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Table 3 Faculty background data

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

Duty

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Total

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Average percent of appointment

Teaching

38.7

17.7

46.3

27.1

43.9

26.8

42.6

23.4

Research

47.0

17.1

40.5

23.0

37.1

21.4

42.3

20.4

Service

14.3

14.7

11.6

12.1

11.4

14.6

12.7

13.7

Average number

Courses faculty are expected to teach

1.0

0.2

1.5

0.8

1.3

0.7

1.3

0.6

Years since first faculty appointment

14

10

15

12

16

12

15

11

Percent of faculty

Attended teaching workshop(s)

68.0

N/A

45.0

N/A

80.0

N/A

60.7

N/A

Attended a PhD-granting research institution as an undergraduate student

78.3

N/A

73.7

N/A

78.6

N/A

76.8

N/A