TABLE 4.
Original and reclustered Infrastructure and Climate for Change rubrics based upon EFA analyses
| Rubric (original rubric Cronbach’s α) | Reclustered rubric with improved Cronbach’s αa |
|---|---|
| Curriculum | |
| A. Core Concepts (α = 0.79) | |
| B. Integration of Core Competencies (α = 0.78) | |
| Assessment | |
| A. Course Level Assessment (α = 0.70) | |
| B. Program Level Assessment (α = 0.74) | |
| Faculty Practice/Faculty Support | |
| A. Student Higher Level Learning (α = 0.79) | |
| B. Learning beyond the Classroom (α = 0.80) | |
| C. Faculty Development (α = 0.80) | |
| Infrastructure | |
| A. Physical Infrastructure (α = 0.84) | A. Learning Spaces (α = 0.87) |
| Classrooms and teaching laboratories can accommodate special needs | Classrooms and teaching laboratories can accommodate special needs |
| Teaching spaces to encourage student interaction | Teaching spaces to encourage student interaction |
| Classroom IT infrastructure | Classroom IT infrastructure |
| Intelligently designed laboratory | Informal gathering spaces that encourage collaboration |
| Equipment/supplies in teaching laboratories | Learning center for students |
| B. Learning Spaces (α = 0.64) | B. Laboratory Spaces (α = 0.76) |
| Informal gathering spaces that encourage collaboration | Intelligently designed laboratory spaces |
| Learning center for students | Equipment/supplies in teaching laboratories |
| C. Resources and Support (α = 0.71) | C. Resources and Support (α = 0.79) |
| IT support for innovative teaching | IT support for innovative teaching |
| Staff support for teaching | Staff support for teaching |
| Institutional support for electronic resources | Institutional support for electronic resources |
| Climate for Change | |
| A. Administrative And Institutional Vision (α = 0.72) | A. Institutional Awareness and Communication of Vision (α = 0.89) |
| Vision is clear and specific | Commitment to vision is demonstrated through administrative action |
| Vision aligns with V&C priorities | There is awareness and buy-in of national initiatives in higher education |
| Commitment to vision is demonstrated through administrative action | There is a collaborative communication process in place, including disseminating new ideas |
| There is faculty support for the administrative vision within the department | |
| B. Administrative and Institutional Attitude (α = 0.59) | B. Strategies for Promoting Systemic Change in Teaching Culture (α = 0.78) |
| Administration is supportive of the need for change | Administration is supportive of the need for change |
| There is awareness and buy-in of national initiatives in higher education | Vision aligns with V&C priorities |
| Institutional evaluation and assessment reflects the importance of teaching | Strategies are in place to recruit and retain diverse teaching faculty |
| Resources exist for faculty to improve their teaching methods | |
| C. Administrative and Institutional Action (α = 0.71) | C. Concrete Implementations Promoting Change in Teaching Culture (α = 0.71) |
| Strategies are in place to recruit and retain diverse teaching faculty | Faculty incentives exist for transformative approaches in teaching |
| Faculty incentives exist for transformative approaches in teaching | Fund-raising and development efforts support departmental transformation in alignment with Vision & Change |
| Resources exist for faculty to improve their teaching methods | Institutional evaluation and assessment reflects the importance of teaching |
| Fund-raising and development efforts support departmental transformation in alignment with V&C | Vision is clear and specific |
| D. Departmental Support (α = 0.88) | |
| There is a collaborative communication process in place, including disseminating new ideas | |
| There is faculty support for the administrative vision within the department |
aReclustered criteria are italicized.