Delfín Ortega-Sánchez, Esther Sanz de la Cal, Jaime Ibáñez Quintana
Literacies and the Development of Social, Critical, and Creative Thought in Textbook Activities for Primary Education in Social Sciences and the Spanish Language
Frontiers in psychology
effectiveness active learning promoting students academic outcomes persistence established literature however despite effort purposeful change agents uptake active learning science technology engineering mathematics stem slow previous research chemistry education community provided insights implementation specific active learning strategies across united states extent chemistry instructors leverage strategies general remains unknown article presents results national survey aimed exploring introductory chemistry instructors knowledge implementation active learning variations knowledge use across tenure statuses institution types paper also aims address gap literature understanding characteristics instructors courses thus provide description instructors demographics training teaching experience teaching responsibilities findings reveal instructors courses prominently males european descent additionally instructors come teaching position minimal pedagogical training participate mainly short training position majority instructors knowledge specific active learning strategies consistent implementation remains limited lecturing still instructional practice choice variations found institution types across tenure statuses within institutions terms pedagogical training use specific active learning strategies proportion class time spent lecturing findings provide baseline future studies aim assess effectiveness interventions fostering implementation active learning introductory chemistry courses highlight critical need improved communication teaching practices across institutions tenure statuses