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Table 9 Distribution of lectures across the COPUS profiles by discipline

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

COPUS profile

Percentage of class periods

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Lecturing

Lecture (with slides)

46 %

14 %

0 %

Lecture (at the board)

5 %

10 %

36 %

Transitional lecture

2 %

45 %

9 %

Total

53 %

69 %

45 %

Socratic instruction

Socratic (at the board)

2 %

7 %

9 %

Socratic (with slides)

7 %

10 %

0 %

Total

9 %

17 %

9 %

Peer instruction

Limited peer instruction (with slides)

14 %

0 %

9 %

Limited peer instruction (at the board)

9 %

10 %

27 %

Extensive peer instruction

5 %

3 %

9 %

Total

28 %

13 %

45 %

Collaborative learning

Student-centered peer instruction

9 %

0 %

0 %

Group work

2 %

0 %

0 %

Total

11 %

0 %

0 %