Percent of respondents | ||
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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 |