The life history theory of the Lord of the Rings: a randomized controlled trial of using fact versus fiction to teach life history theory.

Evolution (N Y) · 2022 · PMC8850221 · PMID 35222785

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Students who liked The Lord of the Rings more but read the factual article showed some evidence of doing better on the exam though it was not quite statistically significant (linear regression coefficient = 0.23, p = 0.06), suggesting that they might be more engaged in general, learned more from our lectures, or were stronger students for some other reason.

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