TABLE 4.

Students perceived that instructors learned their names in a variety of ways, both inside and outside the classroom

Student perception of how instructors learned their names	% Responses of students with name known (n = 133)	Example student response
How students perceived names were learned inside the classroom
Name tents	43.6	“I was texting my mom one day in class and the instructor asked me to put my phone away. I think the instructor read my name tent at that moment and remembered me.”—Holly	“The instructors were very persistent in using the yellow name tents and would use them whenever they had the chance. They made an effort to learn names by using the name cards.”—Daniel
Interactions during class	34.6	“By personally coming and talking to us during class participation (active learning).”—Arianne	“One instructor knows my name but I’m not sure why because, I always forget my name tent. She talks to me in class though, so maybe that’s why.”—Laura
Interactions during recitation	12.0	“One instructor would come over during recitation and address me by my name. This happened a few times, which made it more personal rather than just reading it off a piece of paper.”—Annie	“The instructor would talk to me in recitation and would remember who I am from those instances.”—Kaylie
Interactions before or after class	11.3	“Talk to and see the instructor before class.”—Jorge	“One of the instructors took the time before class to talk to me once and see how my semester was going.”— Bailey
Sitting near the front of the classroom	6.0	“I sat up front on the very first day of class.”—Eugene	“I sat at the front of the class most of the semester…”—Whitney

How students perceived names were learned outside the classroom
Student attends office hours	33.1	“I think the instructor knows my name because I have gone to his/her office hours a few times.”—Dionne	“Because I visited the instructor’s office to talk about exam scores, research, life, etc.”—Ioulia
Email exchange between student and instructor	12.8	“I email one instructor a lot and she/he hasn’t blocked me yet, so guess that is a good thing.”—April	“Probably knew my name from emails I sent the instructor.”— Autumn
Student attends journal club for honors students	6.8	“Yes, from class and from doing the honors journal club.”— Shane	“By my participation in the honors [reading group].”—Jane
Extenuating circumstances	6.0	“Reached out to one instructor near the beginning of the semester in order to reschedule an exam, had plenty of face-to-face interaction; has called me by name on future occasions.”— Clay	“At the beginning of the semester, I had frequent fainting spells right before the first exam—the instructors let me make-up the exam but not before a couple emails.”— Erika
Student was previously known by an instructor	4.5	“One instructor was originally on my camp for first-year students this past summer and was able to remember my name on the first day of class.”— Donald	“I had one of the instructors as my instructor in a first-year seminar; on the first day, she recognized me.”—Rodger