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Class D

 The faculty member for Class D was a 62 year-old male with 38 years of teaching

experience at the college level. He had no prior teaching experience before becoming a

university faculty member.

 Class D enrolled 116 students of which 108 participated in this study. The

majority (81.3%, n=87) in the class were female. The mode age of Class D was 21 years

old (36.4%, n=39). The college classification of students in Class D comprised 60.4%

(n=64) juniors, 32.1% (n=34) seniors, 6.6% (n=7) sophomores, and one freshman.

Respondents reported 5.7% (n=6) had taken no courses, 32.1% (n=34) had taken one to

two courses, 28.3% (n=30) had taken three to four courses, and 34.0% (n=36) had taken

more than four courses in the subject area. There were two students that did not answer

this specific question.

Class E

 The faculty member of Class E was a 54 year-old female. She had 23 years of

teaching experience at the college level. However, she had no prior teaching experience

at any other level.

 There were three sections of Class E which combined to form a group of 105

students, of which 48 responded. Considering gender, female students held the majority

(77.1%, n=37). Student age in Class E was bimodal with 14 students (29.2%) being 21

years of age and 22 years of age. Class E was made up of mostly seniors (64.6%, n=31)

and juniors (33.3%, n=16). Students were asked how many courses were taken in the

subject area respective of Class E. Regarding number of classes taken relevant to Class E,

respondents reported 8.3% (n=4) had taken no courses, 54.2% (n=26) had taken one to