Ratings

% “Very Useful” ratings

Forensics 2: DNA Fingerprinting

8

41

82.93

Human Variation: Anthropometry

11

36

77.78

Human Genetic Adaptation: ELISA

10

40

75.00

Tree Building and Primate Classification

3

41

73.17

Osteology and Forensics

5

43

65.12

Genes and Variation

2

45

62.22

Hominin ID 2: Skulls, Teeth, and Diet

7

36

55.56

Primate Anatomy and Locomotion

4

43

51.16

Hominid ID 1: Bipedalism

6

40

50.00

Population History and Ancestry

9

36

47.22

Evolution and Scientific Thinking

1

46

34.78