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Table 2 Categories of supports with the percentage of instructors who perceive each item (n = 584)

From: Perceived supports and evidence-based teaching in college STEM

Number

Academic

Percentage

Number

Student receptivity

Percentage

 S01

My colleagues (peers) are supportive*

58

S20

My students are teaching each other*

63

 S02

My department appreciates my efforts to improve scientific teaching*

51

S21

My students will cooperate with the activities*

49

 S03

I get support from my department*

46

S22

My students are focused and engaged in the material*

47

 S04

My colleagues (senior) are supportive*

42

S23

My students appreciate the interactive aspect of active learning*

41

 S05

I get support from the SI community*

36

S24

My students who are farther along in the material are encouraged when they are in group work*

22

 S06

The culture in my department appreciates effort expended for teaching*

27

S25

My students who are shy are comfortable during group work*

19

 S07

The culture in my department prioritizes teaching over research and my efforts are appreciated

12

S26

My students who have a hard time focusing are on task during group work*

14

Number

Personal teaching

Percentage

Number

Logistic

Percentage

 S08

I enjoy being interactive with students*

74

S27

I have been able to find materials to help me with activities*

53

 S09

Having an active classroom is more fun for me*

64

S28

Clicker activities are a fun way to make my point*

45

 S10

The class is transformed into a lively space during group activities*

62

S29

I am able to cover the material without a lecture*

30

 S11

I enjoy coming up with class activities*

57

S30

I am able to cover all of the required core material*

24

 S12

I am getting to know my students better*

57

   

 S13

I am comfortable giving students ongoing feedback and enjoy the interactions with them*

56

   

 S14

I am excited to be figuring out new activities for class*

52

   

 S15

I am more comfortable teaching in an interactive way*

50

   

 S16

I feel as though I have a handle on the process of scientific teaching*

48

   

 S17

Scientific teaching is my style of teaching*

44

   

 S18

I feel that implementing inclusive teaching is making me a more sensitive teacher*

41

   

 S19

I am more comfortable with an active classroom than with my lecture and PowerPoints*

32

   
  1. *Indicates the item is significantly related to implementation through a two-tailed Spearman binary correlation (p < .05)