Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of instructors (n = 35) and their courses (n = 74 class sessions).
| Characteristics | n | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Years of teaching experience | ||
| 0–5 | 14 | 40.0 |
| 6–10 | 8 | 22.9 |
| 11+ | 13 | 37.1 |
| Instructor type | ||
| Research faculty | 14 | 40.0 |
| Teaching faculty | 7 | 20.0 |
| Lecturers | 14 | 40.0 |
| STEM discipline of instructor | ||
| Biology | 16 | 45.7 |
| Molecular and Cellular Biology | (12) | |
| Life and Environmental Sciences | (2) | |
| Quantitative Systems Biology | (2) | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 25.7 |
| Mathematics | 4 | 11.4 |
| Other STEM | 6 | 27.1 |
| Physics | (4) | |
| Engineering | (2) | |
| Class size (class sessions) | ||
| Small (≤60 students) | 24 | 32.4 |
| Medium (61–100 students) | 6 | 8.1 |
| Large (>100 students) | 43 | 59.5 |
| Class level (class sessions) | ||
| Lower division | 55 | 74.3 |
| Upper division | 14 | 18.9 |
| Graduate | 5 | 6.8 |
Note: Some instructors taught more than one course, but demographics and class sessions are included per instructor. Parentheses indicate the number in the subcategory.