|
Demographic variable
|
Variables
|
n
|
%a
|
BEL-MIS
|
|---|
|
Gender
|
Female
|
36
|
47.4
|
93.39
|
| |
Male
|
40
|
52.6
|
87.48
|
|
Highest earned degree
|
Bachelor’s
|
47
|
61.8
|
90.00
|
| |
Master’s
|
26
|
34.2
|
89.73
|
| |
Doctorate
|
3
|
3.9
|
99.33
|
|
Bachelor’s degree major
|
Biology
|
22
|
28.9
|
95.45
|
| |
Non-biology science
|
18
|
23.7
|
90.22
|
| |
Science education
|
22
|
28.9
|
90.04
|
| |
Non-science
|
12
|
15.8
|
82.75
|
| |
No response
|
2
|
2.6
|
-
|
|
Years’ teaching experience
|
0 to 5
|
14
|
18.4
|
89.07
|
| |
6 to 10
|
13
|
17.1
|
91.69
|
| |
11 to 15
|
14
|
18.4
|
90.71
|
| |
16 to 20
|
14
|
18.4
|
88.71
|
| |
>20
|
21
|
27.6
|
90.95
|
|
College evolution emphasis
|
Highly emphasized
|
11
|
14.5
|
91.64
|
| |
Moderately emphasized
|
36
|
47.4
|
93.31
|
| |
Slightly emphasized
|
22
|
28.9
|
86.68
|
| |
Not emphasized
|
6
|
7.9
|
82.17
|
|
Knowledge self-rating
|
Excellent
|
17
|
22.4
|
92.18
|
| |
Good
|
34
|
44.7
|
94.35b
|
| |
Average
|
21
|
27.6
|
83.95
|
| |
Fair
|
4
|
5.3
|
80.75b
|
| |
Poor
|
0
|
0.0
|
-
|
|
Teaching hours dedicated
|
0
|
2
|
2.6
|
77.00cd
|
| |
1 to 5
|
27
|
35.5
|
86.56
|
| |
6 to 10
|
19
|
25.0
|
89.84c
|
| |
11 to 15
|
13
|
17.1
|
89.08
|
| |
>15
|
14
|
18.4
|
99.86d
|
|
Average daily membership
|
4451.85 to 485.57
|
14
|
10.0
|
95.36
|
| |
482.10 to 242.95
|
18
|
23.3
|
91.78
|
| |
242.30 to 134.10
|
9
|
16.7
|
93.22
|
| |
132.10 to 78.11
|
11
|
18.3
|
91.55
|
| |
77.73 to 14.85
|
13
|
21.7
|
88.54
|
| |
No response
|
11
|
14.5
|
-
|
|
Urban-centric classification
|
City
|
2
|
3.3
|
103.50
|
| |
Suburban
|
3
|
5.0
|
96.33
|
| |
Town
|
19
|
26.7
|
92.53
|
| |
Rural
|
41
|
65.0
|
90.98
|
| |
No response
|
11
|
14.5
|
-
|
- Maximum index score is 115. Those BEL-MIS possessing the same subscript are significantly different at P <0.05. aPercentages may not total 100 due to rounding. BEL-MIS, Biological Evolution Literacy Survey mean index score.
