标题：The importance of context: an exploration of factors influencing the adoption of student-centered teaching among chemistry, biology, and physics faculty
摘要：Background Research at the secondary and postsecondary levels has clearly demonstrated the critical role that individual and contextual characteristics play in instructors’ decision to adopt educational innovations. Although recent research has shed light on factors influencing the teaching practices of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty, it is still not well understood how unique departmental environments impact faculty adoption of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) within the context of a single institution. In this study, we sought to characterize the communication channels utilized by STEM faculty, as well as the contextual and individual factors that influence the teaching practices of STEM faculty at the departmental level. Accordingly, we collected survey and observational data from the chemistry, biology, and physics faculty at a single large research-intensive university in the USA. We then compared the influencing factors experienced by faculty in these different departments to their instructional practices.
关键词：Student-centered teaching ;Evidence-based instructional practices ;Physics ;Chemistry ;Biology ;Diffusion of innovation ;Beliefs about teaching ;Contextual factors ;Research-intensive institution
