TABLE 3.
Descriptive statistics for instructor psychosocial variables
| Instructor variables (7-point scale; 7 = strongly agree) | Item factor loadings | Mean | SD | Median | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-efficacy as an instructor | 6.68 | 0.45 | 7 | 5.25 | 7 | |
| I know how to explain scientific procedures relevant to this course. | −0.89 | |||||
| I know how to explain scientific concepts relevant to this course. | −0.82 | |||||
| I have adequate levels of scientific knowledge to be able to confidently teach this laboratory course. | −0.73 | |||||
| I know appropriate teaching strategies and approaches in order to teach this laboratory course. | −0.68 | |||||
| Ownership over educational approach | 0 | 6.62 | 0.44 | 6.75 | 5 | 7 |
| I think that students are positively engaged in this course. | 0.99 | |||||
| I believe that the way this course is designed is most suitable for the aims of this course. | 0.88 | |||||
| I am confident that the design of this course is of value to the student’s science education. | 0.81 | |||||
| This course reflects what I learned about effective scientific inquiry teaching. | 0.81 | |||||
| Trust relations with students | 0 | 6.35 | 0.47 | 6.37 | 5.13 | 7 |
| It’s important to me to understand what my students’ educational goals are. | 0.68 | |||||
| I truly care about my students’ educational welfare. | 0.61 | |||||
| I’m confident that my students would say that I “get” them. | 0.43 | |||||
| Degree of community belonging | 0 | 5.9 | 0.91 | 6.14 | 2 | 7 |
| I feel that I belong in the SEA-PHAGES community. | 0.78 | |||||
| I see myself as a phage-biologist I believe that my work contributes to the SEA-PHAGES community. | 0.57 | |||||
| I believe that my work contributes to the SEA-PHAGES community. | 0.58 | |||||
| The SEA-PHAGES community supports my pedagogical work. | 0.58 | |||||
| Membership in the SEA-PHAGES community has added value to my professional identity. | 0.62 |