Causal Mapping as a Teaching Tool for Reflecting on Causation in Human Evolution

Autor/inn/en	Hanisch, Susan; Eirdosh, Dustin
Titel	Causal Mapping as a Teaching Tool for Reflecting on Causation in Human Evolution
Quelle	In: Science & Education, 30 (2021) 4, S.993-1022 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hanisch, Susan) ORCID (Eirdosh, Dustin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0926-7220
DOI	10.1007/s11191-020-00157-z
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Science Education; Evolution; Concept Mapping; Causal Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Concept Map; Kausalanalyse
Abstract	Teleological reasoning is viewed as a major hurdle to evolution education, and yet, eliciting, interpreting, and reflecting upon teleological language presents an arguably greater challenge to the evolution educator and researcher. This article argues that making explicit the role of behavior as a causal factor in the evolution of particular traits may prove productive in helping students to link their everyday experience of behavior to evolutionary changes in populations in ways congruent with scientific perspectives. We present a teaching tool, used widely in other parts of science and science education, yet perhaps underutilized in human evolution education--the causal map--as a novel direction for driving conceptual change in the classroom about the role of organism behavior and other factors in evolutionary change. We describe the scientific and conceptual basis for using such causal maps in human evolution education, as well as theoretical considerations for implementing the causal mapping tool in human evolution classrooms. Finally, we offer considerations for future research and educational design. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01