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Analysis of Computer Simulations for the Teaching of the Model of Evolution by Natural Selection
La teor铆a de la evoluci贸n resulta clave para abordar la ense帽anza de los procesos biol贸gicos y es el eje
fundamental de toda la biolog铆a. Sin embargo, se registran dificultades para la comprensi贸n de la evoluci贸n por
selecci贸n natural tanto en estudiantes de escuela secundaria como de nivel universitario. Las simulaciones
computacionales utilizadas como recursos did谩cticos pueden obstaculizar o favorecer la comprensi贸n de la
evoluci贸n en funci贸n de sus particularidades. En el presente trabajo se analizan los aspectos t茅cnicos,
conceptuales y did谩cticos de diez simulaciones computacionales del proceso de evoluci贸n biol贸gica, con la
finalidad de evaluar el potencial de estos recursos para la ense帽anza del modelo de evoluci贸n biol贸gica por
selecci贸n natural. A partir de los resultados obtenidos encontramos simulaciones que podr铆an fortalecer las
concepciones alternativas que tienen los estudiantes acerca de c贸mo funciona la evoluci贸n y otras que podr铆an
mejorar la comprensi贸n de los principios que estructuran la teor铆a de la evoluci贸n por selecci贸n natural.ngthen the alternative conceptions that the students have about how evolution works, whereas others could
improve the understanding of the principles that structure the theory of evolution by natural selection.The theory of evolution is nowadays considered as the backbone of all biology, and is essential to
approach the teaching of biological processes. However, there are difficulties in understanding evolution by
natural selection in both secondary and university students. Employing computer simulations in teaching
evolution are didactic resources that could hinder or promote understanding depending on their specific aspects.
The technical, conceptual and didactic aspects of ten computer simulations of the process of biological evolution
are analyzed in this work, in order to evaluate the potential that these resources have for the teaching of the
model of biological evolution by natural selection. From the results, we find that there are simulations that could
strengthen the alternative conceptions that the students have about how evolution works, whereas others could
improve the understanding of the principles that structure the theory of evolution by natural selection