Evolution and Medicine

Jenkins, Kristin; Antolin, Michael F.

doi:10.1007/s12052-011-0375-9

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“…Recent articles have examined the various ways that this could be accomplished in high school (Beardsley et al 2011) and college (Meikle and Scott 2011). Evolutionary medicine has also been proposed as an essential component of the medical school curriculum (Alcock and Schwartz 2011;Jenkins and Antolin 2011;Labov 2011;Nesse et al 2010;Stearns et al 2010). …”

Section: Evolutionary Medicine As a Teaching Toolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Teleological reasoning, not acceptance of evolution, impacts students’ ability to learn natural selection

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Background: How acceptance of evolution relates to understanding of evolution remains controversial despite decades of research. It even remains unclear whether cultural/attitudinal factors or cognitive factors have a greater impact on student ability to learn evolutionary biology. This study examined the influence of cultural/attitudinal factors (religiosity, acceptance of evolution, and parents' attitudes towards evolution) and cognitive factors (teleological reasoning and prior understanding of natural selection) on students' learning of natural selection over a semesterlong undergraduate course in evolutionary medicine.Method: Pre-post course surveys measured cognitive factors, including teleological reasoning and prior understanding of natural selection, and also cultural/attitudinal factors, including acceptance of evolution, parent attitudes towards evolution, and religiosity. We analyzed how these measures influenced increased understanding of natural selection over the semester. Results:After controlling for other related variables, parent attitude towards evolution and religiosity predicted students' acceptance of evolution, but did not predict students' learning gains of natural selection over the semester. Conversely, lower levels of teleological reasoning predicted learning gains in understanding natural selection over the course, but did not predict students' acceptance of evolution. Conclusions:Acceptance of evolution did not predict students' ability to learn natural selection over a semester in an evolutionary medicine course. However, teleological reasoning did impact students' ability to learn natural selection.

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Section: Evolutionary Medicine As a Teaching Toolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Teleological reasoning, not acceptance of evolution, impacts students’ ability to learn natural selection

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“…The essay on “The Dawn of Darwinian Medicine” (Williams and Nesse 1991) and the book “Why We Get Sick” (Nesse and Williams 1994) are cornerstones of the synthesis between evolutionary biology and the biomedical sciences. Williams’ work inspired research projects, articles, and books that have further addressed the many ways that evolutionary biology influences biomedical research and how an evolutionary approach can improve medical diagnostics and therapies (e.g., a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science featuring presentations from a Sackler Symposium, held in April 2009 (Stearns et al 2010); a special issue of Evolution: Education and Outreach originating in part from the SSE 2011 Evolutionary Medicine Symposium (Jenkins and Antolin 2011).…”

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Evolution and Medicine in Undergraduate Education: A Prescription for All Biology Students

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The interface between evolutionary biology and the biomedical sciences promises to advance understanding of the origins of genetic and infectious diseases in humans, potentially leading to improved medical diagnostics, therapies, and public health practices. The biomedical sciences also provide unparalleled examples for evolutionary biologists to explore. However, gaps persist between evolution and medicine, for historical reasons and because they are often perceived as having disparate goals.Evolutionary biologists have a role in building a bridge between the disciplines by presenting evolutionary biology in the context of human health and medical practice to undergraduates, including premedical and preprofessional students. We suggest that students will find medical examples of evolution engaging. By making the connections between evolution and medicine clear at the undergraduate level, the stage is set for future health providers and biomedical scientists to work productively in this

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“…También está plenamente justificada la introducción de casos de evolución humana. En relación con este tema, hemos sugerido en otro trabajo (González Galli y Pérez, 2016) la utilidad de abordar tópicos relacionados con la llamada "medicina darwiniana" (Jenkins y Antolin, 2011;Nesse y Williams, 2000), que aportan una perspectiva de análisis original desde las llamadas "causas últimas" o evolutivas (Mayr, 2006) a la comprensión de los problemas de salud. En relación con tener en cuenta otros criterios, debemos señalar que no cabe esperar que el tratamiento de un caso resulte en la superación definitiva de los obstáculos implicados.…”

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Una tipología de casos para enseñar el modelo de evolución por selección natural

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Meinardi

Peréz

2018

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La enseñanza de todo contenido requiere utilizar casos o ejemplos concretos que sirvan de problemas que den sentido a la construcción de modelos cercanos a los científicos. Existen diversos criterios para la selección de dichos casos. En este trabajo se presentan los fundamentos de una propuesta para la selección de casos para la enseñanza del modelo de evolución por selección natural. Esta propuesta se basa en la interacción entre dichos casos y las concepciones y obstáculos epistemológicos de los estudiantes. Cada categoría de casos propuesta se define por las concepciones y obstáculos cuya explicitación y revisión facilita. Se sugiere también que la toma de conciencia sobre esas concepciones y obstáculos es una condición necesaria el aprendizaje tal como se lo entiende desde el marco teórico de la modelización.

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Evolution and Medicine

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Teleological reasoning, not acceptance of evolution, impacts students’ ability to learn natural selection

Teleological reasoning, not acceptance of evolution, impacts students’ ability to learn natural selection

Evolution and Medicine in Undergraduate Education: A Prescription for All Biology Students

Una tipología de casos para enseñar el modelo de evolución por selección natural

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