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Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students

‘Big Questions’ about the human being regarding its origin, nature, malleability, culpability and uniqueness lie at the core of the religion-science dialogue. Modern science discoveries have spurred Muslim intellectuals and students to grapple with these fundamental questions anew. In this study, we...

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Main Authors: M.Yunus, Raudah, Padela, Aasim I., Khan, Shaza, Mohamad, Mohd Yusof
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spelling my.iium.irep.1129012024-07-24T08:04:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/112901/ Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students M.Yunus, Raudah Padela, Aasim I. Khan, Shaza Mohamad, Mohd Yusof BPL Islamic education ‘Big Questions’ about the human being regarding its origin, nature, malleability, culpability and uniqueness lie at the core of the religion-science dialogue. Modern science discoveries have spurred Muslim intellectuals and students to grapple with these fundamental questions anew. In this study, we measured the efficacy of a novel curriculum at the intersection of bioscience and Islam tailored for American Muslim high school students. The educational intervention comprised seven seminars, each developed and delivered by a bioscientist-theologian dyad. Outcome measures, based on the Kilpatrick’s Evaluation model were: (a) knowledge; (b) participant interest, intention, and preparedness to learn, engage with, and pursue opportunities at this intersection; and (c) opinion/belief about science-religion compatibility. Our seminars positively impacted participant knowledge and preparedness (knowledge: pre = 14.7, post = 18.6, p = <0.01, preparedness: pre = 10.8, post = 12.8, p <0.01). There was no change in aggregate participant interest, intention and opinion/belief pre- and post-intervention (interest: pre = 51.2, post =50.6, p = 0.35, intention: pre = 18.7, post = 18.5, p =0.74, opinion: pre = 42.5, post = 41.1, p = 0.12). Baseline interest independently predicted knowledge gain (B: 0.68, 95%CI: 0.13, 1.23, p = 0.02), while lower baseline knowledge predicted improvement in preparedness (B: −0.07, 95%CI: −0.13, −0.01, p = 0.02). We encourage researchers and educators to continue exploring ways to build stable professional identities among students with religious orientations at the science-religion intersection. Taylor & Francis 2024-07-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/112901/2/112901_Tackling%20%E2%80%98big%E2%80%99%20questions%20at%20the%20bioscience-Islam%20interface.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/112901/8/112901_Tackling%20%E2%80%98Big%E2%80%99%20questions%20at%20the%20bioscience-Islam%20interface_Scopus.pdf M.Yunus, Raudah and Padela, Aasim I. and Khan, Shaza and Mohamad, Mohd Yusof (2024) Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students. International Journal of Science Education. pp. 1-25. ISSN 0950-0693 E-ISSN 1464-5289 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09500693.2024.2367774 10.1080/09500693.2024.2367774
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M.Yunus, Raudah
Padela, Aasim I.
Khan, Shaza
Mohamad, Mohd Yusof
Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students
description ‘Big Questions’ about the human being regarding its origin, nature, malleability, culpability and uniqueness lie at the core of the religion-science dialogue. Modern science discoveries have spurred Muslim intellectuals and students to grapple with these fundamental questions anew. In this study, we measured the efficacy of a novel curriculum at the intersection of bioscience and Islam tailored for American Muslim high school students. The educational intervention comprised seven seminars, each developed and delivered by a bioscientist-theologian dyad. Outcome measures, based on the Kilpatrick’s Evaluation model were: (a) knowledge; (b) participant interest, intention, and preparedness to learn, engage with, and pursue opportunities at this intersection; and (c) opinion/belief about science-religion compatibility. Our seminars positively impacted participant knowledge and preparedness (knowledge: pre = 14.7, post = 18.6, p = <0.01, preparedness: pre = 10.8, post = 12.8, p <0.01). There was no change in aggregate participant interest, intention and opinion/belief pre- and post-intervention (interest: pre = 51.2, post =50.6, p = 0.35, intention: pre = 18.7, post = 18.5, p =0.74, opinion: pre = 42.5, post = 41.1, p = 0.12). Baseline interest independently predicted knowledge gain (B: 0.68, 95%CI: 0.13, 1.23, p = 0.02), while lower baseline knowledge predicted improvement in preparedness (B: −0.07, 95%CI: −0.13, −0.01, p = 0.02). We encourage researchers and educators to continue exploring ways to build stable professional identities among students with religious orientations at the science-religion intersection.
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author M.Yunus, Raudah
Padela, Aasim I.
Khan, Shaza
Mohamad, Mohd Yusof
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Padela, Aasim I.
Khan, Shaza
Mohamad, Mohd Yusof
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title Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students
title_short Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students
title_full Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students
title_fullStr Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students
title_full_unstemmed Tackling ‘Big’ questions at the bioscience-Islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for Muslim high school students
title_sort tackling ‘big’ questions at the bioscience-islam interface: reporting on the efficacy of an educational programme designed for muslim high school students
publisher Taylor & Francis
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