Table 2 Background characteristics analysis (N = 184).

From: An importance-performance analysis of teachers’ perception of STEM engineering design education

Background characteristics

N

%

Age groups taught

Middle school

141

76.6

 

High school

26

14.1

 

Combined

17

9.2

Teaching experience

1–5

32

17.4

 

6–10

23

12.5

 

11–15

33

17.9

 

16–20

39

21.2

 

21 & more

57

31.0

Number of weekly teaching hours

0

43

23.4

 

1–17

90

48.9

 

18 & more

51

27.7

STEM training experience

Yes

73

39.7

 

No

111

60.3