10.5281/ZENODO.4554741
Beniermann, Anna
Anna
Beniermann
0000-0001-5123-5588
Institute for Biology; Teaching and Learning Research in Biology Education, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Kuschmierz, Paul
Paul
Kuschmierz
0000-0001-8530-4342
Institute for Didactics of Biology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Pinxten, Rianne
Rianne
Pinxten
0000-0001-5686-3284
Didactica Research Unit, Faculty of Social Sciences & Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp
Aivelo, Tuomas
Tuomas
Aivelo
0000-0003-4285-7179
Organismal and Evolutionary Biology research program, University of Helsinki
Bajrami, Ani
Ani
Bajrami
0000-0001-5349-2510
Museum of Natural Sciences "Sabiha Kasimati"/ University of Tirana, Albania
Bohlin, Gustav
Gustav
Bohlin
0000-0001-9271-7372
Vetenskap & Allmänhet, Public and Science
Brennecke, Julia Solveig
Julia Solveig
Brennecke
Institute for Didactics of Biology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Cebesoy, Umran Betul
Umran Betul
Cebesoy
0000-0001-7753-1203
Faculty of Education/ Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Usak University
Cvetković, Dragana
Dragana
Cvetković
0000-0002-1311-7481
Chair of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Đorđević, Mirko
Mirko
Đorđević
0000-0002-5768-0081
Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
Dvořáková, Radka Marta
Radka Marta
Dvořáková
0000-0002-0118-8290
Department of Teaching and Didactics of Biology, Charles University
Futo, Momir
Momir
Futo
0000-0002-8765-6795
Institut Ruđer Bošković / Division of Molecular Biology
Geamana Nicoleta
0000-0001-6121-9821
Department/Research Center in Systems Ecology and Sustainability, University of Bucharest
Korfiatis, Konstantinos
Konstantinos
Korfiatis
Department of Education, University of Cyprus
Lendvai, Adam
Adam
Lendvai
0000-0002-8953-920X
Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen
Mogias, Athanasios
Athanasios
Mogias
0000-0001-6673-7660
Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace
Paolucci , Silvia
Silvia
Paolucci
0000-0002-3387-7082
Laboratorio di Scienze Sperimentali
Petersson, Maria
Maria
Petersson
0000-0003-3107-7679
Department of Educational Studies, Karlstad University
Pietrzak, Barbara
Barbara
Pietrzak
0000-0001-5446-6277
Faculty of Biology / Institute of Functional Biology and Ecology / Department of Hydrobiology, University of Warsaw
Porozovs, Juris
Juris
Porozovs
0000-0001-7023-031X
Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art, University of Latvia
Realdon, Giulia
Giulia
Realdon
0000-0001-8269-4269
Geology Section - UNICAMearth group, University of Camerino
Savković, Uroš
Uroš
Savković
0000-0001-9430-4619
Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
Sofonea, Mircea
Mircea
Sofonea
0000-0002-4499-0435
MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD
Šorgo, Andrej
Andrej
Šorgo
0000-0002-6962-3922
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor
Stermin, Alexandru N.
Alexandru N.
Stermin
0000-0002-3351-6498
Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Babeș - Bolyai University
Torkar, Gregor
Gregor
Torkar
0000-0003-4125-8529
Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
Uitto, Anna
Anna
Uitto
0000-0002-1568-7808
Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki
Vázquez Ben, Lucía
Lucía
Vázquez Ben
0000-0003-1685-5671
Department of Pedagogy and Didactics, University of A Coruña
Graf, Dittmar
Dittmar
Graf
0000-0001-5547-9694
Institute for Didactics of Biology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Evolution Education Questionnaire on Acceptance and Knowledge (EEQ) - Standardised and ready-to-use protocols to measure acceptance of evolution and knowledge about evolution in an international context
Zenodo
2021
evolution
acceptance of evolution
knowledge about evolution
cross-country survey
assessment
measurement
scientific literacy
creationism
Europe
2021-02-22
en
https://zenodo.org/record/7779165
10.5281/zenodo.4554742
10.5281/zenodo.5798227
10.5281/zenodo.7779165
https://zenodo.org/communities/euroscitizen
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Open Access
<p>The lack of standardised assessment of evolutionary knowledge and acceptance of evolution across Europe makes comparisons between studies difficult. The Evolution Education Questionnaire on Acceptance and Knowledge (EEQ) was constructed to measure attitudes and understanding across Europe and beyond. We aimed to compile a brief instrument to allow for easy application in school and university. The target group of the EEQ was freshman university students who had just finished their secondary education. However, several components of the questionnaire were developed and validated for additional target groups. Therefore, this questionnaire may, in addition, be suitable for students in secondary school, in-service teachers as well as the general public.<br>
This method report describes the contents and application of the EEQ and provides information on survey conduction, data preparation, analyses and interpretation of results to serve as a standardised and ready-to- use protocol to measure the acceptance of and knowledge about evolution in a local, national or international context. To allow for sampling in different European countries, we present the EEQ in 23 European languages.</p>
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