TABLE 4.

Percentages of students’ responses to the question, “What do you think could improve the course?” by checking a box (Yes or No) for each item.

What Do You Think Could Improve the Course (Check All that Apply)?	GAE Class (N = 72)		Traditional Class (N = 110)
	No	Yes	No	Yes
More activities included in the class time	83.3	16.7	72.7	27.3
Fewer activities	72.2	27.8	—	—
Working in small groups in the classroom	75.0	25.0	80.0	20.0
Connecting the material to everyday life examples	27.8	72.2	35.5	64.5
Connecting the material to scientific research	68.1	31.9	80.0	20.0
More intervention from the TAs in the class time	76.4	23.6	71.8	28.2
Discussion sessions	36.1	63.9	34.5	65.5
Different room setting	94.5	5.5	86.1	13.9

GAE = small-group active engagement exercises; N = the number of students in each section who responded to the satisfaction survey; TA = teaching assistant.