Fearless Classroom
A Fearless Classroom is an intentional approach that enables student academic performance, engagement in the classroom, and commitment to their education from a psychologically safe classroom community that is inclusive and equitable where there is mutual trust and respect between the instructor and the students, among the students, and where the instructor demonstrates empathy, compassion, and humility toward the students.
As of 2024, 92% of students agreed their instructor created a comfortable (fearless) learning environment that supported their ability to succeed in the course (n=8,503).
2022 Assessment
Revolutionary Award
2022 One Team Winners
Student Exit Survey May 2020 - May 2024 (N= 8,503; 51% response rate)
94%
Trust
94% of students agreed they trusted the instructor to provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the course
93%
Respect
93% of students agreed they felt respected in their class
92%
Empathy
92% of students agreed the instructor displayed empathy being patient with their ability to learn the course material
88%
Compassion
88% of students agreed the instructor helped them learn from their mistakes
95%
Equity
95% of students agreed they were treated equally in their class
91%
Inclusion
91% of students agreed they felt included in their class
85%
Engagement
85% of students agreed they felt comfortable participating in the course discussions
92%
Vulnerable
92% of students agreed they felt comfortable asking the instructor for help
Fearless Classroom Conceptual Model
The Fearless Classroom conceptual module presents attributes on the left side of the triangle that create a psychologically safe (fearless) learning environment for students that enable student academic performance, commitment to their education and path to graduation. The right side of the triangle represents attributes that create fear that can impede student academic performance, commitment to their education, and path to graduation. The white space at the top of the triangle represents barriers to a fearless classroom environment. The animation illustrates how increasing the fearless attributes drive out the fearful attributes creating a fearless classroom.
Fearless Classroom Badges
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