Perception of teachers about genes and environment: a scoping review

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https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.41.114.AO12

Abstract

The purpose of this scoping review was providing evidence to map out how teachers perceive issues related to genetics, such as questions about the importance of genes expression and the environment for human behavior. Secondarily, indirect relationships with behavioral genetics were investigated, such as epistemological issues, for example, teachers' perception of the evolution and nature of science. We searched the engines: Springerlink, PsycInfo, Science Direct and Web of Science and 4046 articles were collected, of which 17 were chosen for the final reading. To map the evidence, the articles were divided into 7 articles that relate directly to teachers' perception of genes and environment and 10 articles that relate indirectly, that is, they provide an epistemological basis for the discussion. Information was summarized in tables and Descending Hierarchical Classification (DHC) and Word Cloud analyzes were analyzed. The results indicate that, in general, teachers tend to agree that both genes and environment are important for understanding human behavior, but some articles demonstrate that acceptance of the theory of evolution is low and that it is negatively related to religious religion. The DHC of the seven articles pointed out five classes: “Environmental-genetic influence”; “Teaching of Sensitive Content”; "Precision education"; "Mindset, Nature and Nurture"; "Items about genes and environment". The DHC of the 10 articles pointed to four classes: "Experience in using"; "Measurement and acceptance of scientific content"; "Scientific evidence, laws and theories”; “Technology and gender equality”.

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2023-09-25

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Guerreiro, C., Antonelli-Ponti, M., & Versuti, F. M. (2023). Perception of teachers about genes and environment: a scoping review. Psicologia Argumento, 41(114). https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.41.114.AO12