The influence of active learning practices on student anxiety in large-enrollment college science classrooms

Cooper, Katelyn M.; Downing, Virginia R.; Brownell, Sara E.

doi:10.1186/s40594-018-0123-6

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 1 Student demographics and report of how active learning practices influence each student’s anxiety

From: The influence of active learning practices on student anxiety in large-enrollment college science classrooms

	Student demographics						Whether a student reported that an active learning practice increased their anxiety, decreased their anxiety, or did not affect their anxiety
Pseudonym	GAD score (0–21)	General anxiety level based on GAD score	Class	Gender	Race/ethnicity	First-generation college going	Clicker questions	Group work	Cold call/random call
Viviane	2	Minimal	Intro bio	Female	Asian/Pacific Islander	No	X	X	–
Felicia	2	Minimal	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino	Yes	–	↑ ↓	↑
Marcus	3	Minimal	Upper bio	Male	Black or African American	No	–	–	–
Jessica	3	Minimal	Intro bio	Female	White	No	↓	–	–
Dawn	3	Minimal	Intro bio	Female	Asian/Pacific Islander	No	–	↓	–
Bill	4	Minimal	Upper bio	Male	White	No	–	↓	–
Xavier	4	Minimal	Upper bio	Male	Black or African American	Yes	–	–	↑
Sally	4	Minimal	Upper bio	Female	White	No	↑	–	↑
Rodger	4	Minimal	Upper bio	Male	White	No	↓	↑ ↓	↑
Kathryn	5	Mild	Upper bio	Female	White	No	–	↑	–
Craig	5	Mild	Upper bio	Male	White	No	X	↑	↑
Taylor	5	Mild	Intro bio	Female	White	No	↑ ↓	↓	↑
Evan	5	Mild	Upper bio	Male	White	No	X	↓	↑
Lisa	6	Mild	Upper bio	Female	White	No	X	–	–
Parker	6	Mild	Upper bio	Other	White	No	↑	↑	↑
Giselle	6	Mild	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	Yes	↑	↑	↑
Rachelle	6	Mild	Upper bio	Female	Black or African American	Yes	↑	↑	↑
Shannon	6	Mild	Intro bio	Female	White	No	–	X	↑
Shawna	6	Mild	Intro bio	Female	Asian/Pacific Islander	No	–	X	↑
Claire	6	Mild	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	No	X	X	↑
Kenna	6	Mild	Upper bio	Female	White	No	X	X	↑
Rick	7	Mild	Upper bio	Male	White	No	↑ ↓	–	–
Mya	7	Mild	Intro bio	Female	Black or African American	No	–	–	↑
Jordan	7	Mild	Upper bio	Female	White	No	–	↑	↑
Megan	8	Mild	Intro bio	Female	White	No	↑	↑	–
Gloria	10	Moderate	Intro bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	Yes	↑	↓	–
Carter	10	Moderate	Upper bio	Male	Black or African American	No	↓	↓	–
Tiffany	11	Moderate	Upper bio	Female	White	No	↑	↑	–
Anita	11	Moderate	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	No	X	↑	–
Charlotte	11	Moderate	Intro bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	No	–	↑	↑
Olivia	11	Moderate	Upper bio	Female	White	No	↑	↓	↑
Theodore	12	Moderate	Upper bio	Male	White	No	–	↑	–
Quinn	12	Moderate	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	No	↑ ↓	↑ ↓	↑
Serena	12	Moderate	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	Yes	–	↓	↑
Lidia	13	Moderate	Intro bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	No	↑ ↓	↓	↑
Antoinette	14	Moderate	Intro bio	Female	White	No	↑ ↓	↓	–
Lindsay	14	Moderate	Intro bio	Female	White	No	↑	–	↑
Blanca	14	Moderate	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	Yes	–	↑	↑
Celeste	14	Moderate	Upper bio	Female	Asian/Pacific Islander	Yes	↓	↓	↑
Cindy	14	Moderate	Upper bio	Female	White	No	↓	↓	↑
Kit	15	Severe	Intro bio	Female	White	Yes	↓	↓	–
Emmy	15	Severe	Intro bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	No	↑	–	↑
Brittany	15	Severe	Intro bio	Female	White	No	–	↑	↑
Alana	15	Severe	Intro bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	No	↑	↑	↑
Kristen	15	Severe	Intro bio	Female	White	No	–	X	X
Iris	17	Severe	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	Yes	↑	↑	–
Paige	17	Severe	Upper bio	Female	White	No	–	↓	↑
Anne	20	Severe	Upper bio	Female	White	Yes	↑	↓	–
Cole	20	Severe	Upper bio	Male	Hispanic/Latino/a	Yes	↑	↑	↑
Morgan	21	Severe	Upper bio	Female	White	No	↑	↑ ↓	–
Monya	21	Severe	Upper bio	Female	Hispanic/Latino/a	Yes	–	↑ ↓	–
Owen	NA	NA	Upper bio	Male	White	Yes	–	–	↑

↑ indicates that a student highlighted a specific element of an active learning practice that increases their anxiety, ↓ indicates that a student highlighted a specific element of an active learning practice that decreases their anxiety, X indicates that a student reported that a specific active learning practice does not influence their anxiety levels, and – indicates that the student never mentioned the specific active learning practice during their interview

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