The importance of context: an exploration of factors influencing the adoption of student-centered teaching among chemistry, biology, and physics faculty

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 1 Awareness and implementation of evidence-based instructional practices among STEM faculty

	Physics^a	Engineering^b	Geosciences^c
Population surveyed	Faculty at various institution types	Department chairs at various institution types	Faculty at various institution types
Sample size (response rate)	722 (36 %)	197 (12 %)	2,207 (39 %)
Number of EBIPs surveyed	24	7	Interactive teaching
Awareness of at least one EBIP	87 %	82 %	50 % incorporate some interactive teaching activities
Implementation of at least one EBIP	48 %	47 %	50 % incorporate some interactive teaching activities

^a(Henderson and Dancy 2009); b. (Borrego et al. 2010); c. (Macdonald et al. 2005)