Table 1 The outcomes, content, and duration of learning
No | Learning outcomes | Learning content | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ability to explain evolution as a valid theory | 1. Definition and evolution scope 2. The nature of science, the process, and the science as a human endeavour 3. Theories of the origins of life; theories of the establishment of the earth 4. Evidence of evolution (fossil remains, comparative anatomy, other skeletal features, and others) | Four weeks |
2 | Ability to describe various mechanisms of evolution from the genetic perspective | 1. Mutation; migration; and genetic drift 2. Natural selection; sexual selection; artificial selection; adaptation 3. Coevolution; example (case study) | Three weeks |
3 | Ability to distinguish between microevolution and macroevolution | 1. Biogeography; speciation; domestication 2. Microevolution (definition, detection, and mechanisms); macroevolution (definition and patterns) 3. Fossils and geological time; molecular palaeobiology, molecular clocks | Three weeks |
4 | Ability to demonstrate opinions and positions on evolution by considering the relation between science and Islam | 1. Phenomena of organismal evolution (homo evolution such as brain, food, bipedalism and tool evolution) 2. Darwin’s opinions and the thoughts of pro and con Darwinists 3. Timeline of the controversy over evolution and religion; Muslim philosophers’ thoughts on evolution; Nidahl Quessoum’s thoughts | Four weeks |