Neutral theory and beyond: A systematic review of molecular evolution education.

ABSTRACT: Molecular evolution-including the neutral theory of molecular evolution-is a major sub-discipline of evolution and is widely taught in undergraduate evolution courses. However, despite its ubiquity, there have not been any previous attempts to compile and review the molecular evolution education literature. Here, we draw upon the framework proposed in a past literature review examining the broader evolution education landscape to conduct a literature review of papers related to molecular evolution education, classifying the contributions of such papers to evolution pedagogy as well as evolution education research. We find that there remains very limited coverage of molecular evolution in the education literature, with existing papers focusing primarily on providing new instructional module

SUBMITTER: Forsythe D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375367 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature