Biology teachers are an important part of our society, linking researchers of evolution and common misconceptions about evolution amongst general public. Together with their knowledge and teaching of evolution, they can strongly influence students who will later become researchers or the general public. This thesis was therefore focused on the knowledge of human evolution among students of Biotechnical Faculty and Faculty of Education of University of Ljubljana. We were interested in the difference in knowledge about evolution between biology students (Biotechnical Faculty) whose primary choice of profession is not teaching, and biology students in the two-subject teaching program (Faculty of Education), who will become teachers. Primary school curriculum contains only one learning objective covering human evolution. This subject is therefore covered in less detail during lessons. Our research showed sufficient knowledge of human evolution among students of Biotechnical Faculty and Faculty of Education, nevertheless some misconceptions about human evolution were also present. Based on those misconceptions, a lesson plan was formed with the intention that teachers would use it in order for their students to better understand human evolution.
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