Disruptive behavior in UA classrooms, including tardiness, talking and early departures has increased, according to a survey of general education faculty conducted last spring and summer.

The Office of the Dean of Students e-mailed the survey to all 280 faculty who teach tier one and tier two courses. Sixty instructors responded to the survey.

Faculty were asked to indicate the extent to which certain behaviors such as sleeping and dominating discussion, devices like beepers and cell phones, and lack of personal hygiene have disrupted their classrooms. [Read article]

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