Table 3.
Characteristics of teacher participantsa
| All 2010 teacher participants | Curriculum implementers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of teachers | 24 | 12 | ||
| Gender | 75%25% | Female (18) Male (6) | 67% 33% | Female (8) Male (4) |
| Ethnicity | 75%4%21% | Non-Hispanic white (18)Hispanic (1)Unknown (5) | 75%0%25% | Non-Hispanic white (9)Hispanic (0)Unknown (3) |
| Race | 75%4%8%0%0%0%0%8% | White (18)Black/African American (1)Asian/Southeast Asian (2)American Indian (0)Alaska Native (0)Native Hawaiian (0)Pacific Islander (0)Other (2) | 67%0%17%0%0%0%0%17% | White (8)Black/African American (0)Asian/Southeast Asian (2)American Indian (0)Alaska Native (0)Native Hawaiian (0)Pacific Islander (0)Other (2) |
| Highest level of education completed | 8%79%13% | Doctorate (2)Master's degree (19)Bachelor's degree (3) | 8%83%8% | Doctorate (1)Master's degree (10)Bachelor's degree (1) |
| Certifications | 83%63%13%13% | Biology (20)Other science (15)CTEb (3)Conditional (3) | 83%50%17%0% | Biology (10)Other science (6)CTEb (2)Conditional (0) |
| Prior professional development | 63%33% | Ethics (15)Bioinformatics (8) | 58%50% | Ethics (7)Bioinformatics (6) |
| Mean years of teaching experience | 131013 | High schoolBiologyAll sciencesc | 131214 | High schoolBiologyAll sciencesc |
aPercentages of individual items may not total 100% due to rounding or classification of individuals into multiple categories.
bCareer and Technical Education.
cIncludes biology.