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Table 5 Percent of faculty respondents agreeing with various statements about the use of student-centered teaching practices, by year

From: Initial implementation of active learning strategies in large, lecture STEM courses: lessons learned from a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary STEM faculty development program

 

Percent of respondents

Year 1 (N = 160)

Year 2 (N = 156)

Supportive factors

 Student-centered teaching is effective for teaching STEM concepts to college students.

93

92

 I would like to incorporate more student-centered teaching strategies into my courses.

89

89

 I am familiar with student-centered teaching strategies (e.g., flipped classrooms, clickers, peer instruction, small-group work).

80

91

 Others in my department expect me to use student-centered teaching practices.

43

52

 The use of student-centered teaching practices is important for tenure/promotion/rehiring in my department.

35

43

Inhibitory factors

 Others in my department expect me to cover certain topics in my courses so that students are prepared for future STEM courses.

94

87

 Lecture-based teaching is effective for teaching STEM concepts to college students.

79

70

 My students are familiar with lecture-based teaching and would be resistant to alternative ways of teaching.

57

46

 The classrooms I teach in are not conducive to alternative teaching strategies (due to size, layout, seating, etc.).

49

55

 It is important that I cover a wide array of topics in my courses, even if these topics are not all covered in-depth.

48

48

 I do not have enough time to incorporate student-centered teaching strategies into my courses even if I wanted to.

46

40

 I do not have enough time to learn more about student-centered teaching strategies and how to use them.

46

45

 Others in my department expect me to use lecture-based teaching practices.

23

21

 The use of lecture-based teaching practices is important for tenure/promotion/rehiring in my department.

17

16

  1. Includes those respondents indicating “slightly agree,” “moderately agree,” or “strongly agree” on a six-point scale from 1 “strongly disagree” to 6 “strongly agree”